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UK Employment and Industrial Strategy Influence on Brexit

Walid Y Alali1, Haider Ellalee2*

The UK in the case of a "Brexit," foreign direct investment is expected to be severely impacted in several ways, including restrictions on corporate personnel transfers and the coordination of "service" activities due to customs hurdles. The negative consequences of currency devaluation are also present. In the context of the already present labour market polarization, inward investment flows into advanced manufacturing, food technology, and financial services-all of which can create "good quality" jobs are particularly sensitive to friction in global value chains under Brexit. The paper begins by emphasizing the auto sector case before moving on to illustrate the connections between inward investment, employment restructuring, and the quality jobs calibre produced by foreign enterprises.