Belinda Clarke, the new head of the Restaurant and Catering Industry Association, says there is a willing workforce that includes parents of young children who are unable to take on jobs because of a lack of appropriate childcare. Suresh Manickam #childcare smh.com.au/politics/feder…

📈 The Fair Work Commission has announced a 5.2% increase in the minimum wage 📅 The award rate increase will be deferred until 1 October in line with R&CA's submission 👉 Read R&CA's statement on the increase here: homeofhospitality.rca.asn.au/minimum-wage-i…

“This is sadly going to mean more business closures, I know a lot of business owners will have zero ability to absorb the extra cost.” - Suresh Manickam Belinda Clarke smh.com.au/business/the-e…

R&CA need your help to fix Australia’s immigration process & solve the staff shortage crisis. We are calling for urgent action by PM Anthony Albanese & the Fed Govt to fix Australia’s immigration process. ✈️🌏 ✍️ Sign our petition & help make it happen: homeofhospitality.rca.asn.au/hospitality-st…

The best of Western Australia's hospitality industry were announced at Monday night's 2022 WA Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence. 🥳 🥂 👉 See full list of winners and photos here: rca.asn.au/2022-wa-awards… #rcawards

Kickstart Your Career in Hospitality now!! A range of fee-free short courses are now available for people looking to secure jobs or further their career in the industry, as part of a new NSW Government program, which aims to supercharge the sector and grow the economy.

Parliament is sitting again and Suresh Manickam Belinda Clarke is in Canberra. Signing our immigration petition will help give us the ammunition we need in our discussions with the government to make it easier to get hospitality staff from overseas. #auspol homeofhospitality.rca.asn.au/hospitality-st…

It was an absolute pleasure to have Queensland Premier @AnnastaciaMP at the 2022 South East Queensland Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence on Monday night. 🙌 🙌 🙌

The best of South East Queensland's hospitality industry were announced at Monday night's 2022 SEQ Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence. 🥳 🥂 📸 👉 See full list of winners and all Awards photos here: rca.asn.au/2022-seq-award… #rcawards

The hospitality sector is pleading with the federal government to clear the backlog of visa applications that has climbed to almost a million in order to fill crippling staff shortages You can sigh the petition here: homeofhospitality.rca.asn.au/hospitality-st… theaustralian.com.au/nation/hospita…

Are you prepared for the annualised salaries changes from 1 September? If you have staff on an annualised salary, you do not want to miss these changes! 👉 REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/RIASalariesWeb…

Suresh Manickam Belinda Clarke with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last night at the Federal Labor Business Event hosted by PwC Australia and sponsored by Endeavour Group. It was great to meet with members of the govt and business leaders ahead of the Jobs & Skills Summit next week. #auspol

R&CA will continue to fight for the hospitality industry with immigration reform and staff shortages a top priority. #auspol

The Restaurant & Catering Association are proud to once again be partnering with Fine Food Australia, running from 5 – 8 September in Melbourne. FREE online today: bit.ly/3Ai8VnM #FineFoodAustralia

Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA), Australia’s peak body for restaurants, cafes and catering businesses, has today expressed its opposition to calls for the implementation of industry wide bargaining. #auspol homeofhospitality.rca.asn.au/industry-wide-…

Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA), has today expressed concern at the lack of representation from Australia’s hospitality industry at the upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit to be held on 1 – 2 September 2022. #auspol #jobsandskills homeofhospitality.rca.asn.au/lack-of-hospit…

The best of North Queensland and Northern Territory's hospitality industry were announced at Monday's Awards for Excellence. 🥳 🥂 📸 👉 See full list of winners and photos here: rca.asn.au/2022-nq-nt-awa…

As @domlambceo moves on from the NRA I want to acknowledge her leadership of the Australian retail sector. During COVID Dom worked to bring people together to pursue the best interests of keeping people in jobs & businesses afloat. Dom has the utmost respect of her industry peers

BREAKING: Mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods scrapped by National Cabinet from 14 October R&CA have lobbied for this change in recent months and are happy to see the results. COVID Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments will also end on the same date. #auspol

The Restaurant & Catering Association is proud to announce the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Suresh Manickam to lead the industry forward as the recovery post COVID-19 continues. Suresh Manickam 👉 Read full media release here: homeofhospitality.rca.asn.au/restaurant-cat…