Irish SMEs far more likely to hire non-EU staff than other European countries, report finds
Small and medium enterprises in Ireland are far more likely to recruit staff from outside the EU than similar-sized firms in other EU member states, according to the findings of a new report.
However, the survey commissioned by the European Commission also revealed that 57 per cent of Irish SMEs found the process of hiring non-EU staff difficult, while 30 per cent said it was difficult to integrate such employees into their company.
The Eurobarometer poll found that 25 per cent of Irish SMEs have tried to hire non-EU workers to address their skills shortage compared to the EU average of 14 per cent.
Ireland’s rate was the joint second-highest with Germany after Malta at 48 per cent.
The report, which involved a survey of 12,900 SMEs (companies with less than 250 employees) across all 27 EU member states last December was designed to assess the barriers they faced in recruiting workers from outside the EU.
The survey included over 500 firms in the Republic.
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