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‘Re-arranging deck chairs’ won’t solve skills shortage

NZTech head says loss of 5000+ international workers will push prices up and innovation down.

Geraden Cann Thu, 01 Oct 2020

An approaching skills shortage could drive up wages and costs in the tech sector, delay innovation, and drastically reduce the sector’s ability to aid in the country’s post-Covid recovery, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller has said.

According to NZTech figures, border and visa

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