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Lifting restrictions has led to soaring employer confidence in hiring, yet bosses are struggling to find candidates. Between April and June, confidence levels in relation to hiring were at an unprecedented net level of +33. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s JobsOutlook survey also recorded business confidence at a net +17, the second rolling quarter in a row where the barometer had been in positive territory. Not only this, but employers expect their confidence to continue to grow, with just under half (48 percent) expecting confidence in investment decisions to get better. Alongside this, half (48 percent) also agree that the economic landscape is getting better, as the country emerges from lockdown restrictions. Despite this optimism, employers are still struggling to find suitable candidates. The survey found that in June, almost a third (33 percent) of employers struggled to hire staff on the grounds that workers are reluctant to change jobs, and over a quarter attributed it to their inability to offer a competitive salary. Kate Shoesmith, Deputy CEO of the REC, said: A number of factors including the ‘pingdemic’ are causing serious staff shortages now. Many hirers are seeing workers feel understandably more cautious about changing jobs after such
