15 percent of companies make less than they actually could due to chronic staff shortages
The staff shortage in our country is so acute that 15 percent of companies produce less than they could. This is especially the case with small companies, according to research. Two-thirds of all entrepreneurs in our country are dealing with a staff shortage.
The staff shortage is most prevalent in large companies - 72 percent of large companies are struggling with this. In medium-sized companies it is a problem for 67 percent, in small companies 61 percent of entrepreneurs have a staff shortage.
This is reported by Statistics Netherlands based on its economic survey. This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Institute for Construction and employers' organisations MKB-Nederland and VNO-NCW.
Companies are taking various measures to solve the staff shortage. The most commonly used means: attracting new staff with a higher salary than someone can earn at the competition.
Also popular is automating work that is currently still done by people. Or bringing in (even more) staff from abroad.
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That doesn't help enough. And so companies are forced to run less production than they could if they had enough staff. One in five entrepreneurs in small businesses does this. In medium-sized and large companies, this happens somewhat less often. Nevertheless, even there, about one in eight companies takes this forced decision.
For constructionThe shortage of personnel is particularly prevalent in construction. No less than 80 percent of entrepreneurs are affected by the tight labor market. One in three construction entrepreneurs is building less due to a shortage of hands for all the jobs that are available.
There is also a dire shortage of staff in the hospitality industry. In the video below you can see what creative solutions have been devised:
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