It is thought as many as 1.3 million EU workers have left since late 2019 to sit out the pandemic in their home country or to avoid the post-brexit hostile environment altogether. Recent revelations of EU citizens being detained on arrival are only likely to further discourage those workers from returning to the UK labour market.
The CIPD reports…

Companies have seen a significant uptick in productivity from remote-working Hybrid working can increase the range from where staff can work and commute Investment in high-value industries depends on improved recruitment and retention
Historically, UK labour productivity has risen by around 2% per year, however since the financial…