EU strategy to destroy the Chequers ‘agreement’...
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My late mother in law was at Friston House in Rochester and my other half tells me 95% of the nurses and attendants were from the area. Just one Irish and a couple of Caribbean descent were the exceptions.
As you say, the staff are available in the sector but they just need to be paid the going rate. The chain called Barchester that run Friston do not look to exploit Eastern europeans just to cut costs and maximise profits and as a consequence they are actually expanding their business.
As 58 points out, there will actually be more potential staff looking for jobs, both here and in Europe, but that is purely down to the effects of the pandemic.
As you say, the staff are available in the sector but they just need to be paid the going rate. The chain called Barchester that run Friston do not look to exploit Eastern europeans just to cut costs and maximise profits and as a consequence they are actually expanding their business.
As 58 points out, there will actually be more potential staff looking for jobs, both here and in Europe, but that is purely down to the effects of the pandemic.
I would imagine a lot of that is down to COVID and the fact that a lot of UK companies are still finding their feet with the paperwork and the fact that transport is hard to come by as a lot of smaller european hauliers have stopped delivering to the UK (as they haven't the financial resources nor can they afford the additional time it takes their drivers to get through customs) so we can't use the empty trucks to take goods back. At Ieast that is what our haulier
partner is telling us. However, I am sure things will sort themselves out in time though....at least I hope so for both our economy and the EU's.
partner is telling us. However, I am sure things will sort themselves out in time though....at least I hope so for both our economy and the EU's.
Thanks for the % but I am quoting from people who actually do the exporting. The Road Haulage Association and Richard Ballantyne, chief exec of the British Ports Association. Of course Covid has an effect on imports and exports but layers of new bureaucracy have seen some businesses just stop supplying the EU and vice versa. Additionally, other UK exporters like fishing firms and plant nurseries have found it impossible to currently trade their goods with the EU .
As I've said elsewhere, hopefully it's all temporary and the government can resolve what they call teething troubles.
As I've said elsewhere, hopefully it's all temporary and the government can resolve what they call teething troubles.
GillsBlueNose- my mum was also a resident at Friston House when she died. Fantastic staff and care. As has been discussed on another thread (funding for the ill, not my mother) she had terminal cancer and dementia, due to the cancer her care was paid for by the Local Authority (would have been impossible for her to stay otherwise).
When my mum was in Friston House, Paul Haylock was working there, spent quite a bit of time talking to him - topman
When my mum was in Friston House, Paul Haylock was working there, spent quite a bit of time talking to him - topman
GillsBlueNose- my mum was also a resident at Friston House when she died. Fantastic staff and care. As has been discussed on another thread (funding for the ill, not my mother) she had terminal cancer and dementia, due to the cancer her care was paid for by the Local Authority (would have been impossible for her to stay otherwise).
When my mum was in Friston House, Paul Haylock was working there, spent quite a bit of time talking to him - topman
When my mum was in Friston House, Paul Haylock was working there, spent quite a bit of time talking to him - topman
Her mum had some savings so she was self funded (she had dementia only) but Carol couldn't speak highly enough of the standard of the place. I met one of the lead nurses who was called Peter. He was a massive Depeche Mode fan but Carol can not remember anyone called Paul.
The paperwork and costs associated with them are neither ‘temporary’ nor ‘teething problems’. They are an automatic consequence of leaving the Customs Union and the Single Market. They were never capable of being able to be negotiated away. Some export markets may disappear forever simply because they are no longer profitable. Remember we only have half the problem at the moment. Goods inward are getting free passage until June this year when the full range of paperwork, customs requirements on the UK side will come into play
Considering we have a free trade deal on goods, profitability should not be a major issue, but maybe the fact that trade is no longer totally frictionless will be.
If that is the case, it will be interesting to see whether the respective suppliers/exporters will call a halt or whether it will be the respective consumers/importers.
If that is the case, it will be interesting to see whether the respective suppliers/exporters will call a halt or whether it will be the respective consumers/importers.
Who would have thought Brexit would be such a boost for the environment. Not only are fish much happier because they're British fish, it seems there's no point in catching them any more because they can't be sold.
Now it seems British Lobsters can party it up too now baron shellfish have gone belly up.
When old Govey said "bugger business" more or less, I thought he was joking.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-55987138
Now it seems British Lobsters can party it up too now baron shellfish have gone belly up.
When old Govey said "bugger business" more or less, I thought he was joking.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-55987138
Any job lost is a tragedy for an individual and that is why, now we are moving away from full employment due to the pandemic, it is even more important that we control the flow of labour from abroad.
The ASOS and Boohoo takeovers of Philip Green's businesses has resulted in thousands of job losses in past couple of weeks, in case you have not noticed, but that is purely down people choosing to buy online.
The airline business has been wrecked by the pandemic, causing thousands more job losses. Again nothing to do with Brexit.
The negative effects of Brexit, at least so far, are miniscule by comparison.
The ASOS and Boohoo takeovers of Philip Green's businesses has resulted in thousands of job losses in past couple of weeks, in case you have not noticed, but that is purely down people choosing to buy online.
The airline business has been wrecked by the pandemic, causing thousands more job losses. Again nothing to do with Brexit.
The negative effects of Brexit, at least so far, are miniscule by comparison.
