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ETOA, the European tourism organisation, surveyed its members about EU staff and found that about 20% of companies are “actively contemplating” relocation because of the problems of Brexit.
Research for the British Hospitality Association warned there could be a shortfall of
up one million workers after 10 years if EU migration is curtailed completely.
The trade associations
highlighted how crucial EU
workers are to UK rms, especially because of their language and service skills – and warned there are not enough Brits with the right expertise who can ll the gap.
• ETOA at WTM London: Stand GV300
• UKinbound at WTM London: Stand UKI100, UKI300
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