Brexit winds blow in British contractors

Sinead Doherty, chief executive of Fenero

We have seen a recent spike in the number of enquiries from British contractors considering work in Ireland.

Skills shortages in some sectors here, combined with continued uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations, is driving demand for candidates from outside Ireland to fill both long and short-term contract roles.

While British contractors offer a potential talent pool for employers in Ireland, uncertainty surrounding tax compliance is causing some confusion, particularly where these candidates want to ...