Candidate shortage in construction delays housebuilding
10 January 2014
A shortage of construction workers is delaying housebuilding, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), with 36% of respondents having trouble finding staff.
Fri, 10 Jan 2014 | By Christopher GoodfellowA shortage of construction workers is delaying housebuilding, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), with 36% of respondents having trouble finding staff.
Recruiter.co.uk spoke to one construction recruiter, who echoes RICS’s findings. Andy Nash, manager of construction recruiter Workmates in Reading, says: “The work has picked up and we’ve just experienced our best summer ever. It’s become a fight with other agencies for workers.”
Nash adds he could have place 50 more workers if the candidates were available and that the skill shortages included bricklayers and painters.
Recruiter.co.uk spoke to one construction recruiter, who echoes RICS’s findings. Andy Nash, manager of construction recruiter Workmates in Reading, says: “The work has picked up and we’ve just experienced our best summer ever. It’s become a fight with other agencies for workers.”
Nash adds he could have place 50 more workers if the candidates were available and that the skill shortages included bricklayers and painters.
