than a year after the end of pandemic restrictions. 0ur reporter, peter ruddick, has been to the lake district to find out about some of the problems, and possible solutions. these hands started at the deck this morning at 6.30 in here, but there was already an hour ahead of that doing menus for today, so. easter holidays! fun, fun, fun. at plant by kat s kitchen, in keswick, the owner has given more than just her name to the business. staff shortages mean kat s having to fill many of the restaurant roles herself. we have nobody available to work this evening. it has got worse there s no question, it has 100% got worse. we ve always paid above minimum wage. we ve offered apprenticeships, we ve offered alternate weekends off, so fewer weekends working. we ve offered for me to do the cheffing on evenings so that they can have evenings off. we re still not even getting any candidates apply. not even any candidates? no, not even any candidates. on a beautiful and busy easter
of that during menus for today. easter holidays fun, fun, fun. at plant by cat s kitchen in keswick, the owner has given more thanjust her name to the business. staff shortages mean cats having to fill many of the restaurant roles herself. we have nobody available to eat this evening. it has got worse. there s no question, ite has 100% got worse. we ve always paid above minimum wage. we ve offered apprenticeships, we ve offered alternate weekends off, so fewer weekends working. we ve offered for me to do the cheffing on evenings so that they can have evenings off. still we re still not even getting any candidates apply. not even any candidate? no, not even any candidates. on a beautiful and busy easter
facing serious challenges. one of those is travel, an industry still struggling to recruit the staff it needs, more than a year after the end of pandemic restrictions. 0ur reporter peter ruddick has been to the lake district to look at what the recruitment problems mean, and whether there s any immediate solution. these hands started at the deck this morning at 6.30 in here, but there was already an hour ahead of that doing menus for today, so. easter holidays! fun, fun, fun. at plant by kat s kitchen, in keswick, the owner has given more than just her name to the business. staff shortages mean kat s having to fill many of the restaurant roles herself. we have nobody available to work this evening. it has got worse there s no question, it has 100% got worse. we ve always paid above minimum wage. we ve offered apprenticeships, we ve offered alternate weekends off, so fewer weekends working.
what works for the biggest businesses, though, is not an option for everyone. we were able to take on an intern, but she came from sweden, from a chef school in sweden, and she came and lived in our house. that was the only way we could get somebody. we were approached by the same people again to do it this year and we just can t find anything and we can t have somebody living in our home, we realised. for now, kat cooks on, but without more cost effective short term solutions, staffing for small businesses like hers remains as difficult to predict as the great british weather. peter ruddick, bbc news, keswick. now, you might be surprised to learn that some dog walkers can make over six figures a year. michelle fleury went to meet some dog walkers in new york who have seen a major boost in business since the pandemic.
businesses, though, is not an option for everyone. we were able to take on an intern, but she came from sweden, from a chef school in sweden, and she came and lived in our house. that was the only way we could get somebody. we were approached by the same people again to do it this year and we just can t find anything and we can t have somebody living in our home, we realised. for now, kat cooks on, but without more cost effective short term solutions, staffing for small businesses like hers remains as difficult to predict as the great british weather. peter ruddick, bbc news, keswick. now, twins aren t that common twins who are business partners, well, that s rarer still. we ve been catching up with two dutch sisters who have started a drinks business in the uk, who reckon twins make for a powerful combination in business. let s take a look. doing business as twins. is a very powerful thing.