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Highlights
- Australia’s hospitality sector is going through severe labour shortage.
- The Good Cartel has announced AU$92k annual pay for barista and AU$112k for kitchen staff.
- The Federal Government expects that reopening of international borders might solve the issue.
An Australian café, The Good Cartel is making news after it published an advertisement, offering extraordinary salary pay to barista, kitchen staff and drive thru attendants. The advertisement has further highlighted the labor shortage situation across the nation.
What is the package offered by Good Cartel?
A café in Broome, Australia – The Good Cartel has released an advertisement for six job positions, and the highlight of the advertisement is the annual pay of AU$92K to a barista. The barista taking up the job would require devoting 47 hours a week over five days, including weekends.
If the selected candidate wishes to keep their weekends free, they would be offered AU$83K yearly.
The job openings are not only for the barista but also for the kitchen staff, that can fetch around AU$112,464 in a year by working 55 hours a week over five days. This offer also includes weekends. Another offer is placed for the drive-thru attendants that can make AU$80K yearly.
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The advertisement specifies that the applicant is not required to hold any experience. The main skill The Good Cartel is asking for is teamwork attributes and a great attitude; the rest of the skill deficit will be filled by the café.
The job advertisement flowing in the market also stated that The Good Cartel holds a good reputation in retaining staff who receive good pay.
Why is Good Cartel offering such packages?
Regional hospitality venues have been severely affected by the workforce shortage. As a result, many hospitality venues delayed their grand openings and reduced their operating hours. The pay package offered by The Good Cartel projects the state-wide struggle to find staff.
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Jack Kain, owner of The Good Cartel, is paying higher salaries than the industry rates out of necessity, not as a business strategy as the industry is undergoing extensive labor shortage.
Experts say that the demand for workers in Australia will keep on elevating, creating a situation of worry for the recruiter and fitting position for the job seekers. Other café owners in the region opine that the issue of staff shortage might be resolved once the season kicks in.
Fed’s take on labor shortage issue
Alannah MacTiernan, WA minister for regional development, has recognised the issue of labor shortage across the nation. She believes that the state has been suffering from the labor shortage issue for two years.
Besides, with international borders now open, the nation could expect to see international students and backpackers heading towards Australia and address the labor shortage issue.
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The Federal Government has announced an AU$3 million funding to the Australian Tourism industry targeting backpackers and international students- which gives a ray of hope to the ailing labor situation in Australia.
