Vacancy is declining in the hospitality industry, but employment struggles continue in Sask.

Grassroots Restaurant Group co-owner Dale Mackay once had dozens of ads for the dishwasher locationin one of his eateries. You say you will receive a reply.

But recently, he and his management say thatextra effortmust be made to create new employees.

"In the last six months to a year, I had to go to places like Indeed, a paid service," he told Global News.

"So we need to look for them a little more."

He said he is also finding employees on other non-traditional routes.

"The last few we found contacted people from current employees who knew they might not be very happy with their current job," Mackay said. Told.

"It seems a bit better how to get people willing to stick."

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NewStatistics Canadadata show that accommodation and food service jobs have declined slightly from the previous quarter. However, Canada as a whole has increased by 62,600 from the first quarter. 2020 quarter.

Mackay said it wasn't back to pre-pandemic levels while the business was growing, and thanks to its stable staff core, it was able to minimize confusion. ..

However, Jim Bens, president and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan, said that many business owners cannot say the same because he is listening.

"He was able to keep all the stores open during the pandemic, I realized I was in a position to sign a contract now, "he said.

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"He is considering shortening restaurant hours and many due to lack of room Can't sell rooms. Staff cleaning them. This is a story we've heard many times. It's really bad. "

He's another because of burnout. He said the head chef heard from the owner of another restaurant who left many years later to take on a more junior role in the place.

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Regarding the cause, Bens suspects that many workers dismissed during the pandemic continued to find jobs in other industries.

Mackay said he thinks the same way, and many dismissed people are of other hospitality because they could earn as much income as they would have earned from a pandemic bailout. He added that he may have discouraged looking for a role.

However, there are times when you are demanding higher wages than are currently offered in the industry.

Statistics Canada's Reservation Wage Data show that across Canada, the minimum hourly wage that someone was willing to take a position in this sector was 15.8 percent higher than the average hourly wage.

Bens says business owners can adapt by raising prices, but consumers have to bear the weight. He said it was unlikely that he would, and it would be difficult to do so. Inflation intensifies competition for the consumer dollar while the industry is still recovering, so the outlook.

"In reality, operators will have to make some difficult decisions about whether they can make money," Bens said.

"How much will consumers bear for inflation, and will you even have enough workers to serve food?"

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Regarding the solution, Bens said he was in talks with the federal government to attract more workers to the sector from abroad, but employers "leave no stones." He added that it was necessary. Try to play a role.

Meanwhile, labor demand in this sector is down 10.8% compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Mackay adds that adoption in the hospitality industry was a difficult endeavor, even before the pandemic.

"If you were doing pre-pandemic numbers right now, you would be scrambling because of a lack of staff," he said.

"For us, we are just trying to treat people well and attract them that way."

Overall Saskatchewan in the first quarter of 2022 The job offer rate was 4.2%.

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