Labour Office head warns of changing requirements on labour market

Roughly 300,000 people are at risk of losing their jobs in the next five years and about one million will have to enhance their professional skills, the head of the Labour Office, Daniel Krištof, told Czech Television. He said the Labour Office was trying to prepare applicants for the changing requirements, particularly in the field of IT, but noted that interest in training and requalification courses is very low particularly among older applicants who are often at risk of losing their job. One of the reasons behind the reported lack of interest is that Czechia has an unemployment rate of 4 percent, the third lowest in Europe.