Skills shortage tilts balance of power to younger workers

Editor, SMEE, SMEE - June 2, 2021

New Zealand's growing skills shortage due to Covid-19 imposed restrictions on immigration will force companies to suck up the risks associated with upskilling far more junior employees. "As we are already seeing with clients in the hospitality, building and professional services sectors, younger Kiwis are going to find themselves confronting a sharp learning curve with the need to take on more responsibility sooner," says Vinay Iswar, managing director of BetterCo Advisory and Accounting firm...