Roughly a quarter of smaller European businesses have not carried out a risk assessment for Brexit yet, according to a survey conducted by the law firm Anderson Strathern . The poll of 250 company managers found that 35% of smaller organisations have made plans for a no-deal scenario, despite 35% of all respondents saying they rely heavily on highly skilled EU staff, with 35% relying on low-skilled the European Union staff. 250 of those asked said the loss of EU recruits is a concern, while the potential for immigration control was also a worry.
Roughly a quarter of smaller Scottish businesses have not carried out a risk assessment for Brexit yet, according to a survey conducted by the law firm Anderson Strathern. The poll of 250 company managers found that only 56% of smaller organisations have made plans for a no-deal scenario, despite 35% of all respondents saying they rely heavily on highly skilled EU staff, with 24% relying on low-skilled EU staff. Over half of those asked said the loss of EU recruits is a concern, while the potential for immigration control was also a worry.