FYI / For Restaurant Owners, Employee Retention is Key During the Pandemic

 For the past year, the world has been in the grip of a global pandemic that has wreaked havoc on nearly every aspect of life.

The hospitality industry has been hit as hard as any, with forced dining-room and bar closures at the height of COVID-19. Many restaurant workers lost their jobs, and a large number haven't returned.

A report released by SnagaJob, a website dedicated to helping hourly wage employees find work, and Black Box Intelligence, found that only 17 percent of restaurant workers consider it a career choice. A whopping 87 percent of respondents said they'd prefer a livable hourly wage to the prevailing structure of tip-based earnings. Read more>>>