Let's pick up on that. take a look at this chart — the red line shows what's happened to people's wages over the past decade — you can see a big dip lifted. during the covid pandemic, followed by a spike as restrictions lifted. but now take a look at the blue line — that's inflation — and it gives you an idea of how wages have not been keeping pace with price rises at several points over the past ten years. so workers are under pressure and businesses are, too, because in many cases, their staff are demanding higher wages. in the hospitality industry, there are lots of unfilled vacanci...