Talent crisis | Debate rumbles on over best solution to worker shortages

The UK is fast approaching the third anniversary of leaving the EU, followed closely by the anniversary (if you can call it that) of the outbreak of Coronavirus – two historic events which occurred within weeks of one another and left a profound effect on the British economy to this day.

One of the many issues that still persists is the talent crisis, with many sectors massively struggling to fill the number of available roles. And it’s a problem that is only getting worse, according to the most recent statistics - the UK unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

And let’s not forget, Christmas is now upon us, and UK-based searches for seasonal jobs are down by 27%, when compared to 2019 results, and 33% below 2018.

Many debates have been had about how to solve the worker shortages blighting the nation, and in the past few days, two opposing schools of thought have been hitting headlines (far from the first time, however).