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Barista-Visa Baby?

Geoff Riley

17th May 2017

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Pret, Byron, Five Guys, Eat... these brands are an increasingly ubiquitous presence on the high street - but there are concerns about staffing in a post Brexit environment. Will we end up with a complex and complicated system of work visas to address potential labour shortages in key areas of the labour market?

The boss of a popular burger chain supports plans for 'barista visas' to avoid a post-Brexit staffing crisis https://t.co/6Jjp5cQbk2
— Indy Business (@TheIndyBusiness) May 17, 2017

Hotels and cafes in the UK face staffing crisis without a flow of EU workers. Is the barista visa a solution? https://t.co/T5ap4gaVnr pic.twitter.com/TfQHDBqS6y
— Financial Times (@FT) May 3, 2017

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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