2019: The year ahead in construction

By Sheena Sood2019-01-02T06:00:00

Sheena Sood previews what 2019 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view

At the time of writing, it is far from clear whether the UK is heading for Brexit with or without a deal, at the end of March or later – or indeed no Brexit at all. The skills shortage looks set to worsen this year whether we are in or out of Europe, on whatever terms. The skills gap has been talked about for years so it is unfair to blame it all on Brexit, but it has been suggested in at least one recent survey that one-quarter of contractors have already been prevented from bidding for work because of skilled labour shortages. Brexit could take away access to skilled European migrants completely or result in a period during which skilled migrants can continue to be able to work in the UK for a period.

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