Companies’ Hiring Plans Surpass Last Year, but Layoffs Increase: ManpowerGroup CR Director

“Companies’ hiring plans are larger than at this time a year ago, but at the same time, compared to the previous quarter, the number of companies that plan to lay off has increased,” said Jaroslava Rezlerová, director of the ManpowerGroup CR agency.

“The highest optimism is in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors and in information technology. We observe the most pessimism in the public sector and in industry,” she pointed out.

The population is aging and more people are retiring than leaving school

Jaroslava Rezlerová

Of the 525 interviewed employers, 27 percent clearly plan to hire after the New Year, while 22 percent plan to lay off workers. The rest stick to the existing conditions.

Applicants are constantly being rejected. There is a lack of reliable people, companies complain

For example, despite the fact that construction companies are building less, the number of regular employees is maintained, the analysis of the company CEEC Research confirmed.

“Companies in general are clearly betting on lower inflation and forecasts of economic recovery next year. Then it could be difficult to fill vacant positions in time and at the appropriate level. However, the number of vacancies decreased by around a tenth year-on-year,” said Martin Jánský, director of Randstad ČR.

Technicians and craftsmen are most in demand

At the same time, the persistent shortage of people with the knowledge that companies need is confirmed globally. The biggest companies with more than five thousand employees are facing this the most – 67 percent of them report that they cannot find enough suitable applicants in the long term.

Most companies lack employees with technical knowledge, with information and data expertise, and then employees with manufacturing and production skills. Traditionally, craftsmen are not available.

“The population is aging and more people are retiring than leaving school. The economically active population and the number of employees in the Czech Republic are decreasing, but the demand for employees is growing. At the same time, it is becoming more and more difficult to find employees abroad, especially for craft positions,” summarized Rezlerová.

According to her, the ideas of employees and employers about how the organization of work and its remuneration should look are also more divergent.

Applicants are constantly being rejected. There is a lack of reliable people, companies complain

2023-12-13 06:51:57
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