Brexit Mustn't Shut Door on Unskilled EU Workers, Retailers Warn
- U.K. retailers may not meet demand without migrant labor
- Risks include Christmas shopping shortages, unharvested crops
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Christmas shopping may get more hectic and crops might go unharvested unless the U.K. government ensures access to unskilled migrant labor after the U.K. leaves the European Union, the British Retail Consortium warned.
The government must make it easy for workers from the EU currently living in the U.K. to secure settled status and establish an immigration system that allows retailers to retain access to unskilled workers, the lobby group said. Failure to do so could lead to less choice and higher prices in shops, according to the BRC.