The Brexit headlines are hard to miss. After 31 December 2020, the transition period has ended. However, not everything has changed overnight, and this is the case for EU nationals already living and working in the UK.
It’s important to remember that EEA and Swiss nationals who have arrived in the UK in 2021 do need a visa to work in the UK and will not usually be able to apply for settled or pre-settled status.
Under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, EU employment law has been converted (as it was before Brexit) into UK law. The Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 make some small technical changes and introduce new provisions intended to preserve UK-located European Works Councils but employment law will otherwise remain the same for the time being.
Here are three important areas to consider.
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