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May 2016
A recruitment company that provides personnel for the lettings and estate sector has entered the EU referendum fray, by claiming that Brexit campaigners are “playing Russian roulette” with the recruitment sector.
Anthony Hesse, the head of the agency, said: “The threat of Brexit is the biggest uncertainty facing agency in 2016. It’s a huge gamble. For all we know, we could be facing an era of unprecedented long-term changes in the property jobs market. In short, those hoping for a British exit from the EU are playing Russian roulette with recruitment in the estate agency sector.”
The recruitment company further claims that if the United Kingdom leaves Europe, then it will cause a plummet in numbers of skilled personnel for the lettings and estate agents industry.
Hesse said: “We are already struggling to find people with the right skills to fill the positions we have available and that’s with two million EU citizens currently living and working here. A Brexit vote is likely to make that situation even worse. It’s an open question as to how we would fill these skilled positions if those EU workers were forced to leave.
“Then there’s the cost involved in up-skilling the indigenous work force. This would see estate agencies competing for critical talent, bidding to retain staff and trying to attract more British workers, which would inevitably push up wages.”
Hesse acknowledges that staying in the EU may not be ideal however it will provide a sustainability of skilled personnel, which is in short supply.
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