Low pay and accommodation bottlenecks are creating issues for potential employees.
Housing, transportation and hospitality are among the industries with the largest number of vacancies.
That's according to CEO of Crewit Resourcing, Gary O' Keefe, who says low pay and accommodation bottlenecks are creating issues for potential employees.
He believes a quick solution lies in increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage.
The Abbeyleix man says the supply of workers is not meeting the demand.
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