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New York City restaurants that reopened indoor dining to 100 percent capacity this week, almost a year after being hit by the coronavirus pandemic, are faced with a new kind of problem: a shortage of
NY restaurants struggling to find staff during reopening 25 May 2021, 21:41 GMT+10 NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York City restaurants that reopened indoor dining to 100 percent capacity this week, almost a year after being hit by the coronavirus pandemic, are faced with a new kind of problem: a shortage of workers. Pat Hughes, owner of the Manhattan bar, Scruffy Duffy's, which has been shuttered for more than a year, said he cannot reopen until he finds a good bartender, but worried that the high employment benefits and pandemic assistance were keeping employees away. "If you're on unemployme...
NEW YORK (Reuters) â After more than a year of being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, New York City restaurants reopened indoor dining to 100% capacity this week, but a shortage of hospitality workers has left some restaurant and bar owners scrambling. Pat Hughes, owner of Manhattan bar Scruffy Duffy's, which has been shuttered for more than a year, said the bar would not reopen until he finds a good bartender - but feared that with people earning more collecting unemployment benefits and pandemic assistance that may be difficult. "If you're on unemployment, you're receiving... $750...