Long hours, low wages drives hospo workers from industry

Hospitality workers say it's no longer a viable career path in New Zealand due to low wages, long hours and few incentives. This comes as cafe and restaurants across New Zealand call for the government's immediate help as they struggle with a worker shortage. They are asking for urgent visa extensions, border exemptions for critical workers, and extended working hours for student visas. But many workers that have been spoken to by First Up say they're barely earning more than minimum wage and if conditions don't improve, they'll take their skills overseas. Ella Stewart has more.. The Restaurant Associations' Chief Executive Marisa Bidois says that according to their 2020 renummeration survey both of those hospitality workers mentioned are being paid under the average.