In this Insights In Focus episode, we explore strategies to expand and upskill Britain’s workforce.  Low unemployment is currently twinned with high vacancies, leading to a tight labour market. One cause is an increase in the number of economically inactive. And ICAEW’s Business Confidence Monitor has flagged a lack of non-management skills as an escalating challenge for the nation’s employers.    So, how can we tackle these big, structural problems in the economy? Host Philippa Lamb discusses possible solutions with Suren Thiru, ICAEW Economies Director; Dan Lucy, HR Research and Consulting Director at the Institute for Employment Studies; and April Homer, Chief People Officer at accountancy practice Cooper Parry.    Links   ICAEW Resilience and Renewal hub  https://www.icaew.com/technical/economy/resilience-and-renewal    ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor  https://www.icaew.com/technical/economy/business-confidence-monitor     Host  Philippa Lamb    Guests  Suren Thiru, Director, Economies, ICAEW   Daniel Lucy, Director, HR Research and Consulting, Institute for Employment Studies   April Homer, Chief People Officer, Cooper Parry      Producer  Natalie Chisholm    Episode first published: 27 October 2023  Podcast recorded: 18 October 2023