Skip to main content
Workers ‘optimistic’ about career after Brexit

MOST WORKERS are optimistic about their career prospects following Brexit, according to a study published yesterday.

Four in five believe their wages could increase as a result of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, a survey of 1,000 employees found.

A separate poll of managers found that one in seven expects to have to slash wages if Article 50 is triggered.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Members of trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike to protest an interim trade deal with the United States, saying the agreement undermines the interests of farmers, small businesses and workers in New Delhi, India, February 12, 2026
Workers' Rights / 25 February 2026
25 February 2026

The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE

The fate of The Times newspaper was revealed at a press conference in Portman Hotel, London. (L-R) Harold Evans, Sunday Times Editor; New owner and Australian press magnate Rupert Murdoch and William Rees-Mogg, The Times Editor
Media / 24 January 2026
24 January 2026

Four decades on, the Wapping dispute stands as both a heroic act of resistance and a decisive moment in the long campaign to break trade union power. Lord JOHN HENDY KC looks back on the events of 1986

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves after she gave her keynote speech during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool, September 29, 2025
Editorial: / 16 October 2025
16 October 2025