Nearly 50% of multinationals expect to increase staff next year

[Steve]

Nearly half of the multinationals operating here expect to increase staff in the next 12 months, while 13% of firms surveyed expected to decrease their employment numbers.

However, 52% of multinationals say their growth plans are being hindered by a lack of suitable skills, in a survey of companies from the Irish Management Institute and National Irish Bank.

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