L&T Group is facing a manpower shortage of over 45,000 labourers and engineers across its businesses, Chairman S. N. Subrahmanyan said on Wednesday.
The engineering, procurement and construction business is grappling with a shortage of 25,000-30,000 workers, while the information technology services business is facing a shortage of 20,000 engineers, he told reporters.
The prospect of higher earnings is leading Indians to go to hostile places like Russia-Ukraine or Israel in search of opportunities, L&T’s chairman emeritus A. M. Naik said.
Mr. Subrahmanyan attributed the labour shortage to issues like demand for certain skill sets where there might be lack of availability, events like elections and changes in weather patterns.
He said the adverse weather events have led to changes in working hours in some projects wherein no work is happening during the afternoons except essential or critical works.