Brexit | BMW workers could face unpaid leave with no-deal

BMW is set to force workers based within its Oxford plant to take a number of weeks unpaid leave in the event of a no-deal Brexit – The Financial Times reported.

The German carmaker believes that Britain’s departure from the EU under a no-deal departure could lead to significant disruption of its operations, and as such is prepared to close the site for two weeks from October 31 2019.

Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter revealed the news earlier this week, where the site’s 4,500 staff members would be left without pay because staff holiday allowance was used up in April, when BMW first closed the premises for a month in a move that was planned before the original Brexit date in March. He said:

“We are not capable of [implementing] a second holiday period in 2019, so this could have a financial impact on our colleagues working in Oxford.”