A short about shortage

Ask anyone what UWV, the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency, does and you’ll hear: “Benefits, right?“. But that’s only a sliver of the whole truth. In reality, UWV is involved in every aspect of employment. Together with Dutch filmmaker Eddy Terstall, we created a short film, “KRAP” (TIGHT). In this short film, we are confronted with the current job market and the biggest labour shortage in decades. Each individual faces their own challenges, but where their paths cross, we find UWV with a helping hand

When you have some time on your hand and you understand Dutch, check out the whole film here:

The film is a mosaic narrative that consists of four intertwining stories, showing the various hurdles people are encountering in the current job market. A business owner who can’t find enough people, an injured builder, an HR manager trying to sort out her rota, and a mum looking to rejoin the workforce. Each facing their own challenges. Where their paths cross, we find UWV.

Besides addressing the issue of labour shortage in the film, we also wanted to talk about solutions. That’s where the KRAP talk show came in. An evening, hosted by UWV, to discuss the unprecedented labour market tightness. We invited union heads,the UWV chair, … economists, politicians; anyone with an influential position in the world of employment. In addition to being an in-person event, it was also broadcast as an interactive livestream.