"In reviewing the last two years, almost half (47%) of LMO employers felt that they had been prevented from creating new roles over and above existing levels. Among those employers, the main reasons include access to finance (54%) and skill shortages (21%)."
The quarterly Labour Market Outlook aims to offer an early indication of future changes to the labour market around recruitment, redundancy, migration and pay intentions.
The immediate jobs outlook has turned positive for the first time in more than a year, driven largely by a decrease in redundancy intentions.
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Gerwyn DaviesPublic Policy Adviser
Explores the fast-changing world of work and emerging challenges for individuals, employers and policy-makers.
This quarter’s focus section investigates the progress that private and voluntary sector employers are making ahead of the introduction of the auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme next year.
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