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A new report examining the future of the rail industry has warned a Hard Brexit could result in a major construction skills crisis in engineering<\/h2>\n

A new paper published into the future of the rail industry has highlighted the problems facing the sector in the event of a so-called Hard Brexit.<\/p>\n

The report \u2018Staying on Track\u2019<\/a> was published by infrastructure giant and construction contractor Balfour Beatty. It examined the impact of a Hard Brexit on industry skills and suggested it could prove problematic for the sector.<\/p>\n

EU workforce<\/h3>\n

According to the data within the report, Balfour Beatty revealed more than 10 per cent of its current workforce comes from the EU while 11 per cent of new recruits in 2016 held EU passports from outside the UK.<\/p>\n

In the event of a Hard Brexit, which would take a stricter line on immigration, the infrastructure giant said it would expect to see difficulties in the recruitment of skilled engineers.<\/p>\n

The firm said: \u201cUncertainty around the free movement of labour in the EU could increase the industry\u2019s recruitment and staffing difficulties as it may no longer be able to handpick highly skilled engineers from other EU countries as is currently the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balfour Beatty said some 100 of its new employees from last year had been recruited via a proactive campaign, with a further 40 to 50 more expected throughout 2017. This campaign was targeted at workers in Greece and Portugal.<\/p>\n

The firm warned that \u201cpeople who actually build tomorrow\u2019s infrastructure\u201d were reliant on EU labour and preventing this could lead to an engineer shortage.<\/p>\n

End of free movement of labour could have major repercussions<\/h3>\n

While Balfour does recruit outside the EU because of immigration difficulties the firm said it was less reliant on staff from outside the union. In fact only 0.2 per cent of recruits last year came from outside the EU. This, Balfour Beatty said, was \u201cdue to the complexity, cost, administrative burden and time delays required in managing the current points based sponsor licence system.\u201d<\/p>\n

A \u2018Hard Brexit\u2019 could see an end to the free movement of labour, which would intensify the skills shortage in the rail sector.<\/p>\n

New focus on rail infrastructure<\/h3>\n

In a bid to ensure the industry will thrive and skilled engineers are maintained the infrastructure firm is calling for a new funding model to be introduced \u201cto provide the UK\u2019s rail industry with continuity of project flow, in order to support growth in innovation and skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report said: \u201cFunding should be brought forward \u2013 or otherwise supplemented through additional sources of investment \u2013 to ensure the pipeline of investment is maintained at a steady level to ensure core skills in the rail infrastructure industry are preserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

It continued: \u201cIgnoring this will cause rail suppliers to continue to lose skilled engineers \u2013 be they about to retire, much in demand by other industries, aspiring recruits or foreign workers \u2013 to sectors with more reliable project pipelines.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is not the first time the firm has warned about the impact of leaving the EU. In July, Balfour Beatty published a paper<\/a> outlining how major infrastructure projects could be sidelined because of the vote to leave.<\/p>\n

For more information read the Staying on Track<\/a> report.<\/p>\n

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