The findings go on to show that while 81 percent of workers believe the skills they need to do their job will change over the next five years, from a lot to not very much. A quarter (24 percent) of GB workers are not getting sufficient feedback from their managers or colleagues on the skills they should be learning.
| Published: 31 January 2019
The majority of organisations in the UK (91 percent) struggled to find workers with the right skills over the past 12 months. The Open University Business Barometer, which monitors the skills landscape of the UK, reveals that three in five senior business leaders surveyed (61 percent) report the skills shortage has worsened over the past year.
| Published: 1 August 2018
A survey carried out HR professionals has uncovered a significant concern about Cumbria’s skills shortage and the problems of recruiting staff. Asked what they believed to be the three biggest HR issues facing Cumbria, 65 percent of respondents – representing some of Cumbria’s largest businesses - said that recruitment, or skills shortage was one of their main concerns.
| Published: 15 June 2018
Almost half of north west tech and digital businesses have had to increase wages above typical levels in order to remain competitive, according to research from independent trade association, Manchester Digital. The annual Digital Skills Audit, revealed that 47 percent of companies had to inflate employee wages by an average of 10 percent for technical industry roles.
| Published: 14 April 2018
Regardless of their hiring expectations, 7 in 10 business leaders think they will struggle to find talent with the skills they need next year. In the ideal scenario, candidates would come with the experience and qualifications required, but a higher skills gap means employers may need to invest in training.
| Published: 7 January 2018
Businesses to invest in global infrastructure to combat skills shortage. With nearly six in ten (59 percent) organisations committed to pursuing digitalisation over the next year, the cost of skills to support digital transformation projects is on average 31 percent higher than other IT projects in the UK. Commented Mark Lewis, EVP Products and Development at Interoute.
| Published: 13 September 2017
UK professionals lack the essential skills to perform their roles, and feel woefully unsupported by their employers as they seek to keep pace with the modern workplace. John Yates, Group Director at ILM.
| Published: 10 September 2017
Regional dynamics of the global labour market: skills in demand and tomorrow’s workforce’ is based on an analysis of professional employment markets across 33 global economies, assessing the dynamics at play in each local labour market.
| Published: 1 September 2017
European firms want to grow their cybersecurity teams by at least 15% in the next 12 months, further showing the need for a response to cybersecurity threats. From Rob Norris, VP Head of Enterprise & Cyber Security EMEIA, Fujitsu.
| Published: 14 June 2017
England and Northern Ireland together rank in the bottom four OECD countries for literacy and numeracy among 16-24 year olds; Employers train less and invest less in skills than most other EU countries. UK is sleepwalking into a low-value, low-skills economy post-Brexit. CIPD urges Government to make skills funding available to tackle low skills in the workplace.
| Published: 26 April 2017
