A large proportion of staff coming into the sector is now unqualified young women employed on apprenticeship schemes, and the recruitment and retention of staff is a major problem.
Yes. Three key issues are: employability and qualifications; eligibility for childcare support of EU 27 children living in the UK; and uncertainty that will lead to increased costs for finance, food and goods.
Present Home Office plans are to extend the rights of EU 27 citizens to live, work and claim benefits in the UK, even in the event of a no-deal Brexit. If a deal is secured, rights will remain as they are throughout any transition period and be covered by any agreement on the future EU-UK relationship. We don’t know what the situation will be for employees, as new Home Office immigration policy is expected to be ready for January 2021. It is possible the existing rights will roll over until then.
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