Restaurants are struggling to get staff for Christmas, amid fears of a third lockdown in the New Year.
Workers moving to jobs in supermarkets and pharmacies, as well as a reluctance to come off the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, are leading to staff shortages.
It's claimed employees may decide not to return to the workplace, as they may only have a few weeks' work before Covid-19 restrictions are re-introduced in January.
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