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Skills shortages across Central and Eastern Europe mean that recruitment is a key challenge for HR professionals in 2018. But many are spending their time bogged down by low-value tasks.

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Skills shortages across Central and Eastern Europe mean that recruitment is a key challenge for HR professionals in 2018. But many are spending their time bogged down by low-value tasks.

One of the top challenges for HR and payroll professionals across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the year ahead will be finding and nurturing the necessary talent to ensure the success of the business. This was identified in recent research by Harvard Business Review (HBR), sponsored by TMF Group, on trends and developments in the market.

The problem in the region is that birth rates are low and emigration levels are high, which has led to labour shortages and wage inflation.

Unsurprisingly then, in Poland, the HBR research found that a key focus for managers this year will be recruitment (41% of those questioned). For CEE executives, it is all about building a strong employer brand (40%). The aim here is to make their organisations more attractive in order to woo local

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