UK Labour Shortages Could Last 2 Years: Business Group

The CBI is urging the government to take urgent action to tackle the shortage of workers, warning that labour supply problems could last up to two years. Undated file photo. Peter Byrne/PA

The UK could suffer two more years of labour shortages due to the twin effects of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic and Brexit, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned.

“Labour shortages are biting right across the economy,” said Tony Danker, the CBI’s director-general. “These shortages are already affecting business operations and will have a negative impact on the UK’s economic recovery.”