Brexit update
“Anxiety and uncertainty continues to surround the UK labour and employment market following the announcement of a Great Repeal Bill by Theresa May, in which the Government will enshrine all EU law on the UK statute book and then decide which EU legislation to keep including those laws concerning employment rights”, commented Philip Richardson, head of employment law at national law firm Stephensons.
This will be of particular concern to SMEs such as dental practices, as numbers of dentists and dental care professionals coming from overseas to work in the UK have increased markedly in recent years.
“Prior to 23 June the free movement of workers was an integral part of EU membership meaning that EU citizens could live or work in any other member state without limitation. A key point for those who campaigned for Brexit was to end the automatic right of EU citizens to travel and work freely within the UK.
“The process to leave the EU will be triggered by the UK before the end of March 2017 and this process is likely to then take at least two years. It is likely that the transitional rules will ensure that any EU citizens already working and living within the UK will continue to have the right to work within the UK. In a similar vein, UK workers employed within the EU are likely to benefit from the same provisions. Therefore, certainly in the immediate term, the status quo is likely to remain.
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