Tim Thomas, the director of skills and employment Policy at EEF, said: “Skills shortages are endemic in manufacturing and engineering, and companies are becoming increasingly concerned about their ability to access the skills they need post-Brexit. Britain’s forthcoming exit from the European Union has been blamed for a significant decline in the number of European businesses registering in the UK. The CBI said that while it welcomed the government’s commitment to “take back control” over immigration and reduce net migration, there was still much work left to be done on reducing non-EU migration. A corresponding decline has been seen in the area of direct foreign investment into the UK, which fell 90% in 2017.
Britain’s forthcoming exit from the European Union has been blamed for a significant decline in the number of European businesses registering in the UK. The CBI said that while it welcomed the government’s commitment to “take back control” over immigration and reduce net migration, there was still much work left to be done on reducing non-EU migration. A corresponding decline has been seen in the area of direct foreign investment into the UK, which fell 90% in 2017.