Coronavirus and Brexit effects flagged as recruitment difficulties in UK at record level
By Ian McConnell
Source: heraldscotland.com
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Companies across Norfolk and Suffolk are struggling to hire new members of staff, British Chamber of Commerce research reveals
One trade body suggests three quarters of its members have had staff off sick in the last month.
The British Chambers of Commerce says up to 75% of companies reported at least one staff member off sick with coronavirus in the last four weeks amid a recent surge in Covid cases.
Organisations should be given access to free or low cost Covid-19 tests to help staff stay safe, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.