Brexit impact on the workplace

The prospect of the UK leaving the EU raises a number of questions for employers and employees.

We have collated responses and guidance on various HR themes to help you consider and approach these issues and to further the debate around the impact of Brexit on UK workplaces and employment as a whole.

The impact of Brexit on HR
Employee engagement in times of uncertainty
Workforce planning
Employment law

Preparing for Brexit through workforce planning

This report, authored by IES on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), offers guidance on the workforce planning implications of the UK leaving the European Union.

Reilly P, Hirsh W, Robinson D, Martin A (2018)

The impact of Brexit on HR

The HR profession is already being expected to help managers and employees navigate their way through the short and medium-term implications of Brexit, especially as their effects on HR policy and practice become clearer.

The impact of Brexit on Shared Services (Deloitte)

Facing the future: tackling post-Brexit labour and skills shortages (CIPD)

Three in four HR professionals expect Brexit to escalate ‘war for talent’ (CIPD)

Hiring EU workers in a post-Brexit world (HR Magazine)

How to prepare for Brexit (XpertHR)

Opinion: Why you might lose your British talent after Brexit (People Management)

Managing and communicating change (CIPD)

Brexit and pay optimism (CIPD)

Brexit: What now for the recruitment industry? (Recruitment Agency Now)

Managing Brexit - 10 Tips for HR Leaders (LinkedIn Pulse)

Theresa May’s Brexit speech: what will it mean for employment? (Personnel Today)

HR experts react to PM's landmark Brexit speech (HRnews)

Business as usual for recruitment and retention in post-Brexit Britain … for now (Workplace Insight)

Brexit – the road ahead (Aon)

Labour Market Outlook (CIPD)

HR should be leading on Brexit talent planning (HR Magazine)

The Sunny Uplands of Brexit for HR (IEDP)

Brexit – The end of the road for data protection reform? (HR Magazine)

Penny Tamkin - The Brexit effect on HR. Part one: The immediate issues

Penny Tamkin - The Brexit effect on HR. Part two: The medium to long-term issues

Will Brexit be good or bad for UK occupational health and safety? (Personnel Today)

What does Brexit mean for HR? (HR Magazine)

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Employee engagement

Even if the detailed implications of Brexit remain unclear for the next year or two, employers will be keen to ensure that employees are as informed and engaged as possible during this period of uncertainty.

Employee engagement after Brexit (Great Places to Work)

Employee engagement and Brexit twitter chat: Recap

Stephen Bevan - Post-referendum uncertainty demands a focus on employee engagement

Employee engagement guidance and research

The unpredictable digital age calls for a fresh approach to reward management (People Management)

UK needs the most engaged employees in Europe if it is to succeed in the post-Brexit business landscape (Institute of Internal Communications)

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Workforce planning

It is already clear that, in some sectors, Brexit has prompted concerns over future labour supply. For employers facing uncertainty, this means putting resources and thinking into workforce planning, a process which has previously suffered from the mistaken belief that it holds no value in uncertain times.

Modern workforce planning takes a more flexible approach and increasingly seeks to understand what certain futures might look like and what an organisation will need to do to embrace them positively.

Preparing for Brexit through workforce planning (CIPD)

Andrea Broughton: Uncertainty for employers over impact of Brexit

Power up: The UK Workplace (Deloitte)

The civil service after Article 50 (Institute for Government)

Brexit workforce planning considerations (CIPD)

British business will need its foreign language speakers (Financial Times (£))

The British civil service faces a great Brexit challenge (The Conversation)

Third of manufacturing firms want to move some operations out of UK after Brexit, report warns (Independent)

Finance firms keen to keep staff in Britain post-Brexit (Telegraph)

UK food industry fears Brexit exodus of EU workers (Financial Times (£))

Planning for Brexit: Talent implications (Mercer)

London-based financial firms in talks with Amsterdam over possible relocation to Dutch capital (International Business Times)

City banks warn of Brexit job moves (BBC)

3 rules to remember to retain your EU workforce (HR Grapevine)

More than four-in-five employers aren’t prepared for Brexit’s impact on labour movements (People Management)

Majority of UK CEOs considering moving operations abroad post-Brexit - survey (Reuters)

Businesses need reassurance on EU employees (British Chambers of Commerce)

Duncan Brown - Back to the future: from pay benchmarking to Brexit-induced strategic HR planning

Workforce planning guidance and research

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Employment Law

The UK's departure from the EU may have employment law consequences for UK employers as the precise terms of Brexit become clearer. Here we will post material which helps HR professionals monitor informed opinion and helpful guidance.

Protecting Health and Safety after Brexit (TUC)

No immigration clarity from Queen's Speech (HR Magazine)

Beyond Brexit: How the OECD could replace the EU as a driver of UK public policy (LSE)

Employment regulation in the UK: burden or benefit? (CIPD)

Could a bad Brexit deal reduce workers’ rights across Europe? (Work Foundation)

What about the workers? The implications of Brexit for British and European labour (Competition & Change)

The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper (DExEU)

Andrea Broughton - Slides: Brexit: how it looks from the UK