The Frontier Workers Case Studies resource have been written by Dr Sylvia de Mars (Newcastle University), with the assistance of advisors from North Connacht & Ulster Citizens Information Service and Community Advice Newry, Mourne and Down. The Case Studies follow on from the independent research report ‘Frontier Workers and their Families: Rights After Brexit’ by Dr Sylvia de Mars and Professor Charlotte O’Brien (University of York).
This resource helps navigate the complex landscape of rights for frontier workers and their families after the UK’s exit from the EU and is comprised of six case studies based on common situations frontier workers and their families find themselves in.
This resource has been put together to help navigate the complex landscape of rights for frontier workers and their families after UK’s exit from the EU. The booklet is intended as an aid to information and advice officers working with frontier workers, as well as to decision-makers in various sectors, such as healthcare and social security. The booklet could be useful resource for frontier workers themselves seeking clarity on their entitlements and references the relevant law.
This resource is comprised of six case studies based on common situations frontier workers and their families find themselves in. Each case-study
is built around two timelines, before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, and after. The case studies contain helpful analysis on the correct law that must be applied in each case, as well as a summary decision on what benefits the frontier worker should be entitled to.
The booklet contains template letters that frontier workers or their advisers can use when appealing decisions about access to benefits and entitlements.
Dr Sylvia de Mars from Newcastle University, with the assistance of the Border People project; Annmarie O’Kane, Centre for Cross Border Cooperation; Manus Reid, North Connacht & Ulster Citizens Information Service; Aisling Doran, Community Advice Newry, Mourne and Down; and staff at the NI Human Rights Commission.
The legal analysis in each case study highlighted has featured in the “Frontier Workers and their Families: Rights After Brexit” independent research report by Dr Sylvia de Mars, Newcastle University; and Professor Charlotte O’Brien, University of York, commissioned by the NI Human Rights Commission and first published in 2023.
You can find more detailed legal analysis on the NI Human Rights Commission’s website and on Border People website.
Frontier Workers Case Studies contains helpful analysis on the legal framework that applies in each of the highlighted case-studies. There are also six template letters referencing the relevant law in each case-study that you can download and personalise.