Business Challenges Covid 19 & the ongoing effects of Brexit have created several very challenging years for Kildare Businesses. With this in mind, our survey asked ‘What is the biggest challenge facing your business over the next 12 months?’ 51% of businesses said that staff retention & recruitment is the biggest challenge facing them. Covid 19 has fundamentally changed the rules around employment. We are living through the age of the Great Resignation. According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, the months of April to June 2021 saw 11.5m employees quit their jobs, and this trend is being replicated around the world including here in Kildare. We have seen our businesses trying to grapple with this, by introducing a number of measures including flexible working, revised benefits, mental health resources, access to training and development, improved communication and diversity policies.
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