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Labour shortages remain a blocker for business potential

Our latest Employment Trends Survey reveals access to skills seen as a threat to UK competitiveness.

12 Oct 2023, 3 min read

Key takeaways

  • More than two-thirds of UK businesses (71%) have been hit by labour shortages in the last 12 months.
  • 77% of businesses believe access to skills threatens the UK’s current labour market competitiveness.
  • Nearly 7 in 10 firms (69%) that responded to the survey are investing in training to upskill current workers to ease skills gaps and labour shortages.

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