Firms facing post-Brexit, post-Covid recruitment crisis ‘across the board’
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The majority of companies in the manufacturing and services sectors are reporting near record-high problems with recruiting enough staff, according to a new survey. Everyone is looking for people.” Jane Gratton, of the British Chambers of Commerce, called for more targeted post-Brexit immigration measures to help companies find enough workers. “If action is not taken to address the mounting problems revealed by these data, then businesses will also face extreme difficulty in meeting demand and consumers will see further reductions in the goods and services available to them as we progress into winter.” The warnings over the manufacturing and services industry comes after care sector bosses in England said that they are struggling to recruit and retain staff.
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