Recruitment remains an ‘ongoing challenge’ for firms in Shropshire and mid-Wales, preventing many from fulfilling existing orders and holding them back from expansion, business chiefs said this week.
The latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook , a survey of more than 5,000 UK firms of all sectors and sizes by the British Chambers of Commerce , revealed businesses are facing record high difficulties in hiring new staff. The first quarter results for 2023 show that recruitment difficulties have fallen just two percentage points from the record high level of 82 per cent in Q4 2022.
Paul Butterworth, Interim CEO of Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid, which supports businesses in Powys, said: “This latest survey shows recruitment remains an ongoing challenge for businesses. Investment in training remains low due to overall cost pressures. “We need to see the commitments made in the Spring Statement regarding employment and enterprise propelled into action so that employers can respond to skills and labour gaps in their businesses and look ahead to growth.”
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