From a personnel licensing point of view, I would suggest that the easiest solution is one which is used in most of the rest of the world - an endorsement on one's licence. EASA licence holders would be given a UK CAA endorsement on their EASA licence once they are given a job in UK on a G Reg aircraft. The licence would be for a fixed period (2-3 years) but renewable with contract renewal. But, similarly, that means that UK CAA licence holders would have to be given an EASA endorsement on identical terms if they were offered a job in the EU. Issues such as which TRI/TRE can carry out check/training and on who and in which sim should be fairly simple to resolve. It keeps the UK CAA licence 'sovereign' but gives each host country control over the continued use of the respective licence as it would control the endorsement. It would also keep UK licence holders out of ECJ jurisdiction and allow for a larger/shared pool of pilots to work throughout EU/UK - subject to residency etc. No technical reason for it not to work easily but politics is another matter!
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