Demand for migrant workers has risen in the UK labour market throughout this past year with two thirds coming from within the European Union.
45% of British firms are finding vacant positions hard to fill, and as a result are turning to recruit workers from overseas. This is likely to continue as the skills gap will not be closed quickly.
17% of companies aim to recruit migrant workers in the third quarter of 2010. Welders, bench joiners CNC operators remain in demand.
In the past three months 21% of employers recruited migrant workers, but many of these were for seasonal jobs that Brits don’t want to do.
Of the 10% of companies that plan to offshore UK jobs. 65% propose to offshore to India, 36% to China and 29% to eastern Europe, presenting a longer term threat because once the jobs are gone they are very unlikely to return.
Author: Graeme King
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