Financial Based Incentives Help with Restaurant Staffing

Staffing presents a huge challenge for restaurants trying to go back to full employment following the pandemic. Kitchen and front-of-house employees are simply harder to find. Interviews with potential employees are being scheduled, but no-shows are the norm.Restaurants are unable to attract employees for several reasons, including:

Former restaurant staff have moved on to other industries after being downsized in 2020; Some laid-off workers make more money in weekly unemployment provided through the recent stimulus boost, which is extended through September; Despite the broad availability of vaccines, potential employees are still afraid of contracting COVID-19, especially front-line workers; Many feel abandoned by their former employers.Restaurants took a huge hit during the pandemic, and still have the longest climb back to pre-COVID-19 employment levels, according to the National Restaurant Association. Yet, today, as many establishments reopen, there are approximately two…

Brian Radin

Brian Radin is President of Comdata Prepaid, a FLEETCOR company that provides payment and operating technology that drives actionable insights from spending data, builds enhanced controls and positively impacts its clients’ bottom lines. The company supports more than 30,000 businesses to better manage $55B in annual fleet, corporate purchasing and payroll spending.

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