The regulatory difficulties facing frontier workers in Ireland are having an increasing impact on the all-island labour market. The lack of clarity and indeed fundamental barriers to employment are significantly impeding the mobility of cross-border workers.
Last Thursday, the Institute’s Head of Public Policy, Stephen Lowry raised the issue directly with the UK’s Minister of State for Europe and North America Stephen Doughty MP at a meeting hosted by the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. Minister Doughty agreed to personally bring these issues to the attention of his colleagues in HM Treasury.
Earlier in the week, the Institute’s Head of Tax, Gearóid O’Sullivan attended a meeting convened by InterTradeIreland with Minister Peter Burke, Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, and Minister Caoimhe Archibald, Department for the Economy NI. The Institute is working with InterTradeIreland to address issues relating to the mobility of workers.
Last year, the Institute formed a working group to discuss the complexity of cross-border employment arrangements across the island. We informed the Ministers that the Institute’s working group will be writing to them later in the summer with our initial recommendations. Both Ministers noted that they welcome the insights from the group.
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