'The service industry may be at a crossroads, and raising pay is one way to attract excellent employees.' 'It will give Hard Rock a competitive advantage at a time when labor is relatively tight,' said David Schwartz, a gambling historian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Hard Rock said the raises will go to half its U.S. We're trying to find the highest quality employees, thanking them for their efforts and recognizing that with compensation.' 'We just wanted to do something to really help out and show appreciation to our employees. 'We looked at all the starting salaries of all our (front) line employees, certainly recognizing the economic conditions that have been going on,' said Jim Allen, the company's chairman and CEO.
