July 29, 2022  

HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE CHALLENGES
Join the discussion on August 4

• WHAT: Hospitality Workforce Town Hall
  
• WHEN: Thursday, August 4, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
• WHERE: Renaissance Hotel Asheville Downtown
• WHO: Hospitality owners, operators, HR professionals, managers, others involved in recruitment & hiring

Labor shortages continue to plague restaurants, hotels, attractions, bars, breweries, and other hospitality-related businesses in unprecedented ways, adversely impacting business operations and sales revenue daily.

The North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association invites hospitality owners, operators, HR professionals, managers, and others involved in recruitment and hiring, for an open discussion at a town hall event at Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel, 31 Woodfin Street in downtown Asheville, Thursday, August 4 from 2 until 4 p.m.

This is a free event but registration is required. You do not have to be a member of NCRLA to attend.

Topics to be discussed

• Challenges you are experiencing with hiring and retention
  
  
• Positions and roles that are most difficult to fill
  
  
• Recruitment and retention strategies you are currently using, including which have been successful and which have not
  
  
• Obstacles and issues that are impeding recruitment and retention (pay, benefits, transportation, childcare, hours of work, etc.)
  
  
• Your thoughts and ideas about strategies we might employ to help recruit new workers to the industry and to retain our existing workforce
  
  
• Insights on key messaging that would be helpful in defining the benefits of employment in the industry