Jackie Moody-McNamara is a mentor as well as a critical friend, strengths coach and growth facilitator to numerous boards, specialising in strategy, leadership and accelerating the career progression of talented women, who has looked at how the industry...
Industry experts advised operators on how to navigate the UK immigration system since Brexit to attract staff at the UKHospitality Workforce and Skills Conference on 1 March.
By Charlie Fryday, Heineken UK on-trade category and commercial strategy director
Charlie Fryday, Heineken UK on-trade category and commercial strategy director, discusses the important role staff and the local community play in the success of your outlet’s sustainability ambitions and how it can help boost sales.
Industry experts drove home the importance of a diverse workforce and offered tips for operators looking to create inclusive environments at a UKHospitality conference on Wednesday (1 March).
Hospitality businesses are continuing to face an “incredibly challenging” recruitment landscape with vacancies in the sector still 72% higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to trade body UKHospitality (UKH).
More than 200 people from the hospitality sector came together at the House of Commons, Westminster, for the seventh Hospitality Apprenticeship Showcase last week.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and Savenightlife CIC have joined forces with Safeguarding Nightlife to launch the new Night Safe Champion Programme, which will focus on the key challenges faced in hospitality.
The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with BII CEO Steve Alton to get his take on the week's news and where the sector is heading in the year ahead.
The headcount of workers in pubs and restaurants was down by more than a tenth (11%) in 2022, compared to three years ago but 5% higher compared to 2021, new data has revealed.
Be Inclusive Hospitality has launched its third Inside Hospitality Survey, tasked with examining the current state of affairs regarding equality, diversity and inclusion within the sector.
UKHospitality (UKH) has launched a new education landscape guide to help businesses understand how to further improve recruitment, training and skills development.
Social enterprise Be Inclusive Hospitality has released a report about the group’s work in its bid to adopting a multi-pronged approach to accelerate race equity throughout the hospitality sector.
Recruitment challenges within the sector have meant the diversification of skill sets across the board has become incredibly important for people working in pub settings.
UKHospitality (UKH) has launched a guide to help pubs adapt their recruitment practices to get more over-50s in as staff, as hospitality continues to face employment challenges.
Operators have been urged to improve the performance management of staff after a new survey revealed poor treatment in the workplace was forcing staff to quit.
With the recruitment crisis still causing challenges for many operators, the Lock In team get to grips with staffing (not like that Heath!) and speak to a range of experts to get some practical (mostly) advice on how to handle the situation.
By Philip Smith, the Lord Smith of Hindhead CBE and chief executive of the Association of Conservative Clubs
Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics show hospitality has 174,000 vacancies. These staff shortages are growing, and hospitality businesses face rising input costs, as operators compete for staff, as well as causing one in three hospitality...
Average regular pay rates saw the strongest growth outside of the pandemic from July to September 2022, figures released today (Tuesday 15 November) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.
Employers should keep an open mind when recruiting those facing homelessness, who can prove invaluable members of a team, according to founder of Only A Pavement Away.
Unprecedented vacancies in the sector require a “dual approach” from Government in order to build “sustainable solutions", according to trade body UKHospitality (UKH).
The hospitality sector must do more to recognise how menopause can impact staff before it loses more skilled workers, according to Irwin Mitchell Solicitors partner Jenny Arrowsmith.
Hospitality sector's efforts to attract new employees are "beginning to pay off" but unemployment levels have continued to stifle the industry's "ability to drive growth” trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has stated.
Hundreds attended the launch of a multimillion-pound recruitment campaign in central London yesterday (10 October), which aims to breathe life back into Westminster’s hospitality sector.
Misconceptions associated with lifelong learning have continued to hold the sector back amid ongoing staffing crisis but offering apprenticeships at multiple levels could be the key to combatting shortages, new research from HIT Training has revealed....
The likelihood of no-show diners has almost halved from 11% to 6%, reducing the cost of customers who make reservations and don’t turn up by £5bn a year in revenue, research has found.
A number of industry leaders have joined forces to promote this year’s Hospitality Apprenticeships Week and are calling on the wider sector to get behind the initiative.
Latest unemployment figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show how “important” the hospitality sector is as an employer, according to trade body UKHospitality (UKH).
Two fifths of catering staff believe a lack of training, technology and resources has caused low morale amongst their teams, a survey of contract catering firms across the UK has revealed.
As GCSE results day dawns, trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has hoped to inspire students to look at the hospitality sector’s “varied and rewarding” career paths.
Job vacancies in the hospitality sector have risen by 44,000 (34%) compared to last year despite a small fall over the past three months, according to official figures.
