Food and Bev Workers

Food and Bev Workers

Of workers tested positive for the virus and that's according to the agency's statement the administrator says teleworking is a must to prevent the virus from reaching more employees.

>> leah uko: in 24 hours more than 1000 food and beverage workers with many at the lowcountry will be without a job and this is after announcements from swick and it's mine and indigo road hospitality group yesterday and now the neighborhood done group has laid off 500 place.

Brooke schwieters is at husk.

Devastating news and not just for employees.

>> brooke schwieters: exactly right and a heartbreaking showing of what coronavirus is doing to food and beverage industry.

I'm in front of husk which is one of eight restaurants close by a neighborhood dining room.

As you mentioned, the new information going over 1000 now and 330 employees at the charleston hospitality group facing layoffs as well.

I can tell you the good news which i will get to in a moment.

I want to give you a firsthand perspective of one of those food and beverage workers and that is one that anne emerson sat down with pearson clouse has been in the industry for years.her restaurant is closed now.

She said filling out the unemployment form was surreal and not easy.

She says there's lots of traffic on the government site.

After a few attempts, she began this lengthy process of getting the form completed.

She said there is a special provision for those being laid off due to coronavirus on the site.

She said the first thing she did as she found out was to call those that she owed money to.

>> i called the hospital where i gave birth and had a payment plan for my bill.

I called my doctor's office.

I called the credit card company.

I reached out to my property manager to ask what protocol they have in place.

>> brooke schwieters: back to the good news and especially for charleston hospitality group and this was a press release we just got and sam is well-known with the charleston scene and it's confirmed that the restaurant staff will provide free meals to those laid off.

We mentioned 330 workers.

I read a quote and it says i don't know what to do.

95 percent of employees lost their jobs yesterday and the company lost 95 percent of sales.

Many are students and single parents working multiple restaurant jobs.

We cannot afford to pay everyone but we can make sure they are not going hungry.

Good news with tragic