Queensland’s tourism chief says the industry is anxious over the two positive Covid-19 cases on the Sunshine Coast, saying any potential resulting lockdown would be devastating for business operators with school holidays just around the corner.
Faced with shortages of hospitality staff, Australia's Queensland state wants to lure chefs, bartenders and tour guides to its sun-kissed beaches with a "Work In Paradise" scheme of one-off incentives and help with travel costs. Once there, however, new arrivals shouldn't expect big pay rises from local businesses whose margins…
In Paradise and beyond, wage hikes lag global recovery
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 02:29 PM IST
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Synopsis Businesses are trying to cope with the (labor) shortage in different ways but we aren t seeing industry-wide wage pressures, said Daniel Gschwind, chief executive of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council.
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Faced with shortages of hospitality staff, Australia s Queensland state wants to lure chefs, bartenders and tour guides to its sun-kissed beaches with a Work In Paradise scheme of one-off incentives and help with travel costs. Once there, however, new arrivals shouldn t expect big pay rises from local businesses whose margins are being battered by the need to keep prices low to win customers.
Analysis: In Paradise and beyond, wage hikes lag global recovery
By Mark John, Swati Pandey and Howard Schneider
Reuters
LONDON/SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with shortages of hospitality staff, Australia s Queensland state wants to lure chefs, bartenders and tour guides to its sun-kissed beaches with a Work In Paradise scheme of one-off incentives and help with travel costs.
Once there, however, new arrivals shouldn t expect big pay rises from local businesses whose margins are being battered by the need to keep prices low to win customers. Businesses are trying to cope with the (labor) shortage in different ways but we aren t seeing industry-wide wage pressures, said Daniel Gschwind, chief executive of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council.