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Simona Kitanovska

Jobs Go Unfilled Because Workers Can’t Find Affordable Housing

Jobs on the idyllic Isle of Skye, which is popular with tourists, are going unfilled because workers cannot afford accommodation, new research has found.

Some 1,700 jobs are currently vacant on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, in the United Kingdom, due to workers being unable to secure affordable accommodation, according to the new study.

More than two in five firms on the remote island have reported difficulties in hiring employees, with 89 percent of businesses that have five or more staff now struggling to recruit.

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