Red tape obstructing overseas hiring

Businesses in London are struggling to hire individuals with the right skills and have called for cuts to red tape to make it easier to employ from abroad.

Figures released by the London Chambers of Commerce revealed that in the past three months, 54% of firms experienced difficulties when they tried to recruit staff. This amount was up from 52% in the last quarter of 2014.

In addition, the survey discovered that skilled manual or technical staff were the most difficult to recruit, followed by professional and managerial staff and clerical workers.