Manpower: 45% of Polish employers have trouble finding workers

Nearly half (45 percent) of Polish employers have trouble finding new employees, according to a study done by Manpower. This is the highest rate in six years and first instance when this figure is higher than the global one (40 percent). This puts Poland in 18th spot out of 43 covered by the study. Globally, the highest percentage of employers who claim that they can’t fill vacancies is Japan (86 percent), followed by Taiwan (73 percent) and Romania (72 percent). “Outdated forms of recruitment are not bringing results. It’s time to seek out new methods. This makes HR departments a key structure when it comes to building company strategies. The best organizations know this, which is why we’ve seen a marked rise in the number of businesses focusing on training and development to fill talent gaps. We expect to see this number grow. That’s why we support companies and individuals to nurture learnability – the desire and ability to learn new skills to be employable for the long-term,” said Jonas Prising, CEO of Manpower Group. The sectors in which it is hardest to find new workers include qualified manual labor, drivers and engineers.