UK Hospitality says government's new migration proposal will harm economy

The trade body believes that this will not benefit UK businesses.

Trade body UKHospitality has expressed concerns on the government’s new proposal that requires future EU migrants to earn £30,000.

The trade body warns that this will only allow more site closures and will not benefit UK businesses but instead ‘harm’ UK’s economy.

“If the rumours are to be believed, then the Government is just not listening to the needs of business,” UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said.

“If hospitality employers do not have access to EU workers, and under the proposed terms they will not, then we will only see more venue closures. These proposals are going to significantly shrink the talent pool for hospitality and businesses are going to be devastated,” she added.