UK
Sunak’s Migration Clampdown Risks Shortage of Hospitality Workers
- UK pubs and restaurants fear a lack of workers, adding to woes
- EU staff have largely been replaced by rest-of-world migrants
Since Brexit made it harder for Europeans to work in the UK, British pubs and restaurants have come to rely on labor from further-flung parts of the world. Now, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s planned crackdown on migration is threatening to stifle that supply.
Arrivals to the UK from countries such as Nigeria, India and China have risen sharply, more than offsetting the number of departing EU citizens, and pushing overall levels of net migration to an all-time high.