Hospitality pushing recruitment rise

The reopening of hospitality venues may be driving a recovery in recruitment, according to human resources website Personnel Today.

It notes that, in the week of 22-28 June, there were 990,000 unique job postings in the UK, up from 963,000 in the first week of last month, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). In the same week there were 92,000 new jobs postings.

It reports that employers in the hospitality sector appear to have gone on “a hiring spree” ahead of pubs, bars and restaurants reopening. According to the REC’s weekly Jobs Recovery Tracker there was a 57% rise in the number of active job postings for bar staff and a 63% increase in postings for waiting staff between the weeks of 1-7 June and 22-28 June.

Other occupations showing an increase in recruitment included: a 2.1% increase in postings for barbers and hairdressers; and a 9.3% rise in job openings in some school support roles including crossing patrols and break-time supervisors.

REC chief executive Neil Carberry commented: “The effects of easing the lockdown are clearly reflected in jobs postings data. While many hospitality and construction firms will start by taking staff off furlough, the market for new jobs in these sectors is starting to improve from the record lows of the past few months.”

https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/recruitment-recovery-june-2020-hospitality-reopening

https://www.rec.uk.com/our-view/research/recruitment-insights/jobs-recovery-tracker