The Restaurant Association is pleased that the Government has responded to the industry’s labour shortage needs by extending the visas for existing migrant workers for 6 months, along with other short term measures. This will take some of the pressure off those businesses struggling to find staff. We have been advocating around the skill shortages Read on
The Government has announced its plan for how it will deal with possible community cases over the summer period. We are very happy that the Government has listened to our calls for action, which we presented to them recently through our alternative ‘Alert Level framework’. To have this pro-active communication of the measure that will Read on
2020 Hospitality Report shows industry in continued growth, before taking a sharp decrease Our 2020 Restaurant Association Hospitality Report finds that nationwide sales for the hospitality industry reached an all-time high of $12.1 billion year ending March 2020, before plummeting, posting just $1.7 billion for the period April – June 2020, a decline of more Read on
A new joint initiative between the Ministry of Social Development, and the hospitality industry has been launched to fill the critical skills shortage in the hospitality industry. The Hospitality Springboard is a pilot initiative that will initially work with around 80 members to upskill and train their employees so businesses can retain staff and keep them Read on
The Restaurant Association have acknowledged those who have been influential and made a significant contribution to the hospitality industry in response to 2020’s Covid-19 pandemic with the announcement of the Restaurant Association Resilience Awards winners for Queenstown, Waikato, Taranaki, Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay regions. Presented by the Restaurant Association of New Zealand and Association partners Eftpos NZ, OneMusic and RA Lexis ComplyHub, these regional resilience awards Read on
As we know, New Zealanders value the ability to congregate, socialise and connect alongside others. This can involve working in and visiting crowded places, like our hospitality businesses. Unfortunately, the nature of crowded places also means our spaces pose extra risks to people, as they can be a target for attacks. The Government has prepared a strategy, Read on
The Restaurant Association will be closed from 18 December 2020 to 11 January 2021 for wellness and recuperation. Our helpline service will not be operating over these three weeks, however employment guides and emergency resources that you may need over this time are here. Essential Guides for the Holiday Period (click to download): These are Read on
A survey to identify the state of the hospitality industry in the wake of Covid-19 challenges, undertaken by Restaurant Association major supporter, hospitality software company Loaded, has produced optimistic results. Loaded CEO Richard McLeod says the survey, Resilience and Readiness, which canvassed more than 5,000 hospitality professionals in Australasia, aimed to understand the health of Read on
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is currently using Ministry of Social Development (MSD) undersupply and oversupply lists as their basis to determine if New Zealanders are available for jobs for certain occupations. We are pleased to hear that from 1 December, some hospitality and tourism occupations will be added to the Queenstown area undersupply list (Queenstown, Read on
This week we launch a new worker support service named Tautoko Hāpai Ō. The new service will ensure hospitality workers are able to access support, the latest resources and employment opportunities. It also aims to ensure those who are displaced, can get sector-specific guidance to help them reattach to employment within hospitality. We believe that Read on
As we adjust to new ways of working and reaching our customers and suppliers, Restaurant Association New Zealand’s long-term supporters at Westpac talk about what they saw with businesses wanting to go online during lockdown and some things to think about if you’re considering e-commerce for the first time. View Westpac’s wide range of thought Read on
The Privacy Act 2020 creates a new requirement to report serious privacy breaches, as from 1 December 2020. We will have an in depth article on this coming out in our upcoming issue of Savour. In the meantime, Employers need to consider: Doing an audit of how “personal information” is managed How is this being Read on