Three years after COVID-19 disrupted the global restaurant industry, the workforce that sustained it is still fundamentally unstable.Through continuous research across the United States, Canada, and Australia, PeopleDeal HR identifies that the labor challenge is no longer about “shortage” — it’s about restructuring.

The future of work is no longer a distant horizon — it’s unfolding in real time. Artificial intelligence, demographic change, and shifting social expectations are rewriting the contract between employers and employees.

Work has gone global — not just in where products are made, but in how people move.The same forces that once connected trade now connect talent: digital platforms, remote work, migration, and cross-border education. For employers, this globalization of the workforce presents both an unprecedented opportunity and a new set of governance challenges.Wages, compliance, culture, and competition no longer end at the city or even national level. Every small business is, in some sense, already part of