Labour mobility in transition: a multi-actor study of the re-regulation of migrant work in 'low-skilled' sectors

移民求职是英国就业的关键部分，但在英国退欧后，这一点将发生重大变化，移民进入低技能工作受到重大限制。在大流行期间，食品、护理和仓储等部门的工作被确定为具有很高的社会价值。这项研究的目的是考察英国低技能行业的利益相关者如何应对不断变化的移民监管。尽管已经有大量关于英国退欧对移民影响的经济分析，但关于利益相关者对变化反应的研究有限。我们对雇主如何调整他们的人力资源战略知之甚少，他们是否正在寻求雇用移民工人，新签证规则的影响，以及他们如何重新设计工作或在劳动力中培养技能。关于雇主、工人、工会和其他利益攸关方如何就不断变化的移民环境进行对话，人们知之甚少。利用围绕就业关系中社会对话的既定框架，并将这些框架应用于移徙领域，我们的项目为理解这一史无前例的劳动力流动转变提供了创新方法。我们将提供4个关键部门的分析，并将审查一系列利益攸关方的经验，包括雇主、移徙和当地工人、工会、地方当局、社区团体和政策制定者。这项研究由3个相互关联的工作包组成，融合了定量和定性方法，旨在确保与利益攸关方对话，共同产生项目成果。在工作包1中，将进行一项新的调查，审查雇主对移徙劳工的使用、对英国脱欧后的反应、大流行病背景以及雇主对围绕移徙进行对话的看法和经验。这将在住宅和社会护理、酒店、食品和饮料加工以及仓储领域产生全国2000家雇主的回应。在工作包2中，我们将记录约克郡和亨伯地区移民和当地工人、雇主和其他利益攸关方的生活经验和战略，在我们的4个部门中的每个部门进行3个深入的基于工作场所的案例研究，总共进行132次访谈。此外，还将与招聘机构、技能团体、雇主组织、公民社会和移民支助团体进行20次面试(每个部门5次)。在工作包3中，我们将分析关于管理新的移徙环境的具体部门倡议，对关键倡议进行6个案例研究。我们还将举办8个参与性讲习班，让与会者齐聚一堂，讨论关于工作移徙及其不断变化的条例的问题。这项研究将尽早传播，并将用于人力资源、招聘、工会、移民支助、技能和供应链管理等领域的政策和实践。主要产出将是：*在4个关键的低技能行业就雇主对英国退欧后、大流行后背景的反应进行的新调查的结果*来自12个案例研究和部门一级利益攸关方访谈的研究结果*关于部门一级倡议的访谈研究结果*为外部合作伙伴、参与者和更广泛的网络提供的总结简报*为区域和国家政策制定者提供的最终报告和政策简报*6个为不同利益攸关方量身定做的单一和共同*用户友好的资源(例如，为人力资源从业者管理过渡小册子，为工会编写了解你的权利的小册子)*与合作伙伴共同举办的研讨会/网络研讨会系列*200个完全转录的访谈，加上利益相关者和研讨会的成绩单，准备存档*威斯敏斯特的最后一次活动，展示关键发现，并与外部合作伙伴、学术受益者和国际顾问讨论政策制定者的前进方向*国际期刊上发表6篇学术文章

Migration for work is a key part of employment in the UK, but it will change critically after Brexit, with significant restrictions being placed on migration into low-skilled jobs. Jobs in sectors such as food, care and warehousing have been identified as of high social value during the pandemic. The aim of this research is to examine how stakeholders in low-skilled sectors in the UK are responding to the changing regulation of migration. While there has been a wealth of economic analysis on the impact of Brexit on migration, research on stakeholder responses to changes is limited. We know little about how employers are adapting their human resource strategies, whether they are looking to employ migrant workers, the impact of new visa rule and how they are re-designing work or developing skills among the workforce. Little is known about how employers, workers, unions and other stakeholders engage in dialogue over the changing migration environment. Drawing on established frameworks around social dialogue in employment relations and applying these to the area of migration, our project provides innovative approaches to understanding this unprecedented transition in labour mobility. We will provide an analysis across 4 key sectors and will examine the experiences of a range of stakeholders, including employers, migrant and local workers, unions, local authorities, community groups and policy makers. The research is comprised of 3 inter-connected work packages, blending quantitative and qualitative methods and designed to ensure dialogue with stakeholders to jointly produce the project outcomes. In Work Package 1 a new survey will be carried, examining employer use of migrant labour, responses to the post-Brexit, pandemic context and employer perceptions and experiences of dialogue around migration. This will generate responses from 2000 employers nationally in Residential and Social Care, Hospitality, Food and Drink Processing and Warehousing. In Work package 2, we will capture the lived experiences and strategies of migrant and local workers, employers and other stakeholders within the Yorkshire and Humber region, undertaking 3 in-depth workplace-based case studies in each of our 4 sectors, with a total of 132 interviews. Alongside these, 20 interviews (5 per sector) will be conducted with recruitment agencies, skills bodies, employer organisations, civil society and migrant support groups. In Work Package 3, we will analyse sector-specific initiatives on managing the new migration environment, conducting 6 case studies of key initiatives. We will also undertake 8 participatory workshops bringing participants together to discuss issues around migration for work and its changing regulation. The research will be disseminated as early as possible, and will be designed to be of use for policy and practice in the areas of Human Resources, Recruitment, Trade Unions, Migrant Support, Skills, and Supply Chain Management. Key outputs will be: * Findings from a new survey in 4 key low-skill sectors on employer responses to the post-Brexit, post-pandemic context* Research findings from 12 case studies and sector-level stakeholder interviews* Research findings from interviews about sector-level initiatives* Summary briefings for external partners, participants and wider networks * A final report and policy briefing for regional and national policy makers * 6 single and co* User friendly resources tailored to different stakeholders (e.g. managing the transition booklets for HR practitioners, know your rights pamphlets for unions) * A Seminar/Webinar series co-delivered with partners* 200 fully transcribed interviews, plus transcripts of stakeholder and workshops, prepared for archiving* A final event in Westminster presenting key findings and discussing way forward for policy makers with external partners, academic beneficiaries and international advisor* 6 academic articles in international journals