{"id":518174,"date":"2021-09-03T07:38:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T05:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=518174"},"modified":"2021-09-03T07:38:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T05:38:17","slug":"the-uk-is-desperate-for-these-types-of-job-skills-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/518174\/the-uk-is-desperate-for-these-types-of-job-skills-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK is desperate for these types of job skills right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The war for talent in the UK shows little sign of abating, with employers adding almost 200,000 job adverts in the last week of August.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to a survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which found there were almost 1.7 million \u201cactive\u201d vacancies registered online.<\/p>\n

Dispensing opticians, driving instructors and vehicle mechanics were in increasing demand.<\/p>\n

Acute staff shortages are forcing many firms to raise wages and disrupting supply chains.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s fueling concerns about both inflation and the sustainability of the economic recovery.<\/p>\n

The number of vacancies advertised in the last five weeks rose to the highest since December last year, according to the REC report.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDemand for workers remains very high across the economy and shows no signs of weakening,\u201d said REC Chief Executive Neil Carberry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith businesses in the particularly squeezed food, logistics and hospitality sectors starting to gear up for Christmas, the months ahead could be difficult – even with a large number of people coming off furlough in August and September.\u201d<\/p>\n

Six out of the top 10 locations for new job postings were in Scotland as the country opened up further.<\/p>\n

Sunderland in northeast England and many parts of Northern Ireland saw a decline.<\/p>\n

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Read: SARS is going after taxpayers with these assets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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