From managing change and creating strong teams to learning to cope with workplace stress.
In this episode of Recruiting in Hospitality from Caterer.com, we explore Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the hospitality workplace with Olajide Alabi, Equality & Inclusion Partner at Turtle Bay Restaurants and Daniel Jaghai, Senior Product Specialist at Stepstone.
16 years ago, Shane Cooke, founder of Jasper Wellbeing, left his native Teesside and moved south to become a chef. After a career that has included working at a Michelin starred restaurant, Shane quit the industry and retrained as a workplace resilience and wellbeing practitioner.
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.
In our recent episode of ‘Recruiting in Hospitality’, Lancelot Narayan spoke to Klaudia Mitura, Learning & Development Specialist and host the ‘& Happiness’ podcast, Sally Prescott, Director of Zest for Life and Adam Harwood, Head of Learning & Development at D&D London.
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.
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.
Choose Hospitality is an initiative driven by the industry itself, to stimulate interest in the wide-ranging benefits of a career in hospitality.
You’re a leader in hospitality, but are you also a mentor? What’s the difference? And how can you boost your skills to offer guidance, support and direction to your teams by becoming both?
We caught up with Robert Richardson, GM at The Cave Hotel & Resort and Vice-Chair of the Institute of Hospitality, and Rachael Stevens, Guest Services Manager at South Lodge and Chair of the Sussex branch of the Institute of Hospitality to discuss what they see as the value of both leadership and mentoring.
In this episode of Recruiting in Hospitality, Lancelot Narayan talks to Robbie Laidlaw and Chris Mitchell from Genuine Dining. Both will be taking part in The Sprit of Hospitality, where they will be rowing the Atlantic in aid of Hospitality Action.
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?
A guide by Klaudia Mitura, L&D specialist and Co-Host of the ‘& Happiness’ podcast
A guide by Klaudia Mitura, L&D specialist and Co-Host of the ‘& Happiness’ podcast
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In the first part of our fascinating conversation with Jose Ruiz and Elsie Koopman from London EDITION, we discuss how the hotel attracts and recruits talent and about the huge part that culture plays in the process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
In September, Kellie Rixon, MBE, becomes Chair of the Institute of Hospitality.
Caterer.com caught up with Kellie during a recent visit to Scotland to find out about her plans for the Institute and ‘what happens next?’
As people prepare for weeks of festive cheer, the UK’s 3.2 million hospitality workers are gearing up for the most lucrative ‘tip season’ of the year
Did you know that people over 50 now make up 34% of the hospitality sector’s workforce?
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.
The latest Caterer.com research reveals the key trends shaping hospitality hiring, from advancing DE&I and harnessing technology to meeting the shifting demands of candidates.
The UK Government introduced at the end of last year new legislation on tipping, which will significantly impact hospitality businesses. The Act means hospitality workers can now keep 100% of their tips. Caterer.com takes a look at the changes and how businesses can ensure they are complying with the new laws.
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 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.
How can hospitality employers create workplaces that nurture their workforce, but also make their brand attractive to jobseekers – a place where people really want to stay? Building long-term loyalty among new hires isn’t just about ticking boxes with training and flexible hours. It’s about creating a space where they feel genuinely connected and integral to the bigger picture. No organisation wants to lose talented employees. While it does happen, smart businesses recognise the importance of implementing the right structures and opportunities to retain their workforce. If nothing else, businesses should prioritise employee retention as much as they do...
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.
In the first part of our fascinating conversation with Jose Ruiz and Elsie Koopman from London EDITION, we discuss how the hotel attracts and recruits talent and about the huge part that culture plays in the process.
Figuring out which candidate is the best fit for your role before you hire them is often difficult to determine, but help is at hand with our Candidates by Email tool, which makes searching for candidates seamless, by alerting you to any new candidate profiles that align with your saved searches, allowing you to access the most suitable candidates in our CV Database.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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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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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