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EU MUST BETTER PREPARE FOR IMPACT

OF NO-DEAL BREXIT ON UK CITIZENS

by uncertainty. There is a fresh
opportunity to show a new spirit of
pragmatism and flexibility. Both sides
are underprepared, so it’s in all our
interests. It cannot be beyond the wit
of the continent’s greatest negotiators
to find a way through and agree a deal.”
Late last year the European
Commission published a No Deal
Contingency Action Plan calling on the
27 member states to take a “generous
A NO DEAL BREXIT WOULD MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE approach to UK citizens already
FOR PEOPLE TO WORK ACROSS BORDERS, SAYS CBI resident” and to take measures so that
all UK nationals legally residing in a
THE EUROPEAN UNION needs to ramp “The effect of no deal on people is member state on the day the UK leaves
up its contingency planning for the just as important as the effect on trade,” the EU will continue to be considered
effect a no deal Brexit could have on say the report’s authors. as legal residents of that member state
UK citizens who work in EU countries, The CBI says that the UK government without interruption.
according to a raft of recommendations is more prepared than the EU in the short Several countries have already given
from the Confederation of British term and, in the long term, it will be more assurances to UK nationals about their
Industry (CBI). expensive and difficult for people to residency rights, but the nature and
Recommendations from the report, work, study and live across borders. scope varies significantly across member
What comes next? The business analysis Prime Minister Boris Johnson has states, reports Personnnel Today.
of no-deal preparations, are based on an said the UK will leave the EU on 31 Hardie added: “The EU must come to
in-depth study of existing plans laid out October 2019 “do or die” and Michael the table and commit – at the very least –
by the UK government, the European Gove, who is in charge of no-deal to matching the UK’s sensible mitigations.
Commission, member states and preparations, has said that, while the Failure to do so will hurt all our
businesses. government still aims to come to an economies. While the UK’s preparations
With an estimated 3.6 million EU agreement with Brussels, it is now to date are welcome, the unprecedented
citizens living in the UK and 1.3 million “working on the assumption” of no deal. nature of Brexit means some aspects
UK citizens in the EU, the CBI says that Josh Hardie, the CBI’s Deputy cannot be mitigated. We can reduce but
thousands of employers rely on the Director-General, says that businesses not remove the damage of no deal.
ability to move staff easily across the are desperate to move beyond “It’s not just about queues at ports;
Channel, whether to carry out short-term Brexit. “They have huge belief in the invisible impact of severing services
work, provide ‘fly-in-fly-out’ services or the UK and getting a deal will open trade overnight would harm firms
go on longer-term secondments. many doors that have been closed across the country.”

SMALLPEICE TRUST STARTS 100 STEM CLUBS FOR GIRLS

kits, which include resources such as Smallpeice Trust, said: “Research
structured session plans, worksheets, shows that STEM clubs develop STEM
and guidance videos. knowledge, attitudes and habits
Alice Bracher, 17, from Didcot Girls’ of mind, and that participation in
School received the first Think Kit. STEM clubs is correlated with higher
Alice, like all the STEM club leaders, is STEM aspirations.
an Arkwright Engineering Scholar. “No one meeting brilliant Arkwright
ALICE BRACHER RECEIVES HER THINK KIT Alice, who is studying maths, Engineering Scholars like Alice
FROM CEO OF THE TRUST DR STENSON
further maths and physics, said: “The can fail to be inspired by them and
THE SMALLPEICE TRUST has donated opportunity to help younger students their incredible potential. That is
100 Think Kits to schools around in my school to be inspired about why I believe enabling role model
the UK to start new STEM clubs engineering, and for me to proactively scholars like Alice to engage and
encouraging girls into engineering. encourage more females to take up inspire younger female students by
The charity is enabling 100 female STEM subjects is very rewarding and I’m leading a structured STEM club in her
leaders in schools to run STEM clubs looking forward to seeing the results.” school will help address the gender
for their fellow students through their Dr Kevin P Stenson, CEO of The imbalance in UK engineering.”

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