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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 10 September 2021 - 12.5% of businesses are short of staff
Description: "Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, believes that there are up to two million people who are eligible to find employment who, basically choose not to. In a speech yesterday, Bailey called upon those who are considering their options, to reconsider their choices and re-join the workforce at the earliest opportunity.
Coupled with the withdrawal of the furlough payment by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the next few weeks, an overall lack of workers is beginning to hamper the recovery.
Bailey commented that the latest data he has seen for payments and mobility suggest that the recovery is...