Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec
26 May 2021|
How Covid and Brexit have caused a staffing crisis in Hospitality
A year ago, as the first lockdown wore on and the Hospitality industry remained shut, thousands of Hospitality workers were searching for jobs that didn’t exist.
Fast forward 12 months and the dual forces of the pandemic and Brexit have caused a serious recruiting issue within the Hospitality industry. The sector is reporting a substantial skills shortage that is severely impacting an industry that is emerging from one of the toughest years in recent history and threatening to hamper its recovery. How has this happened and what can recruiters do to help attract Hospitality talent to the huge number of vacancies needing to be filled?
Last modified on Sat 1 May 2021 08.32 EDT
The hospitality industry is facing a staffing crisis as restaurants and pubs say that up to a quarter of those employed before the Covid-19 pandemic will not return.
The UKâs largest listed pub group, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has lost 9,000 of its 39,000 staff since last year; D&D, the owner of more than 40 upmarket restaurants including Le Pont de la Tour and Coq dâArgent, is looking for up to 400 recruits out of a total 1,300 UK workforce; and Pizza Express is looking for 1,000 staff, having laid off thousands less than a year ago.