Businesses Must Take Action Now If They Are to Avoid a Skills Crisis

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The need to meet the demand for skills and talent in the IT sector ensures that there will always be a marketplace for specialist talent, says Huw Pryce, director of information Technology, Hays Wales SOUTH Wales has recently enjoyed a reputation of being one of the UK's leading technology centres with many pioneering projects coming online. Generally the workforce in South Wales in IT seems to demonstrate greater employer loyalty than in other parts of the UK. Companies in South Wales tend to enjoy excellent staff retention and low staff attrition rates.

This is something that the businesses in the local area pride themselves on and is based on a number of factors - excellent staff development and investment programmes, good work/life balance, and less fierce competition compared to other IT hot spots in the UK.

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Businesses Must Take Action Now If They Are to Avoid a Skills Crisis

However, following the recent recession, parameters have changed. Some larger companies are reducing their hiring requirements and assessing their sourcin...

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