They've made no effort to get RSE workers into the country so we can carry on. Heap said the productivity differences between RSE workers and local workers was enormous. Chapman wrote in May of the need for RSE workers. Chapman said productivity across the sector was down 20-30 per cent currently and the lack of labour meant it faced a $1 billion earnings loss. Act leader David Seymour has repeatedly called on the Government to welcome RSE workers from Covid-free countries.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 10, 2020 02:37 UTC