Restaurant labor woes' ripple effect on rent payments
Restaurant labor woes' ripple effect on rent payments Far from needed for beleaguered restaurateurs, another issue has cropped up to stymie a return to brighter days. Nearly half of owners surveyed said they're likely not going to make rent this May and it's all the result of not being able to hire enough workers. Forty-nine percent of restaurant owners polled said they can't reach revenue goals because they can't find enough workers. As a result they can't meet their rent payments either. (Photo: iStock) For restaurateurs a new operational thorn has emerged that is shaping up to be a direct ...