Recruitment

UKHospitality warns of 'staffing crisis' as sector faces shortage of 188,000 workers

01-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

UKHospitality has warned that the sector faces a 'staffing crisis' amid calls for the Government to stick its lockdown reopening roadmap and remove all social distancing restrictions on 21 June.

BrewDog's David McDowall and Supersonic Inc's Mark McCulloch join forces to launch hospitality recruitment campaign

28-May-2021 By James McAllister

The chief executive of brand marketing company Supersonic Inc, Mark McCulloch, has teamed up with BrewDog president and COO David McDowall to launch a huge hospitality recruitment advertising campaign.

PizzaExpress launches campaign to recruit 1,000 new staff

22-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

PizzaExpress is launching a nationwide campaign to recruit 1,000 staff as its pizzerias reopen in the coming months.

Aaron Mullis launches wellbeing-focused recruitment agency Tastie

26-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Aaron Mullis, former head chef at The Hand & Flowers, has launched his own recruitment agency.

Hospitality recruitment grows by nearly 40% as sector prepares for reopening

19-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Recruitment across the hospitality sector has grown by 39% in the last month as the sector prepares for reopening, according to data from job search engine Adzuna.

Hospitality leaders plan recruitment drive

11-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Three quarters of business leaders will be looking to recruit new staff members and grow their teams in 2021 as hospitality prepares for the easing of lockdown.

Hospitality industry sheds more staff than any other sector

15-Dec-2020 By Ella Doyle

The hospitality industry has seen the highest increase in unemployment than any other single sector, new figures from The Office for National Statistics show.

Hospitality job losses hit 650,000 this year

08-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

Hospitality job losses have hit 650,000 since January, however the continuation of the furlough scheme has softened the blow, the latest figures from Fourth have revealed.

Pizza Hut Delivery to recruit 2,500 staff

30-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

Pizza Hut Delivery is to hire 2,500 staff in a recruitment spree after its plans for rapid expansion were boosted by surging demand for takeaways during the pandemic.

Alex Head on the benefits of employing ex-offenders

07-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The boss of events catering company and restaurant group The Social Pantry has been giving prison leavers a second chance for the past five years.

Rick Stein encourages unemployed hospitality workers to move to Cornwall

10-Aug-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Following the boom in staycations, Rick Stein is encouraging unemployed hospitality workers to move to Cornwall to fill 39 active vacancies within his business empire.

Government extends Jobs Retention Scheme cut-off date

16-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

The Government has announced an extension of the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme cut-off date to include those employed up to or on 19 March - the date when the scheme was first announced.

Hospitality staff sought to join UK’s ‘Land Army’

03-Apr-2020 By Joe Lutrario

A website has been launched to connect farmers with local workers as the agriculture industry seeks to fill seasonal roles with people displaced by the Coronavirus crisis.

26,000 roles listed on new Hospitality Redeployment Hub

31-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The UK’s largest hospitality jobs board has listed 26,000 jobs related to the UK’s Coronavirus crisis response to help an estimated 500,000 displaced hospitality workers find short term jobs.

Three steps to making seasonal recruitment less stressful

01-Nov-2019 By Mark Williams

Follow these three steps to ensure your business runs like clockwork during some of the busiest trading periods of the year.

Long term plans: 6 steps to hire for longevity

07-May-2019 By Natalie Reason,

Hospitality falls behind other sectors in terms of staff retention. The key to filling roles for the long term is all in the recruitment process, says Natalie Reason, head of Tiger Hospitality

Flying chance: inside The Fat Duck's Inspirational Lunch

25-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Last month The Fat Duck gave catering students across the country the rare chance to eat in its prestigious dining room. Restaurant magazine pulled up a chair at its Inspirational Lunch.

D&D London targets young people with major recruitment drive

18-Feb-2019 By Andrew Don

D&D London will launch an initiative to encourage young adults into hospitality later this month.

A case for national 'service': tackling the staff shortage

30-Oct-2018 By Alex Rushmer

How can the industry tackle the growing staff shortage? Chef Alex Rushmer has a radical solution.

Recruitment: Selecting the right candidates

21-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

Once the challenge of attracting applicants has been overcome, hospitality recruiters find themselves with the task of selecting the right candidates for their brand - ultimately aiming for improved staff retention.

Recruitment: A 5-step legal guide

21-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

Aside from the challenge of attracting, selecting and keeping the right candidates, recruitment brings a range of legal risks hospitality businesses should be aware of. 

Recruiting and retaining staff: How to develop employees and cut turnover rates

27-Apr-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Advertising in all the right places and whittling down prospective candidates for a job can seem wasted if you are forced to dig out the job description again after only a few months. So how can you ensure staff development supports the recruitment process...

Recruiting and retaining staff: A guide to CVs and interviews

26-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

So you’ve advertised a role in your business and the applications are beginning to pour in. But how do you effectively search through stacks of CVs and what questions should you be asking in the interview stage to make sure you’re picking the best person...

Recruiting and retaining staff: How and where to advertise hospitality jobs

25-Apr-2012 By Emma Eversham

What do Gumtree, Twitter, viral web videos and local newspapers have in common? The answer is they have all served as promotional mechanisms for advertisements for hospitality jobs recently.    

How to impress in an interview

22-Nov-2011

You’ve found your dream job and have bagged yourself an interview, but failing to make the right first impression on the day can halt your job application in its tracks.

Hotels spending more on recruitment

07-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Hotel operators throughout the UK are increasingly using professional recruitment companies to head-hunt management staff in an effort to avoid making costly recruitment mistakes.

Gaucho’s secrets to successful recruitment and training

02-Sep-2011 By Becky Paskin

The key to hiring the right staff first time round is a strict recruitment process, thorough training, and giving staff room to grow.

Ask the Experts: How can I recruit quality staff on a limited budget?

20-Sep-2010 By NULL

Krishnan Doyle, founder and director of COREcruitment, answers one restaurateur’s query about how to hire quality staff while sticking to a low budget

A guide to effective CV's and applications

28-Feb-2007 By Restaurant

It's all about you – but remember, when it comes to effective CVs and applications, it's what potential employers want to see that counts When a busy manager receives hundreds of applications for a single position on their staff, very ...