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Pizza Hut, needing 40,000 workers, highlights its advancement opportunities

The pizza giant is holding its first hiring conference in hopes stories of workers’ long-term success in the business will inspire new and existing employees.

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Restaurants’ labor shortage doesn’t appear to be improving

In social media posts and restaurants’ own signs, a lack of workers is leading to shorter hours and fewer service lines.

The fast casual had lauded the experiment as a valuable recruitment and retention tool, but blamed COVID for the need to put the program on hold.

The “wellness days” are unpaid, but the quick-service chain said employees can make up the hours later in the week.

In a super-tight labor market, operators big and small are increasing pay, offering more days off and trying other perks to staff up.

The industry added 253,200 jobs during the month as overall job growth accelerated while wages increase.

The company will provide general managers at company stores up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents while operators push to hire 5,000 workers.

The industry added 175,800 jobs in March and now employs more people than it has since the start of the pandemic.

The chicken chain is investing $19 million in employees’ continuing education this year.

Many operators are rethinking the way they manage support, repair and maintenance in their restaurants.

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