Most employers plan to hire new staff in Q4: pollStaff writer, with CNAAbout 70 percent of employers in the nation intend to recruit new employees in the fourth quarter of this year, as the local economy seems to be stabilizing amid efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan, the online 1111 Job Bank (1111人力銀行) said last week. Local employment was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the second and third quarters, and hiring was postponed to the fourth quarter, the job bank’s media center head Henry Ho (何啟聖) said. Of the employers who are planning to hire new personnel in the fourth quarter, those in the construction and property sectors seemed the most eager, as the housing market has been showing signs of improving, the survey said. Employers in the information and communications technology industry are looking to hire new workers given the advent of 5G technology in Taiwan, Ho said. However, while demand for new personnel is increasing, 73 percent of employers are worried about finding the right workers for their businesses, the poll said.

Source: Taipei Times October 26, 2020 15:56 UTC