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Stuck in low-gear | Why employers cannot assume talent will wait

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Dither and delay, and risk losing the talent that could transform your business. Recruit now, and swallow rising employment costs.

It’s a quandary for many employers in what the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor calls a “low-gear labour market”. But while businesses wait for certainty, talented people won’t, so is holding back the costliest option of all?

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