John went on to note that, despite Ursula’s somewhat worrying comments, there are early signs that UK firms are successfully adapting to the changes relating to EU-UK goods trade, albeit with some challenges along the way.
On specific changes for employment requirements, John had the following to say: “With the ending of free movement of people between the UK and the EU, employment requirements are changing.
“EU citizens moving to the UK (and UK citizens moving to the EU) for work now need a visa as part of new immigration rules.
“Those from the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland need a sponsor licence.
“However, businesses can continue to check EU, EEA or Swiss citizens’ rights to work in the UK based on their passport or National Identity card until June 30 2021.”
