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August 22, 2021
Current by Sustain
Current headlines and ideas impacting our industry and world right now...
Restaurants and stores say government aid is to blame for a labour shortage—but the hard data tells a different story
Relaxed health rules are allowing thousands of restaurants and stores to reopen. But employers are already complaining they can’t find enough workers, especially in hospitality and retail.
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Workforce lifetime for Canada's Foodservice Industry
Tourism HR Canada announced the launch of a federally funded Student Work Placement Program offering paid work-integrated learning opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sector.
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Toronto restaurants have a hiring problem – and it goes way beyond CERB
Local eateries are having a hard time finding staff now that lockdown has eased, but the shortage connects to long-standing labour issues
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The Canadian Restaurant Workers Coalition
A unified group of grassroots hospitality organizations advocating for the rights of hospitality staff. Find out more about who they are and what they’re fighting for.
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'I had enough': Restaurants changed during the pandemic. But wages haven't, data shows
Even before the lockdowns lifted and customers flocked to restaurants, Kaitlyn Holden found she was busier than usual.
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