Chains are holding hiring events, adding extra perks, and, in some cases, raising wages. Nearly half of restaurants say they're "severely understaffed." Restaurant chains are rolling out new perks to hire workers as COVID restrictions lift and business picks back up. But many companies are having trouble finding employees, so they're rolling out extra incentives to draw in workers to deal with the job boom. Even getting applicants in the door has been a struggle in some cases, so some chains are turning to large-scale hiring events to screen swaths of candidates at once. IHOP is hosting a "...