05.09.2023, 08:57
Russian restaurateurs announced a shortage of chefs and bartenders
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS The capital's restaurateurs complained of a shortage of chefs, bartenders and other employees against the background of the weakening of the ruble and a decrease in interest in the profession. This is reported by RBC with reference to market representatives.
According to the publication, today the shortage of personnel in the industry reaches 20-30 percent. According to the ombudsman of the restaurant business Sergey Mironov, "there has never been such a vacuum." At the same time, more than half of the workers in the catering sector of Russia are migrant workers who send their salaries home. However, against the background of the growth of the exchange rate, it became unprofitable for them to work in Russian catering — they began to travel more often to work in the UAE, Turkey and South Korea.
Another likely reason for the shortage of personnel, experts call the competition of restaurants for staff with other industries, as well as low wages and the outflow of people after partial mobilization. The shortage of staff leads to a decrease in the quality of service and an increase in the waiting time for visitors: "Guests will learn to wait for their orders, waiting for a hot dish on Saturday evening will be 45 minutes," Stanislav Lisichenko, the founder of the Chinese News restaurants, believes.
According to Anna Vasilyeva, an expert of the NEO consulting company, the trend of personnel starvation in catering began at the coronavirus stage. According to her, even then many young people changed the field of employment, becoming disillusioned with catering as a stable employer, and became couriers, order collectors and warehouse workers. And currently, interest in working in the restaurant sector has continued to decline, including due to the lack of appropriate education and qualifications and competition from other industries. "Restaurant customers have also changed — they have become more economical, leave discreet tips, which, in turn, affects staff profits and their motivation to work in this field," Vasilyeva added.
Earlier it was reported that the shortage of workers in Russia has sharply increased. In general, over the summer of 2023, the number of vacancies in the Russian Federation increased by 156 percent compared to the same period last year, and salaries increased by 36 percent.
According to the publication, today the shortage of personnel in the industry reaches 20-30 percent. According to the ombudsman of the restaurant business Sergey Mironov, "there has never been such a vacuum." At the same time, more than half of the workers in the catering sector of Russia are migrant workers who send their salaries home. However, against the background of the growth of the exchange rate, it became unprofitable for them to work in Russian catering — they began to travel more often to work in the UAE, Turkey and South Korea.
Another likely reason for the shortage of personnel, experts call the competition of restaurants for staff with other industries, as well as low wages and the outflow of people after partial mobilization. The shortage of staff leads to a decrease in the quality of service and an increase in the waiting time for visitors: "Guests will learn to wait for their orders, waiting for a hot dish on Saturday evening will be 45 minutes," Stanislav Lisichenko, the founder of the Chinese News restaurants, believes.
According to Anna Vasilyeva, an expert of the NEO consulting company, the trend of personnel starvation in catering began at the coronavirus stage. According to her, even then many young people changed the field of employment, becoming disillusioned with catering as a stable employer, and became couriers, order collectors and warehouse workers. And currently, interest in working in the restaurant sector has continued to decline, including due to the lack of appropriate education and qualifications and competition from other industries. "Restaurant customers have also changed — they have become more economical, leave discreet tips, which, in turn, affects staff profits and their motivation to work in this field," Vasilyeva added.
Earlier it was reported that the shortage of workers in Russia has sharply increased. In general, over the summer of 2023, the number of vacancies in the Russian Federation increased by 156 percent compared to the same period last year, and salaries increased by 36 percent.
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