Skilled EU workers may leave UK in 5 years

LONDON — Close to nearly half of highly skilled workers from the EU are most likely to leave the UK in the next five years, a new report into the impact of Brexit on the jobs market disclosed on Tuesday.

The report by consultancy firm Deloitte found that a third of European Union workers are considering to leave the UK, and 47 per cent of highly skilled workers from the 27-member bloc are most likely to go, reports the Guardian.

The report warns of serious implications for employers, raising the pressure on ministers to come up with sensible immigration plans and to find ways to improve the skills of UK workers and make better use of robots in the workplace.

Overall, 36 per cent of nonBritish workers in the UK said they were thinking of leaving within the same period, representing 1.2 million jobs out of 3.4 million migrant workers in the UK. Just over a quarter (26 per cent) said they were considering leaving within three years. —