Skilled Worker
Employee with advanced technical abilities requiring significant training/experience.
Real World
An experienced electrician employed by Balfour Beatty commands significantly higher wages than unskilled site labourers due to their specialist qualifications and years of on-the-job training.
Exam Focus
Link skilled worker shortages to higher wage costs and recruitment difficulty — this chain of reasoning scores well on 'analyse' questions.
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