A Popular Western Australia fast food chain Chicken Treat has advertised a job role that offers up to $130,000 as a salary for a store manager position.
The alluring salary offer has been listed at South Hedland restaurant in an attempt to attract skilled staff amid a worker shortage in the Pilbara region.
Chicken Treat, which primarily operates in Western Australia, launched in 1976, has come up with an impressive package that includes enticing perks for a store manager position.
Besides the $130,000 salary, the employees will get the option to fly-in-fly-out for the job, accommodation, and a retention bonus after 12 months of work.
Additionally, the employees will be benefited from bonuses based on their performance and relocation assistance with two return flights every year.
The job role requires experience in hospitality management.
The advertisement was posted on Seek.com and was removed two weeks ago.
The position has since been filled as per the West Australian.
Economist Conrad Liveris said the state has been struggling with workers shortage due to border closure, but now the massive salary offer from Chicken Treat has set the bars for other firms.
“It’s a regional job so you got to pay a bit more there and it’s hardly a glamorous job, you’ve got to pay a bit extra to make it enticing for people,” he said.
“It’s necessary now for employers to raise the salary to attract employees.”
“It’s actually a sign of the market just working as it should and employers that can pay for staff are actually paying.”
The National Skills Commission reported that job advertisements have taken a massive jump in recent times, with an almost 128 per cent rise in new job roles in the South West of Western Australia.
Last week, Premier Mark McGowan urged Aussies to move west, saying the state has the highest wage and cheaper homes.
