Candidates for the Labor and Greens parties for a regional seat in New South Wales (NSW) both acknowledged they didn’t know how to fix the labour shortage, while the Nationals MP attributed the problem to unmotivated workers who are paid “too much to stay at home” by the state.
The comment was made ahead of the NSW state election at the Meet the Candidates public forum held by the Tamworth Business Chamber on Feb. 27.
An audience submitted a question about the shortage of skilled labour, which has been putting pressure on wages, stifling business growth, and delaying the completion of housing projects in regional areas. The question also pointed to the regional workforce cap of 11,200 per annum….