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Restaurants, pubs and cafes are using desperate measures to lure staff as a workforce shortage threatens to increase food and drink prices.
Hospitality venues across Australia are offering cash bonus incentives as they struggle with an industry shortage of skilled workers.
Victoria is the worst hit by the shortage, where hospitality positions accounted for more than 2.6 per cent of all Victorian jobs advertised in October, compared to the 2.2 per cent nationwide average.
Hospitality giant The Australian Venue Co, which runs more than 150 bars across the country has offered job seekers a $1,000 sign-on bonus and an extra $2,000 if they re still employed after three months.