According to the survey, conducted by the Institute of Directors (IoD), almost a third of UK businesspeople plan to keep hiring at the same pace, with 5 percent planning to cut jobs following the national referendum results, which were revealed Friday. Almost 65 percent of those surveyed said that the vote would have a negative impact on their businesses.
"Businesses will be busy working out how they are going to adapt and succeed after the referendum result. But we can’t sugar-coat this, many of our members are feeling anxious. A majority of business leaders think the vote for Brexit is bad for them, and as a result plans for investment and hiring are being put on hold or scaled back," Iod Director General Simon Walker said, as quoted on the organization’s website.
On Thursday, the United Kingdom held a referendum to determine whether or not the country should leave the European Union. According to the final results, 51.9 percent of voters, or 17.4 million people, decided to support Brexit, while about 16.1 million opposed it.
