SHARER SHIFTS WORK OPTIONS

A NEW online platform could help casual workers in the hospitality industry secure more work, after it was developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Shift Sharer was developed to address a labour supply issue facing employers, ahead of what’s expected to be a busy summer season.

“It enables employers to request talent and register their shift vacancies on the portal, while employees can register their availability,” Skills and Training Minister Sarah Courtney said.

“The shift vacancies are then screened by an HR professional who will review the availability and skills of the employee and match them with an employer who has available work.

Salamanca Inn hotel manager Phil Fuglsang said

Covid had resulted in the workforce of the business dropping by 40 per cent.

“Especially in our kitchen, we had five chefs, we’ve dropped down to three chefs,” he said. “Having an app like this will be beneficial to us for bigger events, especially if we get a big inflow of patronage from the mainland.”

It is hoped the website will also re-engage workers who have left the industry.

Picture: Chris Kidd Salamanca Inn manager Phil Fuglsang and Tourism Industry Council Tasmania chief executive Luke Martin with the new Shift Sharer website.