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I know a ton of IT firms which moved from Germany to UK because of less job protection there and less hassle to work 24/7. I wonder how they will react now for the upcoming price increases everywhere and probably UK leaving the EU.

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If they are billing customers in euros or dollars, the azure price stays the same - it's gone up because the pound has gone down.

UK wages in pounds will probably stay the same, so for an international customer the price of labor here will go down by 20%.

The losers are people here who are going to watch food and utilities prices increase much faster than their wages.

> less hassle to work 24/7

what does that mean?

Presumably the UK's opt out of Working Time Directive - http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/article...

Probably easier to 'persuade' employees to work longer hours in the UK than in Germany.

I remember after joining a nameless company here in the UK and filling out all the paperwork. Someone from HR came over to me to explain I had missed filling out a form. I asked which form and they replied the Working Time directive opt out. I explained that 48 hours was more than enough time to do my job and that I had deliberate not signed it. They looked at me confused and then went away. It annoys me when they assume you should fill it it like that though.

Yes. I had the same situation when starting a job a few years back... the managers just seemed confused that I'd bothered to take the time to understand what I'd meant more than anything. Guess they were just used to hiring people for their ability to follow instructions to the letter.

They didn't refuse to hire you?

No, that would be illegal, it's up to you as an individual if you are prepared to work more hours. They cannot legally force you to.

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