Recommendation 4

The food and drink sector has responded to the current labour shortage by increasing wages and introducing various incentives. However, this has not always been successful and, where it has worked, it has often resulted in labour movement and churn within the sector leading to higher labour costs which will have to be passed on to the consumer. This shows the need, at least in the short term, to increase the overall supply of labour through revised immigration measures to address the current crisis.