It was suggested that local communities would have to find their own ways to try and minimise any negative repercussions from Brexit. are local alternatives to mitigating the impact of Brexit. People would ‘There have to assess what the issues are in their community.’ To do so, however, the realities of Brexit will first have to become clearer. Rights and Regulation The protection of human rights was also a key concern during table discussions at the Town Hall Conversations. ALLIANCE’s Working rights, LGBT rights, consumer rights, environmental protections and workplace regulations were amongst those raised by attendees during discussions. employment rights could potentially be further eroded. Losing the ‘Our working time directive could have a huge impact on our professional life.’ Related to the rights of UK workers, attendees were worried about the status of EU workers currently residing in Scotland. or ten Eastern Europeans come to my local ‘Nine food bank. They’re really concerned that they be able to won’t stay.’ People were unsure if freedom of movement would continue, or if non-UK EU workers would be allowed to continue living here and contributing to their communities. However, it was also pointed out that UK workers have a lot to offer the European labour market too, and that UK workers would be losing out if they no longer had the ability to work in the European Union. in the automotive industry and has applied to work for ‘My daughter works Volvo in Gothenburg. The impact will work both ways we also share talented – workers.’ On a personal note, too, it was noted that ending freedom of movement could have an immense effect on people’s family lives. families, are being ‘Families, multi-national torn apart.’
It was suggested that local communities would have to find their own ways to try and minimise any negative repercussions from Brexit. ‘There are local alternatives to mitigating the impact of Brexit. People would have to assess what the issues are in their community.’ To do so, however, the realities of Brexit will first have to become clearer. Rights and Regulation The protection of human rights was also a key concern during table discussions at the ALLIANCE’s Town Hall Conversations. Working rights, LGBT rights, consumer rights, environmental protections and workplace regulations were amongst those raised by attendees during discussions. ‘Our employment rights could potentially be further eroded. Losing the working time directive could have a huge impact on our professional life.’ Related to the rights of UK workers, attendees were worried about the status of EU workers currently residing in Scotland. ‘Nine or ten Eastern Europeans come to my local food bank. They’re really concerned that they won’t be able to stay.’ People were unsure if freedom of movement would continue, or if non-UK EU workers would be allowed to continue living here and contributing to their communities. However, it was also pointed out that UK workers have a lot to offer the European labour market too, and that UK workers would be losing out if they no longer had the ability to work in the European Union. ‘My daughter works in the automotive industry and has applied to work for Volvo in Gothenburg. The impact will work both ways – we also share talented workers.’ On a personal note, too, it was noted that ending freedom of movement could have an immense effect on people’s family lives. ‘Families, multi-national families, are being torn apart.’
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