Post COVID-19 labor crunch has employers looking for creative ways to retain employees

Consumer demand is skyrocketing as everything begins to reopen post pandemic. In an effort to retain current employees and hire new ones, employers are left with little option other than adding more benefits and giving employees higher wages.

Companies, specifically in the retail and restaurant industries are raising their average hourly wages, adding educational offerings and taking a look at boosting wages in order to support varying cost of living in different places across the country.