Shortage of Skilled Engineers in the UK
The UK has been facing significant skilled manual and technical labour shortages, with unemployment currently at 4%, affecting 2.6 million people. British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) showed 71% of businesses in the services sector are finding it difficult to hire the right workers - the highest figure on record, with bigger UK businesses saying that unemployment has reached ‘critical levels’. There are a variety of factors that contribute to this, with analysts suggesting the
