Soundbites

18-Feb-2009

Claire Brennan

Branch manager — Barrow, Morson International

“Employers should ensure they have searched for the best possible indigenous labour but may find a need to go externally when they have exhausted their search. This sends a positive message to their core workers that there is scope for promotion and ensures the local economy is sustained. There is a major skills gap in labour and this is being addressed by more apprenticeships and graduate training. We put forward the best possible person with the highest skills to fulfil that role and do not differentiate against candidates.”

Fiona Eite

Director, Driver Hire & dh Recruitment Aberdeen

“All employers should be fair, not discriminate and, where possible, aim to employ workers that live in the local community, whatever their nationality. It should always be about the ‘right person for the job’. There are times when skill shortages locally do not allow for this and workers are required from elsewhere in the UK or further afield. However, we do need to consider our current job market in the UK and ensure that we are doing all we can to find work for British workers. The real issue is ensuring that British workers have the right skills, training and attitudes required to do the jobs available — especially during the current economic climate.”

 

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