| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: Migration Advisory Committee |
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| Publisher | GOV.UK |
| Series Title | Policy Paper |
| Series Details | September 2018 |
| Publication Date | September 2018 |
| Content Type | Report |
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The Migration Advisory Commitee published on the 18 September 2018 the Final report on the impact on the UK labour market of the UK’s exit from the European Union. The report assessed a range of areas, including: + labour market impacts The report provided the MAC’s conclusions and recommendations for the UK’s post-Brexit work immigration system, after the implementation period. The MAC also published 6 reports commissioned from external researchers to update and extend the evidence base. + Oxford Economics: Fiscal impact of immigration on the UK – estimates the contribution of migrants to the UK’s public finances. + Campo, Forte and Portes The Impact of Migration on Productivity and Native-born Workers’ Training – examines the impact of immigration on labour productivity and the training of UK-born workers. + Mountford, Wadsworth Jumping Someone Else’s Train? Does Immigration Affect the Training and Hiring of Native-Born Workers – examines the impact of immigration on firms’ training of UK-born workers. + Giulietti, Yan The Impact of Immigration on the Well-being of UK Natives – examines the effects of immigration on the well-being of the UK-born population. + Costas: Examining the Link between Migration and Productivity – estimates the relative productivity of immigrants and UK-born workers in the UK. + Smith: Migration, Productivity and Firm Performance - presents evidence on the empirical links between migration and firm productivity in the UK. Background information The United Kingdom Home Secretary (Interior Minister) had commissioned on the 27 July 2017 the Migration Advisory Committee to examine the role EU nationals played in the UK economy and society. As part of the major study, the government’s independent advisers on migration were also asked to look at how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. The Home Office asked the MAC to focus the study on patterns of EU and EEA (European Economic Area) migration, considering regional distribution; skill levels; industry sectors and the role of the self-employed, part-time, agency, temporary and seasonal workers. The UK government set a deadline of September 2018 to report back on the commission. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) was an independent public body that provides transparent, independent and evidence-based advice to the UK government on migration issues. In March 2018 the MAC had issued an Interim Report EEA workers in the UK labour market. In addition to the MAC commission, there would be an extensive cross-government programme of engagement over the coming months with stakeholders from a number of sectors, including business, industry, trades unions and educational institutions. The UK Government was due to publish in the autumn of 2018 a White Paper and an Immigration Bill in 2019 to set out the UK’s rules on migration after it left the EU. A cabinet meeting on the 24 September 2018 was said to have agreed that after the UK had left the EU in March 2019 EU nationals and people from other parts of the world would have a common set of immigration rules if they wanted to come to live or work in the UK. Prime Minister Theresa May outlined further these principles when at the Conservative Party conference, 30 September - 3 October 2018. Further sources of information on this subject can be located here: + Open and controlled. A new approach to immigration after Brexit (CBI, August 2018) |
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| Source Link | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisory-committee-mac-report-eea-migration |
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| Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Internal Markets, Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
