News: Autumn 1 2018-19

A new report published by the House of Lords suggests reciprocal arrangements for movement of people between the UK and the EU are needed to avoid a decline in skilled cultural sector workers coming to the country.

The report, entitled Brexit: movement of people in the cultural sector, suggests that bringing EU cultural workers under the same restrictions as currently apply to third-country nationals could harm the sector, because existing visa rules require a minimum salary in excess of what many cultural organisations can offer.

In addition, it points out that the ability to move between the UK and EU at short notice is integral to the business model of many cultural sector organisations, as in the services of consultants and freelance workers operating on a project basis.