The US restaurants tackling staff shortages: ‘We have to pay more’
Some employers are upending the industry standards by paying their employees better and offering stronger benefits
Across the US, restaurant owners reporting problems in finding employees have fueled pushes among Republican-led states and business industry groups to end federal extended unemployment benefits.
The justification, they say, is that these pandemic era benefits are preventing workers from returning to work, despite some research indicating childcare and health and safety are bigger factors in these decisions.



