Restaurants warn severe jobs crisis looming

The Restaurants Association of Ireland said hospitality businesses, particularly restaurants, pubs and bars, face a challenge in getting staff back after Covid restrictions end

Nearly a third of restaurant and bar staff may have been lost to the sector due to Covid closures, the Restaurants Association of Ireland has estimated.

Around 30% of restaurant and pub workers could be lost to the industry because of the Covid crisis, with the sector potentially facing into a severe crisis of labour shortages and company closures, the Restaurants Association of Ireland has warned.

The association said hospitality businesses, particularly restaurants, pubs and bars, face a challenge in getting staff back after Covid restrictions end.