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As Canada’s restaurants and hotels begin to fully reopen after months of lockdown, they will almost surely struggle to find replacements for the workers who left the industry during COVID.
But they may have an advantage over their U.S. counterparts who have been struggling with labour shortages: a federal wage-subsidy program that kept many service workers connected to their employers.
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The sector accounts for 71 per cent of the 500,000 Canadian jobs that disappeared early in the pandemic and have yet to return. Now, as even the hardest-hit provinces make plans for phased reopenings beginning this month, they are confronting the fact that many of those workers have switched jobs or stopped working entirely, some executives in the hospitality and food-service industry say.
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As Canada’s restaurants and hotels begin to fully reopen after months of lockdown, they will almost surely struggle to find replacements for the workers who left the industry during COVID.
But they may have an advantage over their U.S. counterparts who have been struggling with labour shortages: a federal wage-subsidy program that kept many service workers connected to their employers.
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The sector accounts for 71 per cent of the 500,000 Canadian jobs that disappeared early in the pandemic and have yet to return. Now, as even the hardest-hit provinces make plans for phased reopenings beginning this month, they are confronting the fact that many of those workers have switched jobs or stopped working entirely, some executives in the hospitality and food-service industry say.
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Chloe Blommerde12:16, May 28 2021
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Fieldays draws thousands of people to Waikato, but with 50 per cent of accommodation beds full, there are not enough beds to cater for all.
Farmers scouring the Waikato for accommodation ahead of what could be the biggest event in Fieldays history are contending with half the region’s beds already taken up with managed isolation or emergency housing cases. Wayne Langford, from Golden Bay, travels to Hamilton every few years eager for a bargain and overdue catchups with farming folk at the country’s largest agriculture event. However, with home on the other side of New Zealand, finding a place to sleep is crucial to making the trip happen.