Hoteliers discusses labor cost related to Brexit

The United Kingdom government’s negotiations over its break from the European Union appear to be going nowhere fast.

The legal future of mainland-European labor in the U.K. is key to any amicable settlement, and the hotel industry will be particularly squeezed by any potential legal change in the ability of European Union citizens to reside and work in the U.K.

Three U.K.-based hoteliers and two consultants weighed in on the issues, and one point is clear: Hoteliers need to continue imploring politicians to consider how much revenue hospitality brings to the U.K. gross domestic product, and how much of that is dependent on the knowledge, skill and enthusiasm of immigrants.