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Problems for employers in recruiting and retaining staff

By TJ (11-06-2007)
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The CIPD’s Recruitment, Retention and Turnover Survey found that nearly eight of out ten employers struggled to recruit and retain staff in 2006, compared with nearly seven out of ten in 2005.  But the research also shows that recruiting from overseas, targeting migrant workers, training existing staff, flexible working and better use of employer brand will help UK employers tackle these problems.

Key reasons for recruitment difficulties are lack of necessary specialist skills (65%), followed by higher pay expectations (46%) and insufficient experience (37%).

73% of organisations still engage recruitment agency services to help fill job vacancies, although 76% indicated this increases the cost of recruitment considerably.

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