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On-Demand Staffing App Qwick Launches in Jacksonville

Flexible staffing platform lets local hospitality Businesses and Professionals post and pick up shifts in Florida's fastest-growing city

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Qwick, the leading on-demand labor marketplace for food and beverage Businesses and Professionals is now available in Jacksonville.

The platform is now matching hospitality Professionals with local food and beverage shifts in real time. Qwick uses an unparalleled algorithm, proprietary technology, and personnel dedicated to on-demand staffing specific to Jacksonville’s hospitality industry that ensures Businesses secure quality and reliable talent, and Professionals find convenient shifts matched to their experience. Qwick monitors and considers several cities as it expands its marketplace and chose Jacksonville as its newest market to support its rapidly growing hospitality industry as the state’s fastest-growing city.

The company has seen recent success in Tampa, Orlando and Miami, filling more than 28,000 shifts at over 180 Florida businesses since the beginning of the year.

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“The hospitality industry in Florida has been eager to embrace Qwick, the flexibility we give Professionals, and the way we’re changing how local Business Partners staff and ensure a top-notch experience,” said Jamie Baxter, CEO of Qwick. “We’re excited to launch in Jacksonville to support local business and the massive growth in the city, especially on the cusp of peak summer tourism season.”

Qwick has already signed up nearly 1,500 Jacksonville food and beverage Professionals to offer businesses an on-demand workforce, transforming how they hire and manage the familiar challenge of finding quality staff.

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Qwick for Professionals
Jacksonville hospitality Professionals can now take control of their schedules and income by signing up with Qwick in four easy steps before they start filling shifts of their choice. Qwick empowers Professionals to work how and when they want while ensuring they receive an hourly minimum wage starting at $13.48 - nearly 35% above the state’s current minimum wage. Picking up shifts with Qwick is simple and flexible, and Professionals get paid in as little as 30 minutes after clocking out. Professionals can get started by visiting qwick.com/professionals.

Qwick for Businesses
Food, beverage, catering and event Businesses in Jacksonville can now staff shifts with dependable Qwick Professionals that are certified, vetted and backed up by a five-star rating system to ensure continued quality and reliability. Posting a shift on the Qwick platform takes seconds, and with a 97% average shift-fill rate, Business Partners can confidently rely on Qwick to provide quality talent at a moment’s notice. Businesses can start staffing shifts by visiting qwick.com/business.

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