The contingent army: Employers failing to up-skills vital workforce

4 Nov 2019

The contingent army: Employers failing to up-skill vital workforce

84% of UK employers use contingent workers, and 35% anticipate they will rely on them more in the next 3-5 years Yet a quarter (24%) of employers say training for contingent workers is ineffective And a fifth (20%) of UK employers don’t carry out any training with this workforce  

3^rd September 2019: New research published today by City & Guilds Group, the leading global skills organisation, reveals that employers across the UK are overlooking the training needs of a vital segment of their workforce by failing to provide contingent workers with adequate learning and development opportunities.