A new report has revealed that public sector staff believe that reforms are not being carried out effectively due to skill shortages.

The report from totaljobs.com and Dods Research revealed that IT skill shortages were seen as a key contributor to reform inefficiency.

82 per cent of public sector staff survey said that staffing cuts had created pressure on reforms, 45 per cent said that the public sector workforce did not have the skills needed to carry out reforms effectively while one in six said that cuts will result in the failure of reforms.

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