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Skills strategy to boost industry opportunities launched

London Olympics 2012Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has officially unveiled a skills strategy designed to boost opportunities in hospitality and tourism in the capital ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Posted: 11 July 2007 | 13:00

Hospitality fails to back skills initiative

Just five hospitality industry employers have signed up to the Government’s long awaited skills pledge, which commits them to offer Level 2 training to all their staff by 2010.
Posted: 19 June 2007 | 17:21

Migrant staff not here for life, warns expert

Hospitality operators face a worsening skills crisis as eastern European workers start returning home, a recruitment expert has warned.
Posted: 07 June 2007 | 08:30

Immigration

Immigration continues to make headlines and with the UK hospitality industry as reliant on foreign workers to mitigate the ongoing skills crisis as it has ever been it’s an issue that remains pertinent. Below is a collection of news, opinions and advice to help you stay on the right side of immigration law.
Posted: 06 June 2007 | 17:53

Investing in foreign workers is good business sense

David HunterDavid Hunter, director of Matfen Hall hotel in Northumberland, believes paying for foreign staff’s English lessons is ethical and good business sense.
Posted: 21 March 2007 | 10:26

Skills strategy a positive step, say employers

Ten-point plan for England offers hope for solutions to the recruitment problem. Chris Druce reports
Posted: 15 March 2007 | 00:00

Recruitment difficulties hit hospitality businesses

receptionistRecruitment remains the biggest headache facing hospitality businesses, with the hotel sector suffering most acutely, according to new research.
Posted: 09 March 2007 | 13:15

Eastern Europeans fill UK hospitality jobs

More than 100,000 people from Eastern Europe have registered to work in the UK hospitality industry since the eight former communist countries joined the EU in May 2004.
Posted: 08 March 2007 | 00:00

National Skills Strategy initiative launched today

The National Skills Strategy for the tourism and hospitality sector in England was launched in London today.
Posted: 07 March 2007 | 16:10

British Hospitality Association boss questions skills plan

Corus Chef School 2005The chief executive of the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has questioned the value of change for change’s sake when it comes to tackling the skills crisis in the UK.
Posted: 06 March 2007 | 17:33

Colleges hit out at Learning and Skills Council as decision on VRQs is delayed

chef's studyingCatering colleges have attacked the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) for failing to commit to funding City & Guilds' new professional cookery diplomas nationally.
Posted: 01 March 2007 | 08:30

Hospitality skills round-up

chefs studyingBarely a week goes by without a dire warning about the skills shortage in the UK hospitality sector.
Posted: 27 February 2007 | 16:53

Top chefs hail new cookery diploma

chefs studyingLeading chefs have praised the impact of education body City & Guilds' new professional cookery diplomas which are halfway through their pilot year.
Posted: 16 February 2007 | 09:00

Learning and Skills Council calls on leisure sector to back National Skills Academy

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has called for the leisure sector to pro-actively back the development of a National Skills Academy (NSA) for the industry.
Posted: 05 February 2007 | 10:56

Migrant workers are more reliable and better skilled, says research

waiterMigrant workers to the UK are seen as harder working, more reliable and better skilled than natives, according to research.
Posted: 01 February 2007 | 08:00

Time to change perception of hospitality

Grant HearnBritish must stop confusing service with servility, says Travelodge chief executive Grant Hearn
Posted: 31 January 2007 | 11:10

Hospitality leadership academy to boost managers’ skills

receptionistA new international hospitality leadership academy is to be set-up to improve the skills of managers, it was revealed yesterday at the Master Innholders General Manager’s Conference in London.
Posted: 16 January 2007 | 13:02

Lord Leitch's skills report welcomed by People 1st

Hospitality and tourism sector skills council People 1st has welcomed Lord Leitch’s final report about the UK’s long-term skills needs, which was published yesterday.
Posted: 06 December 2006 | 10:21

Eastern labour must deliver on service

Max LawrenceThe mere availability of Eastern European workers won't necessarily solve our labour shortage, warns hospitality consultant Max Lawrence
Posted: 29 November 2006 | 11:24

Employing Christmas casuals

Temporary staff are often needed during the busy festive period, but you must be aware of their employment rights, says Karen Black of Boodle Hatfield
Posted: 16 November 2006 | 00:00

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