Buzzworks to Close All Venues for Annual Wellbeing Day
Independent restaurant and bar operator, Buzzworks Holdings, will close its entire business on Monday 3 October for an annual Wellbeing Day for its workforce. The…
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Hospitality Workers
Ten of the Best: Top Ten Kitchen Porters of 2022 Announced
The top ten kitchen porters in the UK have been announced, as part of the Kitchen Porter of the Year competition organised by Winterhalter UK…
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Enhancing Customer Experience By Improving Employee Performance
By Laura Leyland, Managing Director, Fresh Perspective Resourcing (https://fp-resourcing.co.uk) Positive customer experiences are the bedrock for success in any sector, especially the hospitality sector, generating…
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Hospitality Worker Visa Petition Gains 8,000 Signatures in One Day
A petition to allow EU nationals to come to the UK to work in hospitality for up to 2 Years, has gained a staggering 8000…
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Petition Launched Calling for Overseas Hospitality Recruitment
A petition has been launched to allow EU nationals to come to the UK to work in hospitality for up to two years. The petition…
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Hospitality Staffing Shortages Reach Record High
Hospitality sector staff shortages are at a record high, despite thousands of jobs being created in the sector over the past year, according to latest…
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Hospitality Staff Shortage at a Record High – Despite Creating Nearly One in Three of All New UK Jobs in the Last Year
Figures released by the ONS today show that the hospitality sector is experiencing 83% more vacancies across the sector compared to March-May 2019 (the most…
Read more...New UKHospitality Strategy Will Create ‘Dynamic Workforce’ and Resolve Sector’s Staffing Crisis
UKHospitality has launched a nationwide hospitality workforce strategy to nurture cooperation between industry stakeholders and boost recruitment and training for a new generation of skilled…
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5 Ways To Attract And Retain Cleaning Staff
By Rachael Kiss, Marketing Manager at Alliance Online (www.allianceonline.co.uk) Cleaning services have been in more demand than ever recently. One reason for this is that,…
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How Government’s Ban On Exclusivity Clauses Can Help Hospitality
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk) The government recently proposed that the lowest-paid workers in the country will get the flexibility to boost their…
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Hospitality’s ‘Soft Power’ Is Key To Weathering Endemic Labour Shortage
By Jennifer Johansson, founder and CEO of Placed App (www.placed-app.com) Another week, another story about the grim outlook for the hospitality sector, beleaguered by labour…
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How to Attract Hospitality Staff During the Global Talent Crisis
By Nicky Chenery, General Manager, EMEA, SafetyCulture (https://safetyculture.com/) The global talent crisis continues to be the biggest issue the service industry faces, and this is…
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Is the Government About to Backtrack on Tipping Legislation?
Speculation mounts that government is set to backtrack on their commitment to stop people working in hospitality losing out by employers withholding gratuities/tips. Under existing…
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Over Two-Thirds of UK’s Hospitality Staff Don’t Trust They Are Paid Correct Tips
67% of UK’s hospitality staff say they have questioned tips on their payslip because they believed the amount was inaccurate, and 92% of staff believe…
Read more...Report Reveals Concerning Lack of Support for Minority Ethnic Groups in Workplace
The second edition of the Inside Hospitality report has revealed worryingly high levels of racism in the workplace, cemented by 28% of Asian, 37% of…
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