Hiring and keeping skilled staff emerges as major risk facing Irish firms

Survey of 75 finance chiefs found only a third of Irish financial chiefs projected revenues would increase in the next 12 months

'It’s clear from the survey findings that retaining and attracting the right, skilled talent is the biggest challenge for organisations now, despite a tightening in recruitment.'

Keeping and hiring skilled staff is as big a risk facing Irish firms as inflation, according to a survey of finance chiefs here. 

The latest Deloitte Ireland survey found only a third of Irish financial chiefs, or CFOs, projected revenues would increase in the next 12 months, a much lower share than in the previous survey earlier this year, reflecting the economic shock as business costs soar and interest rates rise.