Chef Vacancies Need Urgent Attention
UKHospitality has urged the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to add chefs to the Shortage Occupation List, in order to alleviate persistent shortages. Responding to the…
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Pragmatic Approach To Migration Can Unleash Hospitality
Net migration to Britain reached a record high of 606,000 last year, data has revealed, bringing renewed pledges from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to reduce…
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‘Significant’ Drop in Vacancies, but Shortages Continue to Hold Back Growth
The latest vacancy figures from the Office for National Statistic show that vacancies in hospitality fell by 22% over the last year and by 9%…
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Fall in Hospitality Vacancies Moves Dial Away from Recruitment Issues but Other Challenges Remain
According to the latest ONS employment figures, vacancies in the food and accommodation sector decreased to 132,000 in April from the previous month. Vacancies were…
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Franklin & Sons Teams Up with Hospitality Support Organisation So Let’s Talk
Sponsoring events during mental health awareness week + launching its hospitality support fund. Soft drinks brand Franklin & Sons has partnered with hospitality support organisation…
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Navigating Customer Expectations: How to Optimise Brand Reputation and Drive Growth
By Tracey Pankhurst, Senior CX Strategist, Reputation (www.reputation.com) Since the pandemic, the hospitality industry has had to contend with closures, staff shortages, job losses, and…
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How The Hospitality Sector Can Utilise the UK Immigration System to Fill Job Vacancies as the Holiday Season Looms
By Jacqueline Moore, immigration consultant with full-service law firm, Thorntons (www.thorntons-law.co.uk/) As the sun finally begins to shine and the UK holiday season gets under…
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Hospitality Rising Helps Boost Appeal to Work in Hospitality by 14%
More than 1-in-3 UK adults now consider hospitality an appealing industry in which to work, up from 1-in-5 just a year ago. New research from…
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UK’s Best Restaurants, Pubs & Bars Revealed at the Casual Dining Awards 2023
Hawksmoor, Loungers, Mission Mars, The Ivy Collection and Dishoom have been named as the UK’s best pub, bar, and restaurant operators at the long-awaited return…
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Kitchen Porter of the Year Celebrates its First Decade with Biggest Prizes Ever
Once again it’s time to nominate the heroes hidden in your kitchen 2023 sees Kitchen Porter of the Year reach its tenth anniversary. The competition,…
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Eurovision: Unite Calls for Fair Pay and Treatment of Liverpool Hospitality Workers
During Eurovision week (8 May to 13 May) in Liverpool, Unite, the UK’s leading union, will launch a drive to win fair treatment and pay…
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Deaf Awareness Week Starts Today
It is Deaf Awareness Week (1-7 May 2023) and RNID, the charity supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus are calling on…
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The Biggest Pride of Greene King Awards Honour Winners from Across the Business
Greene King, the country’s leading pub company and brewer, enjoyed a gala night of celebration to crown the stars from its pubs, breweries and support…
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Fuller’s Raises £20,000 for Special Olympics GB on its Annual Bridge Walk
On Wednesday 19 April, 98 team members from across Fuller’s, and Special Olympics GB, walked 21 miles between two Fuller’s pubs – The Swan in…
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80% of Hospitality Workers Want More Proactive Wellbeing Support from Employers
A new study finds a third of hospitality professionals reported excessive stress and anxiety over the last year – hospitality companies are being urged to…
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