[UK] Number of non-EU workers on payroll at all-time high during pandemic

Data released by payroll experts Staffology reveals that UK, EU and non-EU payroll data varies drastically during the course of the pandemic. The UK entered the first lockdown in March 2020 with payroll numbers at 25.7 million which then dropped to 24.9 million by March 2021 but non-EU payroll saw figures at 2.12 million in March 2020 then climbing to 2.14 million by March 2021, HR News reports.

As native UK workers saw a significant decline in payroll numbers and non-EU workers experienced growth, EU workers reportedly saw the highest month on month decline, experiencing a drop of -1.62% in August 2020 compared to the UK’s decrease of 0.45% in the same month.

The UK’s exit from the EU had an additional impact on decisions to work in the UK, which may play a part in the UK’s drastic difference in payroll. At the point of Brexit in January 2020, the UK’s payroll number was at 25.7 million. 

Demonstrating a consistent decline from this point until April 2021, the data shows that the advent of both Brexit and the pandemic meant the UK’s job market was hit harder than its counterparts. Unlike UK workers, non-EU workers have the highest rates of self-employment and business ownership globally, therefore they weren’t as reliant on the survival of major businesses in order to work.

UK, EU and non-EU quarterly change from May 20 to May 21:

Caine Bird - an expert technical payroll writer - said, “Coronavirus and Brexit has created uncertainty in the job market for many years now, something that workers and businesses alike have been forced to adapt to. Our analysis of payroll data from the UK, EU and Non-EU provides us with valuable information on how payroll has differed between them in light of these events.”

Staffology also discovered that non-EU workers have seen a continuous rise in payroll since July 2014. This data not only provides insight into how differences in government response and COVID regulation have affected employment figures but also how a pre-pandemic job market looked across these locations.

Source: HR News

(Quote via original reporting)

Data released by payroll experts Staffology reveals that UK, EU and non-EU payroll data varies drastically during the course of the pandemic. The UK entered the first lockdown in March 2020 with payroll numbers at 25.7 million which then dropped to 24.9 million by March 2021 but non-EU payroll saw figures at 2.12 million in March 2020 then climbing to 2.14 million by March 2021, HR News reports.

As native UK workers saw a significant decline in payroll numbers and non-EU workers experienced growth, EU workers reportedly saw the highest month on month decline, experiencing a drop of -1.62% in August 2020 compared to the UK’s decrease of 0.45% in the same month.

The UK’s exit from the EU had an additional impact on decisions to work in the UK, which may play a part in the UK’s drastic difference in payroll. At the point of Brexit in January 2020, the UK’s payroll number was at 25.7 million. 

Demonstrating a consistent decline from this point until April 2021, the data shows that the advent of both Brexit and the pandemic meant the UK’s job market was hit harder than its counterparts. Unlike UK workers, non-EU workers have the highest rates of self-employment and business ownership globally, therefore they weren’t as reliant on the survival of major businesses in order to work.

UK, EU and non-EU quarterly change from May 20 to May 21:

Caine Bird - an expert technical payroll writer - said, “Coronavirus and Brexit has created uncertainty in the job market for many years now, something that workers and businesses alike have been forced to adapt to. Our analysis of payroll data from the UK, EU and Non-EU provides us with valuable information on how payroll has differed between them in light of these events.”

Staffology also discovered that non-EU workers have seen a continuous rise in payroll since July 2014. This data not only provides insight into how differences in government response and COVID regulation have affected employment figures but also how a pre-pandemic job market looked across these locations.

Source: HR News

(Quote via original reporting)