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So difficult has it been to find employees, there have even been instances of business owners trying to poach staff from neighbouring businesses, using hugely inflated salaries as bait.
It's a problem that 'no one saw coming', industry experts say, and is a complete 180-degree turn from last year where redundancies landed thick and fast and people were struggling to find work.
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