30 Days… and now looking ahead

Although apparently nothing has happened, the fear of a No-deal Brexit is such that the chance of a Deal: No Brexit has increased. For the time being, the chance of a postponement with eventually a form of Brexit is great.

For a long time, the British have thought that if the pressure gets big enough, the European Union will move, leading to a very late decision-making on 12, 13 and possibly 14 March on the UK side …. after which the EU still has to make a formal decision.

One would almost think that the British think that the EU should not be able to take a decision in time, so that an automatic (hard) Brexit is created.

Per today there are 30 days left, until 29 March.

Undoubtedly your preparations are now in order. If not, use the Dutch government’s Brexit Impact Scan. Taking note of Tweuus’ earlier analysis of (indirect) risks, for example, is also something you can bring to mind.

Meanwhile, it is necessary to look ahead at what will happen in the period after a Brexit … or what happens in the event of a situation of postponement.

There are also opportunities, for example by thinking very differently, such as:

– The recruitment of personnel, now working in the UK, with an origin in, for example, Poland, Romania or Bulgaria;

– Freeing up production capacity (or solving staff shortages) when letting go UK customers, who become less interesting because of too much administrative complexity.

Finally, one more thing: The first working day after 29 March is 1 April; in English: April Fools’ Day. Wondering who will find that day a joke!