Surviving Skills Shortages

The shortage of skilled labor has led Panamanian companies to get creative when recruiting staff.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Companies with a need for skilled labor have reached agreements with other companies to share staff, provided incentives to employees to recommend others for vacant positions and have even retain staffed who have officially retired.

An article in Prensa.com reports that this is "’.. all due to the shortage of skilled labor that exists in the country’, commented the service manager of Price Waterhouse Coopers, Jaime Bocanegra.

As well as staff with doctors and masters degrees, other skilled labor is also needed, such as truck drivers, mechanics, electricians, masons, painters, and welders, among others.

The national manager of Manpower, Yohana Ycaza said that skilled labor is still a weak point for the country in its attempt to meet the needs of employers. "

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