Industrial strategy must address manufacturing ‘perfect storm,’ unions and firms say
UNIONS and employers have set out recommendations for the government’s industrial strategy in a joint report published today.
Make UK and the TUC warned that manufacturers faced a “perfect storm” of an ageing workforce with a drop in the new number of apprenticeships.
The sector is also facing occupational ill-health and a lack of digital skills, and the two organisations stressed that a priority should be consultations on plans for a growth and skills levy.
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