Scottish salmon farm Loch Duart invited Ross, Skye & Lochaber MP Ian Blackford to its Dingwall fish packaging plant to discuss the staffing crisis facing businesses across the Highlands.
The SNP’s Westminster leader acknowledged the challenges the food and hospitality sector face in recruiting new staff.
Despite paying above the living wage and providing subsidised transport from local areas, Loch Duart is still struggling to fill all the vacancies it has at the plant.