Hospitality

Bars, cafes and restaurants across the UK are continuing to report a lack of staff with many having to operate reduced hours because of the shortages.

Hospitality firms have increased pay by up to 14% to attract temporary workers amid staff shortages, a flexible working marketplace claims.

Restaurant chain McDonald’s plans to hire 20,000 new roles in the UK and Ireland as it opens 50 new outlets.

Government urged to come up with new timetable for right to work checks, furlough, business rates relief.

Unemployment is easing and most sectors of the economy are showing vacancies at pre-pandemic levels, finds the ONS.

The planned 21 June Covid unlocking will be delayed for four weeks the prime minister has announced.

Most employees expect to return to their normal place of work by early autumn.

Almost three-quarters of people working in the hospitality sector have struggled with their mental health over the course of the pandemic.

Pro-Brexit campaigner Tim Martin has urged the government to introduce a visa specifically for EU workers, amid a shortage of hospitality staff.

Domino’s Pizza is recruiting 5,000 chefs and delivery drivers, as many who joined during the pandemic have returned to their former roles.

The chief executive of UK Hospitality says furlough should be extended if the governments's roadmap out of lockdown is knocked off course.

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.

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.

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.

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.