U.K. Wages Rise With Post-Lockdown Scramble for Staff, Poll Says

From bnnbloomberg.ca

U.K. wages are rising as companies scramble to recruit workers to help them recover after the last coronavirus restrictions eased in July, a survey showed. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation, whose jobs report was one of the first to flag labor shortages in the second quarter, counted a near-record numbers of online job adverts posted last week. It was the fourth-highest weekly figure since the start of the pandemic. “Recruiters are working flat out to help find the best people, but there are shortages of workers in almost every sector,” said Kate Shoesmith, deputy chief executive officer of the REC. ... (full story)