Over a thousand vacancies left unfilled as Guernsey faces recruitment crisis

• Video report by ITV Channel's Louisa Britton

Guernsey is facing a recruitment shortage across its retail, hospitality and finance sectors, with more than 1,000 vacancies left unfilled. 

Nick Graham from OSA Recruitment says it is the worst recruitment crisis he has seen in 30 years.

It is claimed that businesses are struggling to attract staff because of a "perfect storm" brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, Brexit and the island's current housing crisis, which is preventing people from staying on the island.

The States recently made temporary changes to Guernsey's population management policies to make it easier for businesses to retain staff who would have had to leave once their work permits had expired.

The Home Affairs Committee says it is committed to finding long term solutions to the staff shortages.