The rise of unemployment across the United States has left job recruitment as a volatile battlefield between those seeking jobs and those seeking to hire. Concerns and demands are coming from both sides, but are they really being heard? Technological stagnation coupled with the lack of appreciation for overtime pay and the minimum wage has left the restaurant industry with a very high turnover rate, and wanting to find permanent employees at the cost of meeting their demands.

Key Takeaways:

• With low unemployment, a steady decline in sales, and high turnover rates, restaurants face immense difficulty attracting and retaining workers.
• When considering a job, workers are prioritizing if the position offers enough hours, then assessing the pay, followed by opportunity for growth, and lastly, the location.
• Other important considerations the job seekers expressed included the workplace environment, flexibility of hours, the position itself, and the people they would work for

“Snagajob recently released its State of the Hourly Worker report for 2016, revealing that hourly workers aspire for more—more hours, more communication, and more compensation for their efforts.”

https://www.fsrmagazine.com/human-resources/demand-hourly-workers-drives-workers-demands