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A leading business group is urging the Government to take urgent action to tackle the staff shortages, warning that labour supply problems could last up to two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CBI said there is growing evidence of staff shortages, which are continuing to disrupt firms as they battle to recover from the impact of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-general Tony Danker said the challenge extends beyond a lack of HGV lorry drivers, which is hitting supplies of goods to supermarkets, pubs and other businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called on ministers to marry skills policies to roles with the highest unfilled vacancies, add greater flexibility to the apprenticeship levy and use their \u201cimmigration levers\u201d to alleviate short-term pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CBI said standing firm and waiting for shortages to solve themselves is not the way to run an economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Danker said labour shortages are biting\u202facross\u202fthe economy, adding: \u201cWhile the CBI and other economists still predict growth returning to pre-pandemic levels later this year, furlough ending is not the panacea some people think will magically fill labour supply gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThese shortages are already affecting business operations and will have a negative impact on the UK\u2019s economic recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOther European countries are also experiencing staffing shortages as their economies bounce back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the UK, many overseas workers left during the pandemic, affecting sectors including hospitality, logistics and food processing, and new immigration rules make replacing those who left more complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Government\u2019s ambition that the UK economy should become more high-skilled and productive is right, but implying that this can be achieved overnight is simply wrong, and a refusal to deploy temporary and targeted interventions to enable economic recovery is self-defeating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe CBI has\u202fheard from companies\u202factively cutting capacity\u202fbecause they can\u2019t meet demand, like the hoteliers limiting the number of bookable rooms because they don\u2019t have enough housekeeping staff and can\u2019t get linen laundered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMeanwhile, some restaurant owners have had to choose between lunchtime and evening services when trying to make the most of summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also visible\u202fto consumers\u202fwhen\u202flead-in times for purchases like kitchens or furniture double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmployers back existing Government schemes to get people back into work, and businesses are already spending significant amounts on training, but that takes time to yield results, and some members suggest it could take two years rather than a couple of months for labour shortages to be fully eliminated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GMB union general secretary Gary Smith said: \u201cWe are paying the price for years of cost-cutting and austerity on workers\u2019 pay and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead of easing the labour market crisis, a furlough cliff-edge risks choking a recovery before it even begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe lessons of the last decade must be learned \u2013 you can\u2019t cut your way out of a crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to end Britain\u2019s race to the bottom on pay and conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Government spokesman said: \u201cWe are closely monitoring labour supply and working with sector leaders to understand how we can best ease particular pinch points. Similar challenges are being faced by other countries around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to see employers make long-term investments in the UK domestic workforce instead of relying on labour from abroad. Our Plan for Jobs is helping people across the country retrain, build new skills and get back into work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Government encourages all sectors to make employment more attractive to UK domestic workers through offering training, careers options, wage increases and investment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Shropshire Star<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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