Lack of skilled EU workers 'could choke UK growth post-Brexit'

Manufacturers demand clarity on reciprocal rights of EU and UK workers, after job applications from EU fallManufacturers are demanding that the government provide urgent clarity on the future of EU workers’ rights, warning they will face shortages of skilled staff if they cannot recruit from Europe after Brexit. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said a quarter of the firms it represents had seen job applications from the EU fall and 16% had seen more European workers quit since t