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Re:Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Gen... by stuaxo on Monday March 07, 2016 @08:15AM (#11238666)
Hm, not fully convinced about the skills shortage in the UK ?

There is a shortage of jobs, which things like workfare don't help with (if there is a job, just employ these people).

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Re:Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Gen... by cmdkeen on Monday March 07, 2016 @08:25AM (#11238707)
The FT tweeted this chart recently - https://twitter.com/ftdata/status/705059490765348864

It's clearly for the job market overall, there will be variation within sectors. Given over 2 million private sector jobs have been created over the past few years while the public sector has shed jobs I doubt workfare is involved.

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Re:Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Gen... by crdoconnor on Monday March 07, 2016 @08:38AM (#11238748)
There's always a 'skills shortage' for employers who see an opportunity to undercut their current workforce somehow.
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Re:Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Gen... by Pxtl on Monday March 07, 2016 @11:06AM (#11239593)
Exactly. I'll believe in a "skills shortage" when competition for employees drives wages up.
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