Why the UK is experiencing a labour crisis
EP216 | Current labour market challenges and how to differentiate your agency - Dave talks to Kevin Green 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UBwnXkIwi9Z3mYOK2K15p?si=xf0CEkkOR0uLQUO0uF6vww 📖 https://wave-rs.co.uk/blog/dave-talks-to-kevin-green/ --- Brexit and COVID certainly played their part in driving the shortages in the labour market but they exacerbated a deep-seated problem that already existed. The UK was already experiencing a tight labour market going into the pandemic, largely due to higher sickness rates, people retiring early, and people studying, plus not enough people learning certain skills. Podcast guest Kevin Green doesn’t beat around the bush when he says, “it is a fundamental crisis,” remarking that over his entire career there have never been more vacancies than unemployed people - until recently.
