Worker shortage crisis needs industry-wide actionRICKY WILSON/STUFF The Marlborough wine industry is expected to need an extra 2000 workers in the next two to three years. (File photo)Marlborough's ongoing worker shortage has become a "crisis" that can no longer be tackled by businesses on their own, experts says. According to Statistics New Zealand, Marlborough was projected to have 5000 more retired people in 12 years. Wineworks group human resources manager Sue Whiteley believed an integrated multi-industry, multi-disciplinary approach was needed to deal with the worker shortage. The Marlborough wine industry was expected to need an extra 2000 workers in the next two to three years.

Source: Stuff November 30, 2017 02:48 UTC