More than half ( 53 % ) of UK companies employing foreign workers are worried that their business will be hit by the government 's post - Brexit immigration plans to expand the minimum wage requirement for skilled workers from outside the EU to all migrant workers , according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce and Indeed . "Businesses in many sectors are finding it increasingly difficult to hire workers with the right skills," Pawel Adrjan, an economist at Indeed, said. Meanwhile , 42 % of businesses said a 12-month work and residency limit for lower - skilled immigrants would negatively impact their business . Health care and construction will be especially impacted , said Indeed economist Pawel Thomas .
More than half ( 53 % ) of UK companies employing foreign workers are worried that their business will be hit by the government 's post - Brexit immigration plans to expand the minimum wage requirement for skilled workers from outside the EU to all migrant workers , according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce and Indeed . Meanwhile , 42 % of businesses said a 12-month work and residency limit for lower - skilled immigrants would negatively impact their business . Health care and construction will be especially impacted , said Indeed economist Pawel Thomas .