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Salaries, inevitably, reflect demand with significant pay increases for the most sought-after. For example, cyber-security information analysts and engineers have enjoyed some of the biggest rises at 10 per cent and 8.4 per cent respectively. In the construction and property sector in particular, a high churn of workers is a historic issue which continues to impact on the industry. Nicholas McVeigh-Crabbe,
Director at BBR Services, a construction and home- builder sector recruitment company which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, points out that this can have an effect on the quality of the workforce. He explains: “Unfortunately,
the construction industry’s reputation for high turnover can be self-perpetuating and, in some cases, attract employees who aren’t as dedicated and loyal as an employer requires. “However, zero hours
contracts will often benefit
The construction industry continues to suffer from a high churn rate of workers
seen this impact on construction or property, the key industries where we operate. “Naturally there will be a reduction in the number of European workers coming to the UK when we leave the EU. However, this will hopefully be replaced by migrants from other parts of the world and a motivated British population looking for a new role.”
Other studies, however,
individuals who want the flexibility to work when it’s suitable. “The challenge for the
construction sector is to balance and successfully market the opportunity of long-term careers for motivated people and shorter-term positions that suit job seekers looking for flexible employment.”
On the
question of the impact of Brexit, McVeigh- Crabb adds: “There may be more
media gloom about it, but as a company we haven’t
take a slightly less bullish view of the current jobs environment. The HIS Markit UK Report on Jobs in Scotland, provided by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), points out that its latest data shows that the number of people placed in permanent job roles increased at the slowest pace since March 2017. It says: “Concurrently,
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