Firms struggling to attract skilled staff in face of cost of living crisis

By Daniel Gayne2022-10-20T06:00:00

Nine in 10 specialists say projects negatively impacted by skilled labour shortage

More than a third of UK construction firms searching for new staff are struggling to find them as workers demand that pay meets rising living costs.

An Autodesk survey of 207 industry professionals showed roughly four in five businesses were actively recruiting to meet their growing contracts book, with 42% saying it would be their biggest investment over the next two years.

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