Séamus McGuinness|Luis Pérez Ortiz
Skill gaps in the workplace: measurement, determinants and impacts
Economic and Social Research Institute|Economic and Social Research Institute
abstract optimal training decisions require employers accurate information workers training needs however little known regard key factors determining accurate transmission worker training requirements using one linked employeremployee surveys world 2006 irish national employment survey article identifies key factors determining correct identification skill gaps within firms impact skill gaps average training expenditures labour costs also measured research finds hrm collective bargaining arrangements important factors facilitating accurate identification skill gaps within firms analysis confirms skill gaps key determinant training expenditures tend raise average labour costs finally evidence suggests employee perceptions skill gaps may prone higher levels subjective bias relative based employers views