Researching the Impact of Brexit on EU Migrant Workers in the UK

This research proposal aims to determine the impact of Brexit on EU migrant workers, focusing on identifying restrictions, evaluating effects on the construction industry, and recommending solutions to minimize issues faced by these workers. The proposal includes a literature review highlig...Read More

Research proposal

Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
Rationale......................................................................................................................................2
Aim:.............................................................................................................................................2
Objectives....................................................................................................................................2
Literature review..........................................................................................................................2
Research methodology.................................................................................................................3
Timeline.......................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

Title: How did Brexit impact EU migrant workers?
Introduction
From 1995 to 2015, the number of immigrants from EU countries living in UK increases
from 0.9 million to 3.3 million and the graph keep increases. However, many of them losses their
jobs and this in turn shows that there is a negative impact over them. Therefore, there are both
positive and negative impact identified over EU migrant workers and the current study also helps
to develop an understanding pertaining to impact of Brexit over EU migrant workers.
Rationale
The reason for conducting research on this topic is to determine how Brexit affected EU
migrant workers and this is considering as a key issue because employees are facing issue which
include loss of jobs and reduction in pay etc. Thus, the present study will shed a light by
providing ways to improve the same so that effective outcome can be provided.
Aim:
The aim of the study is to determine the impact of Brexit upon EU migrant workers.
Objectives
 To identify different restrictions included for EU workers when workers come UK for
work.
 To evaluate how Brexit affect migrant workers from EU working in construction
industry.
 To conclude and recommend the ways through which the issues faced by the EU
migrants’ workers can be minimized.
Literature review
According to Walter (2019) EU immigration actually fell substantially when Brexit
occurred and that is why, it affected the workers of UK negatively. As a result, there are different
restriction imposed upon the people such that there is a shortage of job and this lead to decrease
the job opportunities but it affect the negative impact over their performance. Rzepnikowska
(2019) also shared that immigration affect labour supply and the growth of population put
pressure on services so that it affect the employees in negative manner.

There is a negative impact identified over the industries during Brexit because around
63% of the building material were exported to EU and as a result, importer and exports faces
limits on quantities that affect the shortage of construction material. This is also supported by
Gawlewicz and Sotkasiira (2020) that Brexit lead to increase the cost of material and as UK
constriction industry is entire relies upon foreign labourers and that is why, the chances of facing
issue is increases. This in turn also deceases the employment rate within a country because the
labour supply decreases that lead to cause negative impact over the migrant workers. Thus,
almost negative impact has identified over the industry due to Brexit.
Research methodology
Particulars Selection
Research type Qualitative type
Research Approach Inductive research approach
Research Philosophy Interpretivism Philosophy
Data collection Only secondary data collection method
Data analysis Thematic data analysis
Ethical consideration  Reference list has been added at the end
 Comply with Data Protection Act
 No miscommunication error
Timeline
Particulars W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9
Developing aim
and objectives

Selection of
methods
Conduction
literature review
Develop
research
methodology
Data analysis
Conclusion and
recommendatio
n
Formatting and
submission
Waiting for
feedback
Modification
and submission

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Gawlewicz, A., & Sotkasiira, T. (2020). Revisiting geographies of temporalities: The
significance of time in migrant responses to Brexit. Population, Space and Place. 26(1).
e2275.
Rzepnikowska, A. (2019). Racism and xenophobia experienced by Polish migrants in the UK
before and after Brexit vote. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 45(1). 61-77.
Walter, S. (2019). Better off without you? How the British media portrayed EU citizens in Brexit
news. The International Journal of Press/Politics. 24(2). 210-232.