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As many as 196,000* international workers have left the UK hospitality sector since the pandemic, despite post-Brexit visa schemes introduced by the government, shows our new report.
Dining habits of UK families reveals that restaurateurs are hiring people with childcare experience to accommodate the growing family dining market.
The growing trend for holidaying at home has sparked a hospitality jobs boom as hotels, restaurants and bars hire to keep up with demand.
Did you know that people over 50 now make up 34% of the hospitality sector’s workforce?
Choose Hospitality is an initiative driven by the industry itself, to stimulate interest in the wide-ranging benefits of a career in hospitality.
With 1 in 3 respondents reporting that they had experienced discrimination at work and 52.5% of respondents stating that they did not know if their employer had undertaken any Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives in the past year. What is it really like to work for the hospitality industry for Black, Asian, and ethnic minorities?
Founded in 1990, Springboard was created by Stephen Moss to support the hospitality industry. It continues to provide advice, training and skills courses to those at the start of their career and helps tackle the challenges faced by the industry, including skills shortages and the misrepresentation of careers in the hospitality industry.
Staff shortages and high turnover mean attracting and retaining top hospitality talent is harder than ever. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
The latest Hospitality Heroes provides real-world solutions, gives actionable insights and proven strategies from industry leaders on building effective teams for long-term success. We showcase real-life examples from MJMK Restaurants, with a focus on one of their newest openings, Fonda, to help hospitality employers develop hiring strategies that get results.
Caterer.com People Awards winner, Food Service provider, Compass Group shone with their entry in the Wellbeing category. At a time when circumstances were difficult throughout the hospitality industry, Compass Group understood that the well-being of their people was of paramount importance. This is as much relevant today as it was then.
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?
In this episode of Recruiting in Hospitality, our Client Consultant, Junior Lewis talks to apprenticeship specialist, Jenni Clarke from Umbrella Training and Jo-mandi Templeton, Head of Talent and Culture at The Montcalm about how apprenticeships can provide the hospitality industry with a powerful resource to boost hiring success and retention.
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In part two of our Hiring Strategies sessions, Caterer.com lifted the lid on the importance of diversity and inclusion in creating dynamic, innovative and successful hospitality workforces.
Below is your step-by-step guide to using the Caterer.com CV Database, a tool which lets you take control of your hiring by easily searching for candidates.
Filter searches by skillset and location, see candidates’ application history, contact the best suited, and set up alerts to find others who fit the brief.
To help speed up your hiring process, we have built one of the most intuitive candidate management systems in the market.
Use this guide to get the most from the Caterer.com Candidate Management System.
By following our best practice guide you can increase the views, number of applications and relevancy of candidates that your job ad receives.
Leadership is a choice, not a job title, but with so many leadership styles to adopt, what really makes a leader stand out?
As many as 196,000* international workers have left the UK hospitality sector since the pandemic, despite post-Brexit visa schemes introduced by the government, shows our new report.
What can hospitality leaders do to ignite young people’s interest in hospitality? How can young people help others forge a great hospitality career? – What can we, as an industry, do to engage the next generation to believe that an amazing career in hospitality is for them?
Below is your step-by-step guide to advertising a job on Caterer.com.
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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.
Dining habits of UK families reveals that restaurateurs are hiring people with childcare experience to accommodate the growing family dining market.
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.
The latest Caterer.com research explores salary and benefit trends across the hospitality sector, highlighting key shifts and opportunities for businesses looking to attract and retain top talent.
Caterer.com is extremely proud to once again sponsored this prestigious award.
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.
In part two of our Hiring Strategies sessions, Caterer.com lifted the lid on the importance of diversity and inclusion in creating dynamic, innovative and successful hospitality workforces.
Caterer.com’s Hospitality Hiring Insider provides a detailed view of hospitality hiring trends from Q1 2025. It’s packed with the key stats, employer insights, and expert tips you need to shape your hiring strategy.
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.
The hospitality sector is awash with ambition and growth, powered by our amazing community and the charities that work hard to support those working within it.
Below is your step-by-step guide to using the Caterer.com CV Database, a tool which lets you take control of your hiring by easily searching for candidates.
Filter searches by skillset and location, see candidates’ application history, contact the best suited, and set up alerts to find others who fit the brief.
Caterer.com’s Hospitality Hiring Insider provides a detailed view of hospitality hiring trends from the first half of 2024, including job postings, candidate activity, and salary benchmarks.
To help speed up your hiring process, we have built one of the most intuitive candidate management systems in the market.
Use this guide to get the most from the Caterer.com Candidate Management System.
By following our best practice guide you can increase the views, number of applications and relevancy of candidates that your job ad receives.
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.
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?
Leadership is a choice, not a job title, but with so many leadership styles to adopt, what really makes a leader stand out?
Rejecting interview candidates can often be a difficult but is a natural part of the hiring process. How you deliver the feedback will differentiate your company from the rest.
The Walk for Wellbeing 2023 is a-go! From September 30th to October 15th you are invited to join the hospitality community in walking for a good cause.
With response from over 3,000 voices within hospitality, BIH’s Inside Hospitality Report looks at how our sector can do better when it comes to EDI practices.
A fast, flexible route to the right candidates with Video Recruitment (powered by Cammio)
It’s time to reveal your amazing people. Entries are now open for the 2019 Caterer.com People Awards.
Onboarding plays a fundamental role for any company as it allows employees to acclimatise to their role, the company’s cultures, and what the company has to offer.
How hospitality businesses can overcome recruitment challenges and engage wider talent pools.
How hospitality businesses can overcome recruitment challenges and engage wider talent pools.
Career progression is one of the key ways to retain your top talent. Most have come to expect this as part of their employment and during the course of their employment with you will want to develop new skills, so employers need to find ways to create these opportunities or risk losing their best talent in some cases.
Good candidate experience is a vital part of the recruitment process. In a competitive job market, it’s increasingly important to attract quality candidates and ensure that they remain engaged throughout the process. David Beveridge, Head of Operations and Sales, PeopleBank.
From industry report findings to advice on employee mental health issues, discover a wealth of information on hiring the very best hospitality talent.
Advice on a wealth of topics, giving you all you need to know on how to best managing your teams.
Experience is key to a strong team. How do you retain the best talent and develop your hospitality teams? Find out how here.
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New solutions to hospitality recruitment challenges and advice on improving communications with teams.
Welcome to the Recruiting in Hospitality podcasts from Caterer.com. In each programme we invite top guests from the world of hospitality to discuss issues affecting employers. We talk recruitment, development and retention as well as matters concerning you and your teams.
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How to create, build and maintain a strong company culture, where your people come first.
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