Over three - quarters of employers stated they have experienced moderate to
extreme skills shortages in the last year and, of these, a fifth labelled them as extreme.
78 % of employers said they had experienced moderate to
extreme skills shortages in accountancy and finance last year, impacting productivity and also contributing to stress in the workplace.
Furthermore, just under 70 % of employers stated that over the past year they have experienced moderate to
extreme skills shortages, and of these, 20 % of them labelled them as extreme.
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Hays also found that 57 per cent of respondents believe the industry suffers from a moderate to
extreme skills shortage due to a lack of training and development.
The 2016 Hays Canada Salary Guide shows that 78 % of construction employers and managers believe the sector suffers from a moderate to
extreme skills shortage, with one - third blaming a lack of training and development, and another third saying fewer people are entering the industry.
Facing the skills shortage head - on While many of the country's construction employers have plans for a strong 2016, the vast majority (78 %) of industry respondents believe the sector suffers from a moderate to
extreme skills shortage that impairs their ability to hire.
Two - thirds (66 %) of banking and financial professionals expect business activity to increase and almost as many (60 %) accounting and finance professionals say there is a moderate to
extreme skills shortage in their function.
Almost two - thirds (60 %) of accounting and finance professionals say there is a moderate to
extreme skills shortage in their function, and more than half expect business activity to increase in 2016.
Not exact matches
The Strategy discusses the development of the workforce, but does not refer to the
extreme gender segregation of the workforce as a problem, which is already creating
skills shortages, as evidenced by a current Formal Investigation by the Equal Opportunities Commission.
Employers in the resource and mining industry have expressed concern over growing
skills shortages, with three quarters (76 %) of employers identifying moderate to
extreme issues around talent gaps.
Additional highlights • 63 per cent of resource and mining employers are not actively hiring new graduates despite reports of a growing
skills shortage • 2016 salary increases for resource and mining professionals are more modest than the previous year, with 21 % reporting no increases compared to eight per cent in the previous year • Almost three quarters (73 %) of oil and gas employees experience moderate to
extreme workplace pressure due to the lack of employees and
skills present • Work from home options, pension / RRSP contributions and flexible work hours are the top - three incentives oil and gas employers want to add in an effort to attract talent About Hays Canada: Hays Specialist Recruitment Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hays plc, which has been at the forefront of the global recruitment industry for over thirty - five years.
A massive 98 % of employers say they have experienced
skills shortages in the past year, and over three - quarters say they have faced moderate to
extreme shortages.