Geordie's in Merion Village to close after being unable to find employees
Enhanced unemployment benefits blamed by restaurant owners for worker shortage Experts and industry insiders cite a variety or reasons for a general reluctance to return to work, but Hall-Jones put the blame squarely on enhanced unemployment benefits. "We fought hard to get through COVID, but COVID didn't kill us, the stimulus did," he said. Early in the pandemic, an extra $600 was added to weekly unemployment checks. While that figure is now $300, some workers can still make more staying at home and accepting jobless benefits than they could working a restaurant job. Numerous restaurateur...
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