Nearly half of workers feel they are being under-used, a survey by multi-sector recruiter Randstad has shown.

While 44% of workers feel their skills are not being utilised, 38% of UK organisations believe skills shortages are having a negative impact on the performance of the company.

Chief executive of Randstad UK, Mark Bull, says: “Organisations should create a roadmap from current to future skill requirements, and must be clear about which talent pools they will target to supply new capabilities – they may need to invest in up-skilling current employees, use their influence to support education, or tap into the increasing number of people that want to work on a freelance or temporary basis, rather than commit themselves to one employer.”