Labour Market
Insightful coverage of the UK labour market as it relates to the hotel industry, including employment trends, workforce shortages, migration policy, and regional hiring challenges. This tag includes analysis of recruitment and retention issues, wage dynamics, and the impact of macroeconomic shifts on hospitality employment. Features commentary from hotel leaders, staffing experts, and policymakers on how labour market changes are shaping hotel operations and long-term workforce planning.
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Apr- 2025 -17 AprilHotels
Q1 hotel performance dips amid late Easter and budget pressures
Preliminary first-quarter 2025 revenue per available room (RevPAR) results have pointed to softer trading performance for UK hotels, according to…
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Feb- 2025 -25 FebruaryFeatures
Bracing for Budget changes: hotelier insights
When the Autumn Budget 2024 was announced, the impact on the hospitality sector was immediately clear. Rises to National Insurance,…
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Nov- 2024 -7 NovemberLatest News
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.75%
The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the second time this year, with rates now cut to 4.75%. …
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Sep- 2024 -11 SeptemberTrade Organisations
Hospitality vacancies fall below 100,000 for first time since pandemic
Job vacancies in food service and accommodation have fallen below 100,000 for the first time since the pandemic, falling to…
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Aug- 2024 -13 AugustEconomy
Fall in hospitality wages brings ‘much needed’ respite for industry
Average weekly earnings in the food and accommodation sector fell 4% to £518.01 in Q2 2024, according to the latest…
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1 AugustLatest News
BoE cuts interest rates for first time in 4 years
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates for the first time in four years, with the rate falling…
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Sep- 2023 -21 SeptemberLatest News
Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25%
Following 14 straight rate rises, the Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates unchanged at 5.25%. At its latest…
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Jun- 2023 -22 JuneLatest News
BoE raises interest rate to 15-year high
The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates for the 13th consecutive time to 5%, the highest level in…
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May- 2023 -31 MayHotels
Room rates in UK hotels see ‘marked increase’ in April
Room rates of UK and London hotels saw more of a marked increase in April than in previous years, according…
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Mar- 2023 -23 MarchLatest News
BoE raises interest rates to 4.25%
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.25% to 4.25%, the highest rate…
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