Episode 98

Four-Day Weeks, $1,100 Job Ads & Olympic Crocodiles

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Queensland can build more hotels and restaurants ahead of Brisbane 2032 — but who is going to work in them?

Hospitality’s growing workforce problem takes centre stage this week, from four-day rosters and $1,100 job ads to changing expectations around senior roles and the increasing difficulty of finding experienced people.

A trip to Melbourne also brings Fine Food Australia, Andrew McConnell’s newest venues and a reminder of just how valuable great service staff have become — plus why developing the next generation of hospitality leaders matters more than ever.

Then there’s Brisbane 2032, thousands of workers still to find, the question of where they’ll all live and, somehow, crocodiles.

The venues are coming. The bigger question is whether the people are.