#skills-shortages

#skills-shortages

The BCC's budget submission focuses on policies to encourage investment, strengthen the workforce, support exports and develop infrastructure. The BCCs top four recommendations are for the Chancellor not to make more taxes on business, alongside reforming business rates and the axing of the windfall tax on oil and gas Labour should prioritise infrastructure investment and approval, including more rail projects, alongside a new runway at Heathrow and continued support for Gatwick and Luton.

Jess McGregor, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, highlighted that many older and disabled individuals depend on international workers for care, stating that cutting off this source without a replacement plan will cause significant concern among families and employers. "Almost a third of direct care workers in the UK are non-British, and cutting this off will worry many, especially considering that the recruitment of these workers has kept the system from faltering."

A new guide has been launched to help careers leaders inspire students to pursue futures in engineering and technology.