AUSTRALIA EMPLOYERS STRUGGLING TO FIND CHEFS AND WAITERS DESPITE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY FASTEST GROWING IN THE COUNTRY
Who wouldn't want to be a chef? The riches, the parties, the endless parade of TV commitments, awards nights and brand ambassadorships. And as MasterChef has shown again and again (times nine), the young chefs of today don't get out of bed without a book deal and the firing of a glitter cannon.
Sadly for all involved, the gulf between the fantasy and reality of the restaurant industry is as dramatic as the disconnect between lobster and Grange. But it's the huge shortfall between the rock-star illusion and the hard-drudge reality that has helped turn a staffing shortfall into a full-blown crisis as restaurateurs across Australia struggle to fill positions, both in the kitchen and front of house.
"We've been beating our heads against the wall about this issue for a number of years," says Restaurant & Catering Australian chief executive Juliana Payne. "It's become an increasing battle not only to get young people to start an apprenticeship but to get them to complete their training once they've started."
More story here http://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/news/why-no-one-wants-to-be-a-chef-20170811-gxu1gs
Who wouldn't want to be a chef? The riches, the parties, the endless parade of TV commitments, awards nights and brand ambassadorships. And as MasterChef has shown again and again (times nine), the young chefs of today don't get out of bed without a book deal and the firing of a glitter cannon.
Sadly for all involved, the gulf between the fantasy and reality of the restaurant industry is as dramatic as the disconnect between lobster and Grange. But it's the huge shortfall between the rock-star illusion and the hard-drudge reality that has helped turn a staffing shortfall into a full-blown crisis as restaurateurs across Australia struggle to fill positions, both in the kitchen and front of house.
"We've been beating our heads against the wall about this issue for a number of years," says Restaurant & Catering Australian chief executive Juliana Payne. "It's become an increasing battle not only to get young people to start an apprenticeship but to get them to complete their training once they've started."
More story here http://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/news/why-no-one-wants-to-be-a-chef-20170811-gxu1gs
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