Supporting Mental Health During the Cost of Living Crisis
By Daniel Stander, an employment lawyer and certified mental health first aider at Vedder Price LLP (www.vedderprice.com) The hospitality sector can be forgiven for wondering…
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The Burnt Chef Project Appoints Non-exec Board to Further Drive Progress in Tackling Mental Health Issues in the Worldwide Hospitality Industry
With the mission to proactively protect the mental health of those working in the hospitality sector, The Burnt Chef Project has announced the appointment of…
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Hospitality Showcased in New Government Apprenticeship Campaign
UKHospitality has worked in partnership with the Department for Education to secure new advertising for apprenticeships in hospitality. Apprenticeships in both hospitality and catering will…
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Hospitality Rising Hits 55,000 Job Applications
Just twelve weeks after the launch of its ‘Rise Fast, Work Young’ campaign, Hospitality Rising has generated 55k applications to fill record hospitality industry vacancies…
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Historic Village Pub Keeps it in the Family as New manager Takes Over from Her Parents
If pubgoers at The Bull Inn at Linton, Maidstone, think the new face behind the bar looks familiar, they’d be right – new General Manager…
Read more...UKHospitality Launches New Education Landscape Guide
As the education system continues to evolve, the new Education Landscape Guide will help businesses understand what path they can take to further improve their…
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Average Wages for Hospitality Workers Have Risen 53% in the Past 10 Years – the Highest of Any Industry in the Uk
· Minimum wage increasing and recent shortages of overseas workers have pushed wages higher · Construction workers see 39% increase in average pay over the…
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Wetherspoon Named a Top Employer for the 18th Time
Wetherspoon has been recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer United Kingdom 2023. It is the 18th time that Wetherspoon has been…
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An Immigration Lawyer’s Guide to Hiring From Outside the UK
By Birketts’ Immigration Specialists Sacha Wooldridge and Krishma Bathia (www.birketts.co.uk) Prior to Brexit, 42% of jobs in the hospitality industry were filled by EU Nationals,…
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Fresh Thinking Required To Weather The Staffing Crisis
By Antony Woodcock – Co-Founder and CEO – GIG (www.gigtogig.co.uk) There’s little more that can be said on the topic of staffing beyond the fact…
Read more...UKHospitality Responds to Latest ONS Labour Market Data
The latest UK employment figures reveal that the UK employment rate was estimated at 75.6% in September to November 2022, largely unchanged compared with the…
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The Springboard Awards for Excellence Deadline Has Been Extended!
Due to popular demand, The Springboard Awards for Excellence has extended its entry deadline to 13 January 2023, giving hospitality businesses extra time to enter….
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The Stag Inn Scoops Pub of the Year Accolade in Annual Tourism Awards
Shepherd Neame pub The Stag Inn in Hastings has been named Pub of the Year in the annual Beautiful South Tourism Awards 2022/23, held on…
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Success for Hospitality Against Homelessness Campaign as Industry Gets Behind Only a Pavement Away
Only A Pavement Away, the charity aiding prison leavers, veterans and those facing homelessness back into employment in the hospitality industry, is reporting great success…
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Early Retirement Causing Staffing Shortages, says Lords Report
A wave of early retirement following the pandemic is the ‘biggest cause of labour shortages’ across the UK, according to the House of Lords Economic…
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