Sustainable Biz Magazine A4 March 2023 - Flipbook - Page 23
Workers in renewable energy
sector are in high demand
S
killed workers are in big
demand, that’s the key
takeaway from the latest
Global Energy Talent Index.
This year’s GETI report maps the
way that socioeconomic disruption
is reshaping the energy landscape.
The energy security crisis is creating
sky-high profits, new projects and
pay increases for fossil fuel workers,
while accelerating the transition to
clean energy and creating similar
salary rises across renewables.
Industry-wide salary increases and
skills shortages are empowering
energy workers to choose jobs based
on wider criteria, particularly the
desire to make a meaningful change
and support employers that reflect
their ESG values. Employers can
harness this opportunity to promote
the industry’s role in eco innovations
– from carbon capture and storage
to high-performance plastics for
electric vehicles – and give employees
the chance to lead everything from
diversity to net-zero initiatives.
Higher pay and a post-pandemic
attachment to home life is producing
a more settled workforce that is
reluctant to move jobs or countries,
hampering cross-sector recruitment
or relocation. Instead of over-fishing
a dwindling stock of migrating energy
talent, hiring managers should cast
the talent net further to outside
industries and offer more support
to make relocation successful for
families. With growing skills synergies
with outside industries such as
technology, the industry can recruit
fresh talent but will need to offer
more flexible working and support for
families and living costs to encourage
relocation of existing employees.
Supply chain costs and inflation are
diverting crucial resources from
recruitment, retention, employee
salaries and benefits. Instead of
exhausting resources on rising
recruitment and labour costs,
employers could upskill existing
workers to create a more multifunctional and efficient workforce.
Additionally, all sectors could costeffectively increase the skills base by
giving women more equal benefits
and representation in decisionmaking, thus helping attract more
women to a heavily male-dominated
industry.
This is an industry undergoing seismic
shifts. Emerging from the disruption
is a new generation of employees
who want not only higher pay, but
also meaningful work. They desire the
ability to make an individual impact
where they’re employed and within
wider society.
Giving workers a greater voice in
company policies and the chance to
spearhead social and environmental
innovations will be well-received. The
leaders in the future energy talent
race will be those that offer not only
the best pay, promotions, and perks,
but also the most positive social and
environmental impacts.
Download report
https://www.getireport.com
"This is an industry
undergoing seismic
shifts. Emerging from
the disruption is a new
generation of employees
who want not only
higher pay, but also
meaningful work. They
desire the ability to make
an individual impact
where they’re employed
and within wider society"
bIZ4BIZ.ORG
23