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and the UK’s new post-Brexit immigration policy landscape.

The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø the Future Think Tank, set up by ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø this year to continue the work of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø the Future Commission, is undertaking a major piece of research into the impact of post-Brexit immigration policy on the industry.

As part of this, we want ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø readers to answer a survey on your experiences of working under the new system, in place since freedom of movement was abolished at the end of 2020.

The new points-based system introduced at the same time barred entry to all low-skilled workers, made recruiting others more difficult, such as by setting minimum salary levels, and mandating UK company sponsorship and fluent English language skills.

The change has had a significant impact on the hiring landscape in parts of the UK construction industry, particularly in areas, such as London, where overseas-born workers by 2020 formed nearly half of the workforce.

Since the introduction of the points-based immigration system over three years ago, the proportion of overseas workers in the UK industry dropped from 10.7% nationally in 2018 to 9.8% by 2021.

Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at Kings College London, and senior fellow at UK in a Changing Europe, said the new system had resulted in a net loss to the UK of 46,000 EU workers by 2022, against what would have otherwise been expected.

However, there is also some evidence of a move away from self-employment and toward higher rates of training since the introduction of the new system.

by telling us what this has meant for your business and the wider sector.