Irish Examiner view: Labour shortages may be with us for years
Finding staff in the current pandemic is proving to be difficult for many companies. It is a problem that may be with us for several years.
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It can be difficult to discern what we are to do now if we are fully immunised, test regularly, and are willing to be fully masked. Booster jabs to contain the spread and seriousness of infection will be a high priority. The appetite for another lockdown is more or less at zero.
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