Hospitality is now the workplace of choice for over 50s with more than 165K joining the sector in 3 years
Did you know that people over 50 now make up 34% of the hospitality sector’s workforce?
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Hospitality is now the workplace of choice for over 50s with more than 165K joining the sector in 3 years
Did you know that people over 50 now make up 34% of the hospitality sector’s workforce?
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Loyalty is hard to win and easy to lose and with the hospitality industry facing a recruitment crisis, employees will increasingly look towards companies that will nurture their talents, pay well and help them to meet their career aspirations.
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You can feel the anticipation as the hospitality sector works towards reopening and away from Covid closures and restrictions. As the focus shifts to workforce planning and rebuilding teams, the impact of not just Covid but also Brexit is starting to be felt. Employers are looking at the roles and skills needed against available talent and considering how they build the high performing teams they need to deliver outstanding customer experience.
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On average, the majority of people working in UK hospitality are aged between 20 and 24, according to research carried out by the CIPD in their 2019 Megatrends report. As an industry hospitality is powered by young talent at entry level, with many seeing hospitality as a stopgap job, looking for opportunities rather than a career. What can the sector do to engage and retain its young workforce?
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Hospitality is now the workplace of choice for over 50s with more than 165K joining the sector in 3 years
Did you know that people over 50 now make up 34% of the hospitality sector’s workforce?
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