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Caps on crowd numbers at South Australian pubs, restaurants and venues could be lifted when the state has reached an “optimal” number of COVID vaccinations, with health officials expected to calculate a figure within two weeks.
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A State Government plan to expand its popular tourism voucher program to restaurants, tour operators and ticketed events has been welcomed by industry groups, but some businesses say they might not benefit from the “one incentive fits all” scheme unless the JobKeeper payment is extended.
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SA hotel operators have reported a big impact on their own and staff mental health due to the pandemic, with the industry body saying stress and anxiety about shutdowns, restrictions and job security confirmed the need for online help services and possible phone counselling.
A $100m plan to help Melbourne’s cafes and restaurants survive tough lockdown rules by boosting open-air dining has run into widespread industry criticism, with the city’s notoriously fickle weather cited as just one objection.
The British government is urging diners to keep going out to eat after the end of a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants.
The collapse of George Calombaris’ restaurant empire was prompted by a $7m wage underpayment scandal. Other celebrity chefs have been caught out, too. The bitter truth of Australia’s hospitality industry is that staff exploitation is not the exception but the norm, argue Richard Robinson and Matthew Brenner.
The District Court has handed the director of SA-based chain Funk Coffee & Food a $600,000 bill for misleading a franchisee about the turnover of a city café – but he’s vowed to appeal the judgement.
