Restaurants in desperate bid to woo workers


Bear with us: A banner at Kanna Curry House in Petaling Jaya asking customers to be patient since they are short of staff. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Reports by IMRAN HILMY, FATIMAH ZAINAL and SHARON LING

PETALING JAYA: Battered by a shortage of workers, desperate restaurant owners are turning to robot waiters or even offering Malaysians expensive iPhones if they stay in the job for six months.

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