General Business Preparations
HR Solutions are continually discussing the impact on HR and employment legislation with the aim of providing practical advice to help UK businesses. On January 31st 2020 at 11pm GMT, the Brexit ‘finish line’ was crossed which means the UK formally ceased its membership of the European Union. There is now a transitional period until December 2020 for longer-term trade and immigration arrangements to be worked out between the government and the EU. Below are suggestions for how an organisation as a whole may identify the potential impact that this transition period could have on its workforce; how developments may be monitored; as well as appropriate steps to take to plan for and support their workforce.