Tory Brexit No Deal DOOM™: Construction

[AtW]

Construction industry warns of Brexit 'cliff edge' over EU workers

The construction sector has come together to warn the Government of the danger to the industry if there is a "cliff edge" for vital EU workers created by Brexit, as it targets building 300,000 homes a year.

Official statistics suggest that 12.6pc of construction workers across the UK are foreign-born, of which 5.7pc are from EU-accession countries, such as Romania. That proportion rises to around 50pc in London and the South East.

The sector is also suffering from a skills shortage caused by a cocktail of an ageing population and a lack of new entrants, put off by the boom and bust cycle; in the next 10 years the workforce will decrease by 20-25pc. Some, including Mark Farmer who wrote a Government report on the issue called "Modernise or die", suggest that this can be partially made up for by advances in off-site manufacturing of homes.

The sector has committed to recruiting and training more UK workers to mitigate the loss of EU migrants and reduce its future reliance on that labour, but it added that "there will likely remain an ongoing need for significant levels of skilled EU workers".

Construction industry warns of Brexit 'cliff edge' over EU workers

Existing house prices only go up, BOOMED!!!

[LondonManc]

You've got successive Labour governments to thank for making the dole more attractive than working for a living. Oh and the meeja studdees dream of millions of 4 jobs.

[northernladyuk]

Construction industry warns of Brexit 'cliff edge' over EU workers

The construction sector has come together to warn the Government of the danger to the industry if there is a "cliff edge" for vital EU workers created by Brexit, as it targets building 300,000 homes a year.

Official statistics suggest that 12.6pc of construction workers across the UK are foreign-born, of which 5.7pc are from EU-accession countries, such as Romania. That proportion rises to around 50pc in London and the South East.

The sector is also suffering from a skills shortage caused by a cocktail of an ageing population and a lack of new entrants, put off by the boom and bust cycle; in the next 10 years the workforce will decrease by 20-25pc. Some, including Mark Farmer who wrote a Government report on the issue called "Modernise or die", suggest that this can be partially made up for by advances in off-site manufacturing of homes.

The sector has committed to recruiting and training more UK workers to mitigate the loss of EU migrants and reduce its future reliance on that labour, but it added that "there will likely remain an ongoing need for significant levels of skilled EU workers".

Construction industry warns of Brexit 'cliff edge' over EU workers

Existing house prices only go up, BOOMED!!!

They should retrain BRITISH workers transitioning from the legacy finance, pharmaceutical and aerospace industries, but they may face fierce hiring and wage competition from the booming jam and tea export sectors.

[BlasterBates]

So to summarise all the potential construction workers than can earn up to 30 grand a year are busy lapping it up on the dole to claim their 35 pound a week. Good that we have a Tory government that are busy sorting out the problem.

[_V_]

If everyone is leaving due to BREXIT do we need many construction workers? After all, most of the property being built is sold to BTL investors using the banks money (leverage) to buy and then rent to EU workers.

No EU workers, no renters, no renters, no BTL, no BTL, no need for house building, no house building, no need for EU construction workers...

[AtW]

If everyone is leaving due to BREXIT do we need many construction workers?

Indeed.

We'll need less teachers to teach them pesky foreign kids, less doctors and nurses in NHS to keep them healthy, good news all around!

[BlasterBates]

If everyone is leaving due to BREXIT do we need many construction workers? After all, most of the property being built is sold to BTL investors using the banks money (leverage) to buy and then rent to EU workers.

No EU workers, no renters, no renters, no BTL, no BTL, no need for house building, no house building, no need for EU construction workers...

brilliant

[northernladyuk]

If everyone is leaving due to BREXIT do we need many construction workers? After all, most of the property being built is sold to BTL investors using the banks money (leverage) to buy and then rent to EU workers.

No EU workers, no renters, no renters, no BTL, no BTL, no need for house building, no house building, no need for EU construction workers...

I take it you're the brains of the operation?

[LondonManc]

So to summarise all the potential construction workers than can earn up to 30 grand a year are busy lapping it up on the dole to claim their 35 pound a week. Good that we have a Tory government that are busy sorting out the problem.

To summarise, they wouldn't have climbed straight off the dole into 30 grand a year jobs.

We're talking about the career loafers; our European friends don't get that entitlement, therefore they have to graft when they're over here.

[BlasterBates]

To summarise, they wouldn't have climbed straight off the dole into 30 grand a year jobs.

We're talking about the career loafers; our European friends don't get that entitlement, therefore they have to graft when they're over here.

That's great so all the government has to do is to cut the dole by 10% and the construction industry will be inundated with applications.

brilliant in its simplicity.