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Skills shortage a bigger issue than Brexit, say Channel Islands firms

February 28, 2018
in Guernsey, Jersey
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Businesses in the Channel Islands say a shortage of skilled staff is a bigger issue for them than Brexit.

That’s the finding of research carried out by accountancy firm Moore Stephens. They surveyed owner-managed businesses in the Channel Islands with half considering a shortage of skilled staff as a key concern, compared to 41% of businesses in the United Kingdom.

Moore Stephens’ 2018 Owner Managed Business report found that similar concerns were voiced by businesses in the Channel Islands and the UK, the respondents differed as to what their bigger concerns were. In the UK, the main worry for owner-managed businesses was Brexit, but in the Channel Islands the availability of skilled workers was their priority topic.

Phillip Callow, Managing Director at Moore Stephens Audit & Assurance, said: “The focus of CI businesses on skills could be down to it being more challenging for the Channel Islands to bring skilled professionals to the islands or to train our own. Of course, this situation could also become even more difficult post-Brexit.”

Despite 60% of UK and Channel Island respondents being confident in the general outlook for 2018, a high number (78% in UK and 75% in Channel Islands) were concerned about the strength of the UK economy in 2018.

Phillip added: “Our report shows confidence is lacking around the stability of the UK economy, which in itself brings uncertainty. OMBs need certainty to be able to develop their business and will be hit harder if the economy suffers once the UK leaves the European Union.”

“This uncertainty could be the reason why only 20% of Channel Island OMBs are planning to invest in new technology or IT systems. This shows that issues surrounding Brexit and business are not isolated; they have knock-on effects. These figures give a voice to smaller businesses that might not otherwise be heard – if we would like to continue to support our economy we should support Channel Island owner-managed businesses to alleviate the shortages in skilled staff as this is clearly more of a concern than Brexit.”

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