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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
So, maybe a recruitment campaign in the EU might be worthwhile. What do you think?
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https://www.ft.com/content/4d6b3be1-...5-91da326cabdc
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The driver shortage is an early test of the government post-Brexit immigration policies which prioritise high-skilled immigration and make it legally impossible to recruit foreign HGV drivers, an occupation that is not deemed sufficiently skilled to be eligible for the skilled worker visa.
Kieran Smith, chief executive of Driver Require, a recruitment agency, said their research suggested 12,000-15,000 EU drivers had already returned home, partly because of the Covid-19 pandemic and partly because of tax changes.
Many were self-employed, operating as small limited companies to reduce their tax burden, but this has now been stopped following so-called IR35 reforms by HM Revenue & Customs that require all contractors with turnover above £10m or 50 staff to pay full tax and national insurance on their drivers.
While widely welcomed by the industry, the reforms were adding to the exodus of EU drivers who won’t accept the drop in incomes that come with regularising their tax status.
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