Although a high proportion of UK workers worry they won’t be able to cope with jobs past 70* new research suggests they will come under increasing pressure to stay in their posts. It carries a warning that businesses face a brain drain of experienced talent ad a wave of such employees retire, particularly in retail and manufacturing. four in five (81%) UK managers say most technical expertise sits with older employees, making their nearing departure a critical risk to business continuity. And skills shortages are already hitting productivity, with almost there quarters (72%) of managers say that gaps in expertise are reducing their team’s efficiency.
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