Brexit uncertainty sees UK skiers reconsider trips to European resorts
Started by Broom in Ski Chatter 28-Oct-2018 - 14 Replies
Broom posted Oct-2018
Daved
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Volf
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Edited 1 time. Last update at 29-Oct-2018
Hudman
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More likely to affect the current British business model of cheap chalet staff
Already happening with Esprit. Exactly the same holiday in Peisey next January for me, my wife and 2 kids (2 and 6) is about 30% more expensive than 2 years ago. The chalet/package thing works for us at the moment but once both kids are older/more independent skiers we'll be reviewing our options!
Volf
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J2SkiNews
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Volf wrote:A lot of companies have reduced chalet options. They will be paying their staff local minimum wages / and adhering to work hours and conditions for the first time. So costs will go up.
As I understand it this is correct but it is a European directive forcing companies to change practices to improve worker rights, it is not connected to Brexit and is happening this winter regardless of Brexit. The same laws decimated chalet holidays in Switzerland at the "more affordable end" a few years ago. Brexit comes on top of that impact on costs.
Volf
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SwingBeep
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The employees must also fulfil certain conditions, the directive is intended to facilitate the sending of existing employees to carry out work in other EEA countries and Switzerland, the UK TOs recruit people solely for the purpose of working during the ski season. One of the conditions to be fulfilled by the employees is "To not have been recruited for the sole purpose of being sent to France" https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/droit-du-travail/detachement-des-salaries/posting-of-employees
After Brexit when the UK becomes what the EU terms a 3rd country things will become even more difficult. The chalet companies will probably have to set up companies in France and obtain seasonal work permits for their employees. The procedures for doing this are to be found at the EU immigration portal https://ec.europa.eu/immigration/ Because of the all the extra costs involved it's difficult to see how a lot of the operators, especially those at the budget end of the market will be able to survive.
UK ski instructor qualifications will also cease to be recognised, fully qualified instructors who are already established in the EU should be OK, but trainees and newly qualified instructors probably won't be allowed to work there. There may also be issues with the recognition of transfer bus driver's licences.
Topic last updated on 09-November-2018 at 17:53