Redrow CEO John Tutte has called for a post-Brexit transition period for construction workers. Photograph: Those who come after the date will have two years to "regularise their status", but with no guarantees. Tutte welcomed plans, but added the British construction industry relied heavily upon a "transient EU workforce". To address this, he called for a period of a number of years during which transitional workers can secure temporary visas.
Redrow CEO John Tutte has called for a post-Brexit transition period for construction workers. Under current proposals, EU citizens lawfully resident in the UK for at least five years from a date yet to be decided will be able to apply for "settled status". Those who come after the date will have two years to "regularise their status", but with no guarantees. Tutte welcomed plans, but added the British construction industry relied heavily upon a "transient EU workforce". To address this, he called for a period of a number of years during which transitional workers can secure temporary visas.