Desperate for employees, some companies are offering sign-on bonuses or getting into bidding wars for service employees.
Author: Jeni Diprizio
Updated: 6:35 PM CDT May 19, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — By now, you have probably heard about labor shortages across the country, and specifically finding employees to work in the hospitality industry.
One Memphis restaurant owner said it's so bad, she has had to turn down catering work because she doesn't have the employees to work it.
Business owners said the labor shortage is just the latest chapter for many business who've survived the pandemic but now have different struggles.
"We have had a heck of a time in the past weeks and months to get anyone in the door to even fill out an application," Randi Belisomo.