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CBI urges overhaul of skills visa system
The UK's largest business organisation is calling on the government to create an independent body with powers to decide what overseas skills should be on the nation's Shortage Occupation List.
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Construction industry demands continued access to EU skills
Trade bodies in the UK have united to call for a continued flow of EU workers into the country after Brexit. Concerns over a skilled labour shortage coincide with a housing shortage in the UK.
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Skills shortages continue to bedevil AI introduction
A shortage of relevant technological skill is hampering the expansion of AI in the workplace, suggests new research. The poll also found that many do not feel AI threatens their jobs.
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Soaring demand for financial services skills
The UK's financial services are facing a "huge" shortage of talent, exacerbated by a boom in demand in the wake of the pandemic, according to a new survey.
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The new Apprenticeship Levy: Are businesses prepared?
The new Apprenticeship Levy, coming into force in April, aims to fund 3 million additional apprenticeships over the next five years, but is it the answer to the skills shortage and are businesses ready?
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Achtung! UK facing looming shortage of linguists
Employers are increasingly seeking job candidates with foreign language skills at a time when the number of UK school leavers with language qualifications is tumbling, according to a new report.
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Non-EU workers easing skills shortages
The persistent problem of a shortage of applicants for skilled vacancies in the UK has been eased somewhat by an increase in non-EU migrants arriving in the country, according to new research.
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MAC interim immigration report: senior labour analyst at CIPD comments
How to combat the UK skills shortage? Gerwyn Davies, Senior Labour Market Analyst at the CIPD, comments on the Migration Advisory Committee interim report on UK immigration.
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Talent shortage in fintech ‘a global plague’
After a year of unprecedented growth in 2021, last year turned out to be one of consolidation for the fintech industry amid a global downturn in investment, largely due to the knock-on, economic effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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New agency ‘needed to tackle skills shortages’
The government is facing calls from business leaders for the creation of an independent agency with statutory powers to tackle the UK's current and future skills shortage.
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Skills-based hiring
For decades now, obtaining a university degree has been considered by many to be essential to obtain a 'decent' job. But not anymore. Increasingly across the globe, companies large and small are looking to recruit on the basis of individuals' acquired skills, rather than on their academic records.
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Cybersecurity and coding top priorities in tech skills gap
Tech employers welcome effort by government to close technological skills gap. Recent research highlights cybersecurity and coding deficits among the workforce as top concerns among employers.
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UK skills shortages reaching ‘critical levels’
Employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find workers with the correct skillsets and qualifications. Meanwhile, both vacancies and employment levels remain high.
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Brexit sparks fall in foreign skills
A new report reveals a drop in applications from non-EU skilled workers to the UK - and the implications.
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Employers support skills-based post-Brexit immigration system
The majority of employees in the UK support a nationwide skills-based approach to a post-Brexit immigration system, according to a recent survey by the CIPD and the Adecco group.
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Survey shows skills shortages felt in all sectors
No business sector in the UK is now immune from recruitment difficulties and skills shortages, according to a new survey of more than 6,000 companies across the country.
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UK companies fear imminent shortage of skilled workers
Fears grow of a skilled labour shortage in Britain, a report from the CBI they suggest that most British companies are increasingly concerned about where they will find the talent to fill the gap.
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Employers look to existing staff to fill skills shortages
More than two-thirds of businesses in Britain have struggled to find the skilled workers they need this year, according to the 2019 Business Barometer from the Open University.
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Recruiting skills is biggest challenge, says BoE
The extent of the "skills crisis" confronting most sectors of the UK economy has been illustrated by a new survey showing the number of professionals applying for job vacancies dropped by 40% between January-February this year alone.
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Business welcomes skills and SME initiatives
Government initiatives to boost skills and the prospects of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced in the Spring Statement to parliament, won favour among UK business leaders on Thursday.
