Welsh firms are more confident than ever, plan to bring more staff on board

Welsh businesses are extremely confident about their future and plan to either retain or increase their workforce over the course of the year, new market research carried out by the South Wales Chamber of Commerce has revealed.

The survey suggests that 95 per cent of respondents planned to keep their current staff levels or take on additional staff over the next three months, which is the highest percentage reported for seven years.

Nevertheless, 53 per cent of businesses said they had experienced difficulties recruiting over the previous three months.

Graham Morgan, director at the South Wales Chamber of Commerce, said: "Despite many looking to recruit over the coming months, businesses are reporting growing pressures in recruiting for certain roles.

"Engineering and ICT (internet and communications technology) skills are, as always, in short supply, but we are also having reports of gaps in middle management and marketing as well.

"With access to superfast broadband and better digital connectivity, we anticipate that ICT and social media skills will be of even greater importance over the next year."

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