/Brexit could block party resort employees
BRITISH seasonal workers hoping to jet off to Spanish party resorts during the summer months could be blocked due to Brexit uncertainty.
Bars and businesses in traditional holiday hotspots like Magaluf and Ibiza are preparing to recruit Irish and east European staff to fill key seasonal roles if the political climate stops UK workers from being able to fly out.
Traditionally swarms of young Brits head to the Spanish islands for work during the holiday season, but now bosses are turning to alternative sources for the temporary summer roles.
One bar owner in the Majorca party town of Magaluf has said he was planning to take on seasonal workers from Ireland to fill the jobs traditionally filled by British workers. He said: “At the moment we are not too concerned about Summer 2020.
“There is never any shortage of people wanting to work for the summer season, but many Brits aren’t sure how Brexit will affect their plans. More people are heading from Ireland and eastern Europe each year to work for the summer, so I don’t think we will have any problems filling the jobs.”
This is despite most experts claiming that UK residents should not face any new problems obtaining summer work in the EU after Brexit.
A man from Birmingham who has worked in Magaluf said an increasing number of other EU nationalities are taking summer roles normally filled by Brits.
“Employers are quite happy to have people from other countries - they can be cheaper and more hard-working than their British counterparts,” he added. The Government has already stated that there will be no radical change to employment law and under agreed Article 50 negotiations, talks on future employment rules will only take place as part of a deal on the future relationship. These begin once the UK has left the EU. But a travel industry Brexit lobby group said roles vital to the holiday business, such as overseas reps, are at risk if the UK leaves the EU without a deal covering overseas workers, according to Travel Weekly.