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 .
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 threshold for skilled workers from outside the EU to all migrant workers, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce and Indeed. Meanwhile, 57% of businesses said a 12-month work and residency limit for lower-skilled immigrants would negatively impact their operations. Health care and construction will be especially impacted, said Indeed economist Pawel Adrjan.