The full extent of labour shortages across Scotland has been laid bare - with the building trade seeing more than half of firms struggling to find staff
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Some 36.8 per cent of businesses in Scotland are experiencing a shortage of workers, according to Scottish Government estimates from a UK-wide Office of National Statistics survey earlier this month. Stephen Leckie, who owns Crieff Hydro among other hospitality businesses, has noticed the impact of Brexit.
He said: “For our business, the vacancies are not just in the food and beverage areas but are also in the housekeeping staff, the self-catering teams, reception staff, hair and beauty staff.“We’ve had to shut restaurants, restrict opening hours and restrict menus because we just don’t have the staff.
“In Perth, in the last two weeks four businesses in hospitality have closed their doors saying that they can’t get enough staff to keep running. “We used to have plenty of labour available from Eastern Europe but because of Brexit they no longer come. These workers were very productive and were keen to return each year.
“Now consumers are paying more for their fruit and vegetables. The costs increase and farmers are not compensated.”He said: “Businesses and consumers in Scotland continue to be hammered by Brexit - and things will only get worse.
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