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Hiring staff more challenging as fuel costs hit commuters

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Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
On the other hand, staff availability has deteriorated at a weaker pace and the rate of increase for starting pay in job vacancies has slowed down in recent months

Neil Carberry, Chief executive of the Recruitment and employment Confederation (ReC), said: "These numbers show a hugely positive jobs market if you are looking for work.

"While the pace of growth has dropped after a stellar first quarter, by any normal measure there are still lots of vacancies out there, offering improved wages."

"For companies, they emphasise again that hiring is a challenge in this market, and getting it right matters. labour supply is still the big issue we have to solve. With over half a million people missing from the jobs market, and demand still growing strongly, this is a big, strategic issue for the UK."

SHRINkING ECoNoMY The Office for National statistics reported that the economy contracted by 0.3% in april after shrinking by 0.1% in March. It is the first time since the start of Covid that the economy contracted for two months in a row. some experts warn that this could be the start of a UK-wide recession as households and businesses continue to be hit by rising fuel and energy prices.

The fuel increases affect everything - commenting on the situation, Kaan hendekli, head of operations at JJ Foodservice said: "every product essentially hits a lorry - whether we deliver or we receive it from suppliers or our suppliers receive it from the manufacturers"

DeMaND FOR sKIlls Our own experience talking to various companies and organisations combined with the data indicates that every sector is struggling in some capacity with skills in...

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