Unemployment is easing and most sectors of the economy are showing vacancies at pre-pandemic levels, finds the ONS.
Hospitality
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The planned 21 June Covid unlocking will be delayed for four weeks the prime minister has announced.
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Most employees expect to return to their normal place of work by early autumn.
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Almost three-quarters of people working in the hospitality sector have struggled with their mental health over the course of the pandemic.
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Pro-Brexit campaigner Tim Martin has urged the government to introduce a visa specifically for EU workers, amid a shortage of hospitality staff.
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Domino’s Pizza is recruiting 5,000 chefs and delivery drivers, as many who joined during the pandemic have returned to their former roles.
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The chief executive of UK Hospitality says furlough should be extended if the governments's roadmap out of lockdown is knocked off course.
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Restaurant group Hawksmoor is offering bonuses of up to £2,000 to workers who recommend friends for jobs, as evidence of a labour shortage increases.
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President Joe Biden's $1.9tn stimulus package has had initially disappointing results, say economists, as US employers hired fewer workers than expected last month.
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At least 12,000 jobs could be created in the UK with the return of the US burger chain which could open up to 400 outlets over several years.
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Restaurants are struggling to find staff ahead of indoor hospitality reopening next month, as around one in 10 UK hospitality workers left the sector last year.
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New roles at Gousto will be in tech and marketing but some workers will also be needed in packing and preparing food kits.
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The chain's recruitment campaign will include 300 posts under the government's Kickstart programme.
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UK job vacancies have returned to the same level as before the first lockdown in April 2020, according to Adzuna and the Office for National Statistics.