7 Jul 2021

Covid-19 border restrictions cause understaffing in hospitality

From First Up, 5:47 am on 7 July 2021

Restaurants across New Zealand have been forced to close their doors as Covid-19 border restrictions cause understaffing in the hospitality industry. The industry is calling for urgent visa extensions, border exemptions for critical workers, and extended working hours for student visas. It comes as Trademe reports more than a fifty percent increase in hospitality job listings, a record high. Ella Stewart reports.