This report looks at industry perspectives on the end of free movement in sectors historically reliant on migrant labour. Focusing on live-in care, agriculture and hospitality, it explores how employment practices have shifted since the UK’s labour migration system was overhauled. It seeks to highlight some risks and concerns to be aware of, during a time in which these routes are being redesigned.

By exploring employers’ experiences of labour migration routes across three of the industries most impacted by the changes introduced to the UK’s labour migration system post-Brexit, this report offers some insight into some of the shared challenges across sectors and recurrent issues with the design of visa routes.