“We do not have enough staff,” co-owner Ken Robitaille said.
As a result, they’ve had to close on Mondays because they simply don’t have the staff to run the business seven days a week.
“Imagine a world where you’re very successful or too successful and you have to close because you can t find enough people to fill those positions,” said Robitaille.
The owners say would-be employees are making more money from unemployment than they would joining the team, despite what they say is a competitive wage.
The Connecticut Department of Labor says the state unemployment rate in March was 8.3%, more than double what it was at the same point in 2020. But despite people out of work and the industry saying there’s an abundance of open positions, the restaurant labor shortage remains a problem.
Berlin Library scavenger hunt promotes reading, local businesses Â
Berlin Library scavenger hunt promotes reading, local businesses Â
December 28, 2020 03:34PM By Nadya Korytnikova, Record-Journal staff
BERLIN â Although the local library put on hold all in-person programs during the pandemic, it still offers family activities this holiday season. Â
In collaboration with the townâs Economic Development Department, the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Childrenâs Department launched a town-wide scavenger hunt with prizes for all participants.Â
The Booking Around Berlin Community Scavenger Hunt will run until Jan. 31. Twenty local businesses, plus the library, will hang posters of popular childrenâs book titles in their windows. Participants will have to find each poster and write down the title of the book on their map, which participants can get from a participating businesses, the Berlin Library, or the library website.