The story of Nishant Raj, Industry 4.0 lead at a global manufacturer, clearly shows that the miscommunication between government and industry over work visas needs to be addressed if the UK is to ever going to solve its skills gap.
Many companies are unclear as to whether they have to provide potential new employees with work visas or whether the government does – image courtesy of Depositphotos. According to a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) report, 81% of manufacturing firms said they had difficulties recruiting the right staff in the last quarter of 2018. The…
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