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New initiative to tip kitchen staff, retain employees

The 5th Street Group, a Charlotte restaurant group, is using a new initiative to pay their staff a living wage, without raising menu prices for customers. ....

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Low pay and 'toxic' workplaces are driving workers away from restaurants


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On a typical week in pre-pandemic times, about 15 people would walk into one of Patrick Whalen’s casual elegant restaurants seeking a job in the kitchen.
From Jan. 1 to April 15 of this year, a total of 15 people sought back-of-the-house positions at Tempest, Whalen’s highly acclaimed Charleston, South Carolina, seafood restaurant that landed “Best New Restaurant” accolades in USA Today.
“It wasn’t a shortage, it was a drought,” said Whalen, owner and chief executive officer of North Carolina-based 5th Street Group, which operates a handful of restaurants in the Southeast.
Tales of worker scarcity in the food and hospitality business havegrowninvolume in recent weeks as restrictions are loosening and an increasing number of restless, vaccinated patrons are opting to dine out instead of DoorDashing-in. ....

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