Supply Chain Issues, New Workforce Resource
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Letter to White House Addressing Supply Chain Issues for RestaurantsThe National Restaurant Association and several of its members recently met with representatives from the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force regarding the supply chain challenges restaurants are facing.
As an outcome of that meeting, the Association sent a letter to President Biden highlighting how supply chain challenges and inflation are weighing down restaurant industry rebuilding and asks for help in creating solutions that will have a lasting impact.
Specifically, the letter touches on our workforce challenges, including the need for comprehensive immigration reform and expansion of employment opportunities. It also addresses transportation and shipping constraints, including the need for more truck drivers and support for programs for younger drivers as outlined in the DRIVE-Safe Act. Finally, our letter addresses the need to give relief to companies by eliminating tariffs and better utilizing import capabilities.
Separately, the Association also signed onto a letter led by the International Food Distributors Association (IFDA), and many of our friends in the transportation space, which addresses some of our transportation supply chain challenges. OSHA ETS Vaccine Mandate UpdateThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has concluded their review of Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). That means OIRA has concluded stakeholder meetings and could release the ETS at any time.
We are closely tracking and will keep you posted. Once it is published in the Federal Register, the standard will be effective, but we do expect there to be a ramp up period of time included in the rule allowing employers to reach compliance.
Click here to read more from CNN. Workplace Guidance for Businesses from the Chicago Department of Public HealthThe Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has shared updated COVID-19 workplace guidance for employers and employees. This guide offers employers in non-healthcare settings resources on:
- What to do in the event of COVID-19 cases in the workplace
- How to mitigate spread
- Reporting cases of COVID-19
- Return to work guidance
- Creating workplace policies
Questions about workplaces can be directed to workplaceCOVID@cityofchicago.org.
Click here to review the guidance. New Workforce Resource Talent Solutions Connector Now AvailableTalent Solutions Connector has officially launched to help Cook County employers facing unprecedented challenges related to recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining talent. Free and subsidized solutions are available, but until now, there has been no single place where employers can easily explore the range of programs available to them. The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development engaged workforce development funders and the Network of Employer-Led Workforce Solutions (NEWS) of 10 employer groups to build this online directory of talent solutions. Talent Solutions Connector increases the transparency of free and subsidized programs that solve employer talent challenges while prioritizing diversity and inclusion. Click here to learn more and utilize the Talent Solutions Connector network. This Thursday - Taste of Fulton Market Event Benefitting IRAEF Employee Relief Fund 
The 1st Annual Taste of Fulton Market event is being held this Thursday, November 4 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. A portion of event proceeds to toward the IRAEF Employee Relief Fund.
Click here to purchase tickets. DoorDash Establishes $1M Restaurant Disaster Relief FundDoorDash has announced a $1M Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund to provide relief grants to local restaurants across the U.S. affected by state or federal government declared natural disasters throughout the next year in partnership with Hello Alice. The fund has begun accepting applications as of November 1. Restaurants affected by natural disasters can apply for $10,000 relief grants by January 31, 2022. Click here to learn more. |
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