Labour Immobility

The inability for a worker to switch jobs

Why:

• Skills Gaps

• Training/ Educational Gaps

• Confidence

• Experience gaps

2023 ¾ of a million people in the UK participating in degree apprenticships which was double what it was 20 years ago

And over 50% of causes in Construction places were a result of a lack of skill - large reason for a shortage of labour

Geographical immobility

• Family ties

• High costs of property

• Migration controls

• Language barriers

• Access to schools

• Cost of living varying from region to region

Average house prices 500,000 London compared to just under 200,000 Norther East - rising regional difference

Potential policies to improve:

• Rent caps

• Better infrastructure

• Increases in new house buildings and affordable homes