Many European companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are facing labor and skill shortages, particularly in roles requiring vocational training qualifications. This shortage has become a significant challenge across various sectors, affecting businesses in numerous countries.
Despite efforts to recruit from abroad, such as within the EU or from non-EU countries, the proportion of companies hiring foreign workers remains relatively small. Challenges in recruiting from abroad include language barriers and administrative obstacles.
The European Commission has proposed measures to address these issues, including making it easier to recognize professional qualifications and creating an EU Talent Pool to match European companies with non-EU jobseekers. Additionally, there are efforts to review rules to facilitate the movement of third-country nationals within the EU.
BusinessEurope, a confederation of industry associations in Europe, sees economic migration as a solution to labor and skills shortages and supports initiatives to increase worker mobility within the EU and attract skilled workers from outside the EU.
Overall, while labor and skill shortages persist, there are ongoing efforts at both the EU and industry levels to address these challenges and improve worker mobility across Europe.
https://www.thelocal.dk/20231204/why-few-companies-in-europe-are-hiring-workers-from-abroad-despite-shortages
3 comments:
Outside migration is always talked about, but I feel like very few countries have actually implemented any policies regarding it. I wonder if things will start changing in the next few years as labor shortages increase even more.
How effective have the European Commission's proposed measures been in alleviating labor and skill shortages in SMEs?
This is really interesting because I studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain last semester and I had zero success in finding a job while I was out there. The labor market is very very tight in these European countries especially those that have migrants from nearby countries.
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