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LeetonNew-south-walesAustraliaDavid-carnLeeton-menwith inflation close to a ao year high, pay s risen in the private sector by 7.2 per cent too little to keep up with price rises. and in the public sector by only 3.3 per cent a real terms pay cut of more than 5.5%. as we found out in the yorkshire dales, the problem for employers is still that they can t find the staff they need. near hawes in wensleydale, north yorkshire, where the local economy depends on tourism, this is the slow part of the year. but even now, it s not a lack of work that s the problem, it s a lack of staff to do it. david carn runs a family business of five caravan parks employing 25 people, and constantly advertises for more. running costs have just gone through the roof. we pay our staff way above any government guidelines on prices because you have to do, because they have to live comfortably. so quite a big wage bill but we manage. in the public sector,
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