Hiring activity in Taiwan would pick up by double percentage points next quarter, as healthcare, transportation and logistics, as well as industrial material sectors are recruiting staff to meet business needs, a survey by ManpowerGroup, which was released on Tuesday, showed.
The human resources advisory firm’s quarterly employment outlook index indicated there would be an 18 percent increase in hirings in the next three months, as 39 percent of companies voiced plans to hire more workers, while 21 percent intend to reduce staff, and 39 percent would not make any changes, according to the survey.
The survey collected responses from 630 Taiwanese companies.
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Firms at healthcare and life sciences sectors showed the strongest recruitment intention at 43 percent, followed by transport, logistics and automotive sectors at 41 percent, and industrial and material industry at 31 percent, it said.
Lai Yi-wen (賴怡文), managing partner of the professional talent business at ManpowerGroup, said the findings came as little surprise, since the world assigns more importance to healthcare following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The trend explained why workforce demand at healthcare and life sciences sectors spiked 23 percent from three months earlier, Lai said.
Medical facilities generally adopt a proactive approach in developing smart healthcare systens and drugstore chains move to expand their scale, Lai added.
High turnover among frontline workers also contributed to tight demand and employers have to take action beforehand to prevent workforce shortages, the survey showed.
Taiwan’s aging population is driving up workforce demand at long-term care and chronic disease management facilities, ManpowerGroup said, adding that medical institutions have been recruiting professionals.
At the same time, these sectors have made efforts to hire workers with digital solution capabilities in the belief that digital transformation would play an important role in the future of healthcare, it said.
Human recruitment remains active at transport, logistics and automotive sectors — though a bit subdued from the preceding quarter — as demand for domestic and cross-border tourism stays resilient, ManpowerGroup said.
Operators are looking to speed up digital transformation, improve the working environment, battle a persistent lack of workforce and boost operational efficiency, it said.
The latest employment outlook suggests a 20 percent gain from the previous quarter for industrial and materials sectors, it said.
Lai attributed the recruitment need to the government’s social housing projects, as well as local technology and manufacturing firms building plants in Taiwan and overseas.
Additionally, reconstruction works related to the April 3 earthquake in Hualien would create 1,000 job opportunities, Lai said.
People with prior experience in clean room, electronics, mechanics, refrigeration and air-conditioning would be keenly sought after, Lai said.
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