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I'm sorry to hear that but keep in mind the job market is very different from one location to another and from one sector to another. The BBC is talking about
by benou 5y ago
I'm sorry to hear that but keep in mind the job market is very different from one location to another and from one sector to another.
The BBC is talking about truck drivers in the UK and it is hardly a surprise: UK used to rely heavily on eastern Europe workers in that area, and they vote (Brexit) to prevent exactly that. They got what they asked for.
If anything, we can complain that the BBC article title is too general and not precise enough, but your particular experience does not necessarily match the experience elsewhere
- pydry 5y agoThe BBC has for a long long time been more sensitive to the concerns of employers and investors rather than employees or the unemployed. This has mostly been as a result of aping the trends followed by the rest of the private media in the UK since the 1970s. They already had a business section and even rolled out a new capital section a few years ago. No word yet on when theyll get a section dedicated to worker news.
- loopz 5y agoWhy wouldn't they? Workers are generally not allowed to talk about specifics of work to media.
- switch007 5y agoI think that’s a really poor excuse. People can discuss anonymously and about recent prior jobs (being slightly less bound by contractual gagging, or under less threat of being sued) Journalists can apply for jobs and do an exposé too.
- loopz 5y agoThe sources will be criticized for being anonymous or ousted. Some journalists cover workplace too. However, corporate tactics optimize away most of what is possible in that regard. All for a public who can't give a damn (gimme the cheapest).
- bko 5y agoIn a market economy there is no such thing as a "shortage" of workers. You just don't want to meet the market price of the workers with that skill set. You could imagine a widget factory whose economics rely on paying employees < X. And if the market rate for those workers is > X, it doesn't mean there's a "shortage" of workers, but the workers demand a wage that makes your work unprofitable. The fact is a lot of people are paid not to work through generous covid-related safety net measures. That are supply of workers has been restricted through immigration policies. But it's not a shortage.
- honkdaddy 5y agoWhat would you call it if we had 5 positions at the widget factory, but only 4 prospective employees looking for work? Wouldn't that constitute a worker shortage, as no matter how high I make my wages as a widget foreman, there are still less workers than there are open positions? Or is that not something that could really happen outside of a textbook problem?
- bulletsvshumans 5y agoAdvertise a higher than expected wage, and you will see more people coming out of the woodwork.
- Retric 5y agoOffer people enough money and they will move. Offer even more and they will train specifically to do the job. Jobs that require lots of training can have short term global shortages of skilled workers. But, that quickly self corrects as long as salaries increase.
- sundaeofshock 5y agoThat does not necessarily follow. It’s very difficult to put food on the table while going to school in hopes of landing a job in a new field. Pay living wages and provide paid, on-the-job training. That will get prospective employees through the door.
- dazc 5y agoThe shortage of lorry drivers in the USA is caused by Brexit too then? I think you have fallen victim to journalism?
- bserge 5y agoYeah, I get it, I just keep reading these "there are no workers" articles and scratching my head. Ironically, I work in delivery now heh