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Call to ease visa rules to tackle skills shortage
One of the UK's largest business organisations is calling for a more flexible and affordable immigration system after a survey found companies are facing mounting problems hiring the skills they need.
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Foreign skills shortage most worrying manufacturers
The primary concern over Brexit among UK manufacturers is whether or not they will still be able to hire the foreign skills they badly need, according to a new survey.
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Visa overhaul ‘needed to tackle skills shortage’
Official labour market figures published on Tuesday have led to renewed calls from two of the UK's largest business organisations for further relaxations in immigration rules to help overcome the nation's skills shortage.
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Now HR feels the skills shortage pinch
The professional recruiters' trade body is calling on the UK government to introduce an "internationally viable" visa system in a bid to overcome the nation's skills shortage.
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CBI chief demands action on skills shortage
The head of the UK's largest business organisation called on the government on Wednesday to overhaul the nation's immigration system and to "stop hiking taxes and focus on boosting investment".
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Reports highlight mounting skills shortage
Two new reports have highlighted the difficulties firms across Britain are facing because of a shortage of suitably skilled staff.
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Two-thirds of UK firms fear future skills shortage
More than three-quarters of UK businesses expect to increase the number of higher-skilled roles over the coming years, yet the vast bulk of them fear there will be a shortage of suitably qualified candidates, according to a new report.
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Global talent is ‘answer to skills shortage’
Sectors of the economy from financial services to the tech industry might be bemoaning the lack of skilled applicants to fill ever-increasing job vacancies but the talent shortage is "a myth", according to a leading global mobility specialist.
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Skills shortage 'holding back service sector'
The UK's service sector, which accounts for more than three-quarters of the nation's gross domestic product, is becoming increasingly concerned over a shortage of skilled staff, according to a new report.
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STEM education: plugging the global skills shortage
Ensuring a strong labour market in a technology driven future, will require the STEM subjects to engage with students. Creating an environment of proactive thought at a young stage is key to success.
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Skills shortage still preoccupying UK business
While inflation and an increase in interest rates have dominated headlines in the UK of late, it has been the tight labour market and growing skills shortages that have been preoccupying the minds of many industry leaders.
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Skills shortage and Brexit 'could have disastrous impact'
UK faces a renewed skills gap crisis. What can be done to mitigate this post-Brexit reality?
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Overseas skills shortage looms over UK hospitality boom
The hospitality industry in the UK is facing staff shortages caused by the nation’s record employment rate causing a job seeker shortage and that Brexit is deterring workers from both Asia and the EU.
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STEM companies look abroad to overcome skills shortage
Almost half of science and engineering businesses in the UK are seeking to recruit skilled staff from overseas because of a crippling shortage of indigenous workers, according to a recent survey.
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Pandemic alters view on shortage migrant skills
The fallout from this year's Covid-19 pandemic has proved a major influence on recommendations from the UK government's Migration Advisory Committee for changes to the Shortage Occupation Lists (SOL).
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Skills shortage as UK vacancies surge
An increasing number of professional vacancies in the UK is not being matched by the number of jobseekers applying for the posts, according to a report from leading jobs board CV-Library.
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Shortage of IT skills ‘holding back UK productivity’
Productivity in UK companies is being restricted by a dire shortage of digital skills in their workforces, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
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‘Take us seriously on migration’ businesses tell ministers
Brexit and immigration uncertainty blamed as the manufacturing industry shows worst skills shortage since 1989. The British Chambers of Commerce and businesses frustrated as they can't attract the right skills.
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Study finds lack of HR planning in workforce upskilling
A new report highlights the need for businesses to plan and invest in human skills to adapt to future automation whilst another indicates automation could fill a Brexit skills shortage.
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UK visa system 'unresponsive to skills shortages'
The UK's largest business organisation is calling for immediate government action - including the introduction of a more responsive immigration system - to tackle the nation's growing skills shortage.
