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Enabling the UK Video Games Industry to Access Talent After BrexitLONDON, June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry, said today that if the UK video games industry was to succeed post-Brexit, then we need to continue to develop a well-educated and highly skilled domestic workforce and enable studios to recruit highly talented workers from the EU and the wider world. TIGA made the comments as it set out proposals for how the UK video games industry can continue to access talent after Brexit. Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said: "TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place in the world for games development, games education and games service providers. If we are to achieve this goal following Brexit, then we need to retain the highly skilled EU workers who currently make up 15 per cent of the industry; enable studios to recruit highly talented workers from the EU and the wider world; and develop a well-educated and highly skilled UK workforce." The UK video games industry already contributes £1.2 billion to UK GDP. This contribution will increase if we can create a favourable business environment, which includes continuing the development of a highly skilled domestic workforce while enabling employers to hire the most talented personnel from around the world. The UK should ensure that EU workers already working in the UK are protected so that they can continue to work in the UK with the confidence that they are not going to be asked to leave the UK in the future and clarify the status of EU workers who enter the UK following the EU referendum and prior to the UK's exit from the EU. Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU began on June 19th 2017 and the Government set out its offer to the EU concerning the status of EU workers in the UK on June 26th: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu TIGA proposes that the Government should consider the following options:
The advent of Brexit increases the importance of developing a well-educated and highly skilled workforce. The UK Government could consider:
About TIGA TIGA is the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry. Since 2010, TIGA has won 24 business awards and commendations and has been successfully accredited as an Investors in People organisation three times. TIGA focuses on three sets of activities:
This enhances the competitiveness of our members by providing benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities. It also means our members' voices are heard in the corridors of power and positively represented in national, broadcast and UK video games trade media. Get in touch: Tel: +44-(0)-845-468-2330 For further information, you can also contact: Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO by email: [email protected] |