Large retailers are trying to solve the problem of staff shortages by introducing labor automation technologies.
In Russia, retail chains are facing the worst staffing shortage in 20 years. This was said by the head of the presidium of the Association of Retail Trade Companies (AKKORT), Igor Karavaev, The Moscow Times wrote.
“The number of vacancies in grocery chains has grown by almost 60% since 2022, in the drogerie segment (small stores of non-food products), clothing and shoes – more than 50%, in the home goods market and electronics – more than 40% At the same time, the increase in the number of resumes did not reach 5%, “said Karavaev.
He added that large retailers are trying to solve the problem of staff shortages by introducing labor automation technologies.
“But it helps only partially According to our estimates, the high demand for retail personnel will continue in the medium term,” admitted Karavaev.
According to a joint study conducted in May by the Rabota.ru service and the online platform Podrabotka, more than half (56%) of Russians regularly work overtime, another 32% do it rarely , but faced this problem, and only 12% of the workers were deprived of it.
The survey showed that employees of the transport and logistics sector (71%), workers of various industries and the agricultural sector (59%) are the most employed. Among retail representatives, 54% of employees regularly work overtime, and 32% do so, but rarely.
According to Rosstat, in April the unemployment rate in Russia fell to a new historical low of 2.6%. As noted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the low level of unemployment is accompanied by a lack of personnel in the labor market.
As the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina, said, “the situation with personnel is really acute, especially in areas that have already exceeded the pre-crisis level.”
It was previously reported that the Russian economy is facing problems. Russian analysts started talking about the stagnation of industrial production and investment in the Russian Federation. In addition, exports continue to decline, and profitability in most industries is falling.
We remind you that the IMF predicts a significant economic decline for Russia within five years.
Source: korrespondent
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