Posts tagged "Wes Lambert"

Some 72,000 AFL fans faced “queues for miles” at MCG bars and food outlets, highlighting a broader staffing crisis in the hospitality sector.

Hard-hit Australian businesses will be looking for some love on Valentine’s Day, as couples prepare to spend big on the most romantic day of the year.

Restaurant and Catering Australia CEO Wes Lambert said a survey of the organisation’s NSW members showed the average business’ revenue was down by up to 60% since the start of the year.

Small businesses are paying close attention to the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant around the world, as shifting border restrictions threaten economic recovery in the travel and hospitality industries.

Small business groups are backing calls from the national chamber of commerce to scrap quarantine for all fully vaxxed arrivals in an attempt to fix a critical shortage of workers.

The hospitality industry is calling on the New South Wales government to allow restaurants, cafes and pubs to reopen to vaccinated diners ahead of the state reaching a 70% vaccination rate target.

Small business groups support a push by industry to have temporary industrial relations flexibilities reinstated in a bid to support employers through the country's latest wave of coronavirus lockdowns.

The NSW government has extended the Dine and Discover voucher program until July in a bid to get residents using $300 million in unredeemed vouchers.

Sebastian Butler-White, owner of Pourboy on Brisbane's South Bank, is preparing for his business to once again take a "huge hit".

SME advocates are urging the government to rethink JobKeeper for the hospitality industry as the wage subsidy reaches its final months.