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THE GREAT RESIGNATION By: Victoria Avery The Great Resignation is affecting restaurants big and small and shows no sign of letting up. According to Restaurant Business Online, restaurant employment has been down about 8% since the pandemic began, and the industry has already lost over one million workers. On the podcast “A Deeper Dive,” Checkers CEO Frances Allen said that, “Of those million workers, 30% found new office jobs. I don’t believe we’re necessarily going to get them back.” As Reuters reported, with quit rates reaching an all-time high, restaurants are implementing new initiatives to retain their existing employees. Higher pay, better working conditions, and flexible hours are just a few ways restaurants are incentivizing employees to stay. However, many businesses are still struggling to get new labor in the door. For other restaurants, a lack of available employees means having to cut operating hours, increase the workload of existing employees, or close completely. The Great Resignation is devastating in an industry already fraught with razor-thin profit margins and high closure rates. Thankfully, The Great Resignation comes at a time when employees and owners alike are reevaluating what it means to work in the restaurant industry. For many, reimagining labor by combining their existing labor force with automated selfordering solutions has proven powerful in combating The Great Resignation. In addition to easing hiring struggles, implementing automation to work alongside employees can help retain your existing restaurant staff, and repurpose them to other essential functions of the restaurant, thus maximizing labor.
WITH GRUBBRR’S SELF-ORDERING TECHNOLOGY, RESTAURANTS CAN STAY OPEN WITH LESS STAFF AND STREAMLINE OPERATIONS IN THE PROCESS.
November Issue 2021 v Food & Beverage Magazine | Page 44
