Businesses refusing to hire young people over reliability concerns, survey reveals
Manufacturing companies in Shropshire are refusing to hire young people because of growing concerns over their reliability, it has been revealed.
Some businesses are having so much trouble with interview ‘no-shows’, or young staff failing to complete their first week in a job, that they are adopting policies of no longer seeking to recruit anyone under the age of 21.
This is one of many powerful findings from the latest quarterly economic survey carried out by Shropshire Chamber of Commerce.
The report, which covers the period between April and June this year, looks at a range of areas including cashflow, profitability, investment, confidence, skills and recruitment, and international trade.
And businesses have not pulled their punches when talking about some of the frustrations which are currently holding them back.
