While the coronavirus pandemic forced hospitality businesses to close, they’re now struggling to find staff after plenty of Australians were able to receive the JobKeeper stimulus while international travel bans have reduced the number of foreign workers.
The hospitality giant is looking to fill chef positions at its iconic Perth venues, including the Victoria Park Hotel and The Aviary. Hospitality staff could be paid as much as $1000 in sign-on bonuses. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty‘”People who were professional hospitality workers are taking jobs as COVID concierges – even just for weekend work it has been hard, because the casual workers in the past are on JobKeeper from their previous work so they don’t need the extra money,” he explained.