Top 17 tips to retain pub chefs

Financial rewards, opportunities for promotion and the ability to contribute to the business’s success are three of the 17 ways managers can keep hold of their chefs and kitchen staff, a leading consultant has claimed.

It was important to retain staff as by 2022 more than 11,000 chef vacancies would have to be filled, according to recent figures.

“Chef retention has been simmering away in the pub, restaurant and hotel world for many years,” said Adrian Close, a hospitality manager, trainer and business owner.

“But, recently, like an unwatched stockpot left bubbling on the hob, the shortage of skilled chefs has suddenly boiled over into a potential crisis – not for only the hospitality managers and business owners, but also one which, potentially, will affect how and what we eat out.”

Close has 17 top tips for business managers to use to help them retain chefs and kitchen staff, which are:

Close added: "Keeping all members of staff, including chefs for longer, isn't difficult as long as managers and business owners concentrate on creating an environment where people can grow, learn more and contribute to the success of the business."

The recruitment issues the hospitality sector faced was as a result of the managers and the business owners working within it, he claimed.

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