Some Orange County restaurants say they’re offering bonuses to encourage new hires as they struggle to recruit new employees. Newport Beach-based Chipotle Mexican Grill announced May 10 that it would increase average hourly wages to $15 by June, in an attempt to incentivize workers to join and stay on their team. “Our restaurants have remained open during [the pandemic], so the main sentiment continues to be gratitude for keeping workers employed,” Chipotle spokesman Tyler Benson told The Epoch Times via email. “Parts of the country are at different stages of recovery, and we have heard anecdotally that some people are not ready to return to work due to childcare or health concerns. Other people are not in a hurry to get back to work due to the availability of generous stimulus money and unemployment benefits.” The restaurant chain is also offering employee referral bonuses of $200 for restaurant workers and $750 for managers to try and fill the …