Companies with a need for skilled labor have reached agreements with other companies to share staff, provided incentives to employees to recommend others for vacant positions and have even retain staffed who have officially retired.
An article in Prensa.com reports that this is "’.. all due to the shortage of skilled labor that exists in the country’, commented the service manager of Price Waterhouse Coopers, Jaime Bocanegra.
As well as staff with doctors and masters degrees, other skilled labor is also needed, such as truck drivers, mechanics, electricians, masons, painters, and welders, among others.
The national manager of Manpower, Yohana Ycaza said that skilled labor is still a weak point for the country in its attempt to meet the needs of employers. "
Source: Prensa.com
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March 2010
Work permits to foreigners have increased 24.4% in the first two months of 2010.
1.220 permits were issued between January and February 2010, 24,4% more than in the same period of 2009, when 980 permits were granted.
“Jaime Bocanegra, consulting director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, said that companies will pile on the pressure, especially multinational corporations, as there are not enough skilled workers in Panama”.
March 2011
The Panamanian economy continues to grow, demanding more and more professional and technical staff, which the local job market fails to satisfy.
Companies are failing to fill their vacancies, as they lack candidates with the required skills and experience. This situation, far from being resolved, is getting worse, as more transnational companies open office in the country, increasing the demand for skilled workers.
September 2011
Current business needs do not match up with the supply of professionals nationwide.
Lack of public policies encouraging diversification of careers, and the limited interest of students in non-traditional careers are two of the reasons for the low supply of personnel in the country on offer to companies that come looking for laborers.
February 2011
Salvadoran firms require skilled labor, engineers and bilingual accounting professionals.
Marco Penado, general manager of Manpower El Salvador, said that human resources in need by businesses do not match with what the universities are producing.
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