{"id":52260,"date":"2022-08-01T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T01:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.outsourceaccelerator.com\/?p=52260"},"modified":"2022-07-29T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:06:01","slug":"78-of-businesses-in-emea-are-understaffed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.outsourceaccelerator.com\/78-of-businesses-in-emea-are-understaffed\/","title":{"rendered":"78% of businesses in EMEA are understaffed"},"content":{"rendered":"
About 78% of businesses in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) admitted to being understaffed, according to the digital frontline workplace platform WorkJam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In WorkJam\u2019s latest survey, almost half of participating EMEA leaders (46%) said that they have been understaffed for five to six months already, while, 36% have been understaffed for three to four months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to the surveyed executives, the staff shortages are impacting their day-to-day performance. About 48% even admitted to losing customers due to the lack of employees.<\/span><\/p>\n WorkJam Managing Director for EMEA Mark Williams said that the survey results put the current global recruitment crisis into context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He noted that employers have to find solutions that will aid talent recruitment and retention without necessitating a price hike in the middle of the cost-of-living crisis in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAccording to our research, a quarter of businesses have already had to raise their prices. But this carries the risk of further deterring customers. It’s a difficult balance to strike,\u201d Williams added.<\/span><\/p>\n WorkJam\u2019s study also revealed that the most commonly cited reason for leaving among employees include long work hours and lack of flexibility in their position.<\/span><\/p>\n Other reasons such as diversity and inclusion issues (16%), dissatisfaction with salary (14%), and dissatisfaction with benefits (10%) were also cited.<\/span><\/p>\n