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People dine outside of Bear Den in Aspen on a warm spring afternoon on Friday, April 9, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) The Aspen Institute and some restaurant-industry heavyweights have rolled out a set of universal guidelines for both dining establishments and the people who frequent them in the COVID-19 era. the industry standards were put together by the Institute’s Food and Safety Program in collaboration with José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen, the James Beard Foundation, the National Restaurant Association, the Independent Restaurant Coalition, and One Fair Wage. Safety F...
Women gained 315,000 jobs in March, about half of men's monthly employment gain. NWLC wrote it would take roughly 15 months to get back to women's pre-pandemic employment at this rate. Measures like raising the minimum wage and implementing universal childcare could help. The March jobs report brought something relatively new to the story of pandemic unemployment: a touch of optimism. Based on the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 916,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added. That is the highest monthly gain so far this year. If the US continues to add jobs each month at that rate, emplo...
Plus, new survey data on tipped worker wages and consumer habits Each week, Restaurant Hospitality gathers the news for independent restaurant operators you may have missed. Here’s your list for the week of March 1: Massachusetts announces restaurants can open to 100% capacity On Feb. 25, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced that as of March 1 restaurants will be allowed to operate at 100% capacity as the state enters Phase 3, Step 2 of it’s reopening plan. Restaurants in the state have been at 40% capacity since Feb. 8. Other restrictions remain in place, including mandatory...
A handful of restaurants in Chicago are raising prices, adding service charges to bills or finding new sources of revenue to raise wages and move away from relying on tips to pay less than minimum wage.