In Ukraine, the acute personnel hunger, which is most felt in the segment of skilled workers and professionals with higher education, is ongoing. According to the State Employment Service, these categories of specialists have become the most scarce in the labor market. The problem is that their preparation requires considerable resources - both financial and time - while the market requires rapid replenishment.
About 230,000 ads are published on a single vacancy portal daily. These data indicate a steadily high demand for employees in four main categories: trade and services, skilled workers, professionals with higher education and unskilled workers.
Most often they are looking for sellers, administrators, chefs, barists and waiters. The high turnover of staff in this area forces businesses to continuously look for new workers. Hotels, restaurants, stores and sales services remain active players in the labor market.
Drivers, locksmiths, electricians, equipment, seamstresses - all these specialists are needed, but they are not enough. Even despite the availability of staff base, compliance with qualification requirements often becomes a stumbling block. The market requires precisely prepared workers, not those who are ready to learn "on the go".
A serious deficit is observed among accountants, engineers, doctors, teachers and technologists. They are not enough not only in the public but also in the private sector, especially in the regions. Preparation of such personnel is a long and expensive process, so demand for them often exceeds supply.
The demand for loaders, cleaners, utility workers and storekeepers is maintained consistently high. But the low level of remuneration restrains the influx of those who want, even despite the simplicity of entry into the profession.
The State Employment Service emphasizes that employers should invest in training independently or in cooperation with educational institutions. Instead, search engines are advised to pay attention to promising technical and medical specialties, because they guarantee stable employment in the coming years.
The Verkhovna Rada in the first reading approved the Bill No. 9510, which should strengthen the protection of employees in the event of a salary delay. The document provides for a system of fines for employers, the right of an employee to suspend work on debt and compensation mechanisms, even in the case of bankruptcy of the company. The adoption of this law can have a positive effect on the trust in the labor market by employees.
