UK govt gives employers 'toolkit' to register EU workers post-Brexit
UK employers, industry groups and community groups will be given a “toolkit” by the government to give EU citizens living in Britain practical advice on how to apply for a settled status that will be legally required post-Brexit.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid launched the toolkit at a gathering of some of the UK’s biggest employers of EU citizens, as well as industry bodies, local government agencies and community groups, many of whom played a key part in developing the toolkit.
The toolkit will help preserve the rights of 3.5m to 3.8m EU citizens living in the UK, adding to the comments of the new Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, who told a select committee on Tuesday that they would not face mass deportation in a no-deal Brexit scenario.
Javid said: “Our settlement scheme will offer security and certainty to EU citizens living in the UK.”
“The toolkit will help us to reach out to all EU citizens living in this country and help them get their new immigration status,” he added.
Matthew Fell, CBI Chief UK Policy Director, said: “EU workers provide crucial skills and labour to businesses of all sizes and sectors throughout the UK, and pay taxes that help fund public services.
“Employers have worked with the government to ensure information about claiming ‘settled status’ is valuable and accessible. We’ll be asking our members to share the new toolkit with everyone who’ll find it useful,” he added.