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Travelodge commits to helping long-term jobseekers

TravelodgeTravelodge today signed an agreement with the Government committing to guaranteed job interviews for long-term unemployed registered at JobCentre Plus.
Posted: 09 October 2007 | 10:57

Government plans £5m investment in new apprenticeships

The Government has unveiled plans to deliver 200 new apprenticeships in hospitality and customer service in London as part of new £5m investment to improve training ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
Posted: 04 October 2007 | 14:00

People 1st calls on industry to help research qualification reform

chefs studyingHospitality operators have been urged to contribute to new research on qualifications reform being spearheaded by sector skills council People 1st.
Posted: 02 October 2007 | 07:00

Hiring in hospitality industry slows

chefs in the kitchenDemand for jobs in hospitality has fallen over the last month, according to the Monster Employment Index for Europe.
Posted: 11 September 2007 | 13:15

Travelodge boss criticises use of Manuel to represent hospitality

waiter setting tableThe chief executive of Travelodge has criticised People 1st for using the Fawlty Towers character Manuel to represent the hospitality workforce in a new report on skills.
Posted: 06 September 2007 | 10:00

Government urged to allow chefs fast-track immigration

chefThe Government was today urged to give highly skilled chefs the same immigration fast-track as top footballers.
Posted: 14 August 2007 | 15:55

People 1st urged to show real progress

Pressure is growing on People 1st to deliver more substance behind its ideas, after the industry's leading employer threatened to stop working with the Sector Skills Council for hospitality.
Posted: 09 August 2007 | 18:04

We need to work together to fill the skills gap

David Field, managing director, Nestlé FoodServicesDavid Field, managing director, Nestlé FoodServices, asks "Who will tackle the increasing skills gaps in the hospitality industry?"
Posted: 18 July 2007 | 08:00

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

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