The UK left the EU on the 31st January 2020. We have now entered a transition period which means that all rights of EU citizens remain until the end of 2020.
As with the rest of the seasonal work industry (and the country generally) nobody really knows what the position will be at the end of 2020.
The suspicion is that things will have to remain the same for this season, come what may, because these resorts rely on staff coming over from the UK to fill roles over the winter. Even with a ‘no deal’ outcome, there may still be areas where the UK and EU can agree for short-term consistency.
The job guarantee is open to anyone who can legally work in Austria. We don’t know how the legal status will change at the end of the transition period. If a future relationship with the EU can be agreed, seasonal work may be something that can continue without change in 2021 and beyond. We just don’t know.
If there was no deal agreed by the end of the transition period, and there was an immediate hard line response meaning that no new people could work in Europe, it may be that Brits have to apply for a work visa. In this case, our 2020/21 participants would have a short amount of time to get a visa whilst on the course before they are ready to work. Our partners in Austria have been informed by the Austrian government that emergency visas are ready to go so a fast track system should also be in place.