Brexit

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• What does Brexit teach us about negotiation and litigation?

  Date:

  8 May 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  After more than two years of watching politicians grapple with one of the most complex negotiations the UK has ever been involved in, Paul Quain and Lisa Rix consider what we can learn from this in the context of employment disputes.

• No EU settlement scheme applications rejected in initial phase

  Date:

  7 May 2019

  Type:

  News

  The Home Office has announced that more than 600,000 EU citizens had applied to stay in the UK in the event of Brexit and that, of the applications made to during the scheme's pilot phase, none had been refused.

• What challenges will HR face in the next 10 years?

  Date:

  29 April 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Making predictions for the workplace is fraught with risk but Emma Shipp and Lynne Adams take a punt on technological change, new legislation, societal trends and, yes, Brexit, to lay out the likely challenges for HR professionals over the next 10 years.

• Brexit workforce audit

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  An example spreadsheet to use when auditing your organisation's UK workforce for Brexit. The audit can assist employers with workforce planning and ensuring that EU nationals are encouraged to apply for settled or pre-settled status.

• Half of staff fear Brexit redundancies within a year

  Date:

  18 April 2019

  Type:

  News

  Almost half of employees think their employer will make redundancies over the next year, fearing Brexit will result in financial instability.

• Brexit extension: Will employers be kept in the dark?

  Date:

  12 April 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  The UK and the EU have agreed a "flexible extension" of Brexit until 31 October, but will this Halloween exit date mean further nightmares for employers? Jo Faragher reports.

• Brexit: Letter reminding EEA nationals to apply for settled or pre-settled status

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to flag up the UK's agreement with the EU on 11 April 2019 to postpone the date on which the UK leaves the EU.

• New flexibility in immigration rules allays skills gap fears

  Date:

  3 April 2019

  Type:

  News

  Given the current Brexit crisis there are few certainties about future immigration rules, but for Claire Nilson and Hodon Buraleh there are encouraging signs in Philip Hammond's Spring Statement for those concerned about the growing skills gap.

• What impact will Brexit have on EU nationals currently working in the UK?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Podcast: Brexit and political opinions at work

  Date:

  22 March 2019

  Type:

  Audio and video

  How should employers approach political discussions at work? Can employers prevent employees from displaying pro- or anti-Brexit paraphernalia at work? What about staff campaigning or protesting outside working hours? Will employers making redundancies because of Brexit really choose leave voters as the first to go? We discuss five scenarios related to Brexit and political opinions at work.