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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The impact of Brexit and Covid on the UK hospitality workforce
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.
The importance of looking after your employees’ mental and emotional wellbeing
Good mental and emotional well-being are critical but how do you, as a leader or manager, make sure that your people are OK and, more importantly, should responsibility for your employees’ health and well-being rest with you?
Why chefs should consider changing careers to Food Technology Teachers
Hospitality skills are unquestionably transferable and for those thinking about a shift or new role, now could be the time to try something different.
One route available to chefs is teaching food technology and cookery in schools.
Introducing Only a Pavement Away (OAPA), the charity founded by representatives from hospitality, that helps the homeless and other vulnerable groups into employment in the UK hospitality industry
Where will the sector find an estimated 1.3 million recruits?
Time to look at new talent streams.
When a fire forced the closure of the Mandarin Oriental London, the hotel donated 40,000 hours of volunteer activity in support of the FANtastic London campaign
For 115 years, the Mandarin Oriental London Hyde Park has represented the pinnacle of luxury in Knightsbridge.
Beautiful and stylish, the hotel has been a go-to destination for those seeking the best service and accommodation London has to offer.
In 2016, the hotel embarked upon its biggest renovation ever, investing £100 million to maintain its reputation as the most desirable hotel in the capital.
Just weeks before its reopening a major fire closed the hotel. It was a blow for the team at Mandarin Oriental, after all their hard work and preparation to once again welcome the public.
Organisations Offering Support to those Working in Hospitality
It’s often said that hospitality is a family and the impact of the pandemic has proved that beyond all doubt. Industry people have pulled out all the stops to provide valuable support and assistance to those who need it.
75% of hospitality employees say pressure in the workplace is their biggest cause of stress, according to research conducted by Hospitality Action in 2018
In the UK last year 526,000 people suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, with 12.5 million working days lost, according to The Health & Safety Executive Labour Force Survey.
By participating in the ‘FutureChef’ competition run by Springboard UK, hospitality employers can attract the next generation of talent into the industry
It’s been a record-breaking year for Springboard UK’s FutureChef programme, with over 16,200 young people taking part in the biggest cookery competition of its kind in the UK.
How ‘Chefs in Schools’ are educating and inspiring children about the benefits of cooking their own food, and championing careers in hospitality in the process
Chefs in Schools’ mission is to employ professional chefs to improve the quality of school meals, whilst educating and inspiring children about the benefits of cooking their own food from scratch.
Discover how London EDITION, one of London’s most prestigious 5-star hotels, recruits and retains talent
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Parents are deterring young people from joining the hospitality sector, according to research conducted by Caterer.com in August 2019
As students across the UK await their GCSE results and prepare to make important decisions about their career paths, our research revealed parents are the leading influence on their career choices.
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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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Introducing Only a Pavement Away (OAPA), the charity founded by representatives from hospitality, that helps the homeless and other vulnerable groups into employment in the UK hospitality industry
Where will the sector find an estimated 1.3 million recruits?
Time to look at new talent streams.
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When a fire forced the closure of the Mandarin Oriental London, the hotel donated 40,000 hours of volunteer activity in support of the FANtastic London campaign
For 115 years, the Mandarin Oriental London Hyde Park has represented the pinnacle of luxury in Knightsbridge.
Beautiful and stylish, the hotel has been a go-to destination for those seeking the best service and accommodation London has to offer.
In 2016, the hotel embarked upon its biggest renovation ever, investing £100 million to maintain its reputation as the most desirable hotel in the capital.
Just weeks before its reopening a major fire closed the hotel. It was a blow for the team at Mandarin Oriental, after all their hard work and preparation to once again welcome the public.
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