2021 UK Hospitality Compensation Expectations Report
The findings of Harri’s latest report into hospitality compensation expectations represent over 2,500 hospitality employees and over 60 hospitality employers across the UK.
The findings of Harri’s latest report into hospitality compensation expectations represent over 2,500 hospitality employees and over 60 hospitality employers across the UK.
This month, we attended (and presented at) Restaurant & Bar Tech Live – Europe’s leading exhibition showcasing the emerging technologies driving the profits of restaurants and bars. During the event, Harri Sales Director Roy Walker spoke about something that’s at the forefront of everyone’s minds right now: the ongoing labour crisis.
We recently attended the 2021 Casual Dining Show where Peter Martin, Founder & Executive Director of Peach 20/20, referenced the ‘Great Resignation’ in the US. This sparked an interesting question: are UK businesses about to experience this very same crisis? If so, they’ll need to prepare for what could be another turbulent year.
Many hotels have already adopted technological aids to help them through the pandemic, with hoteliers forced to adopt automated methods to keep guests and staff safe. However, hotel operators need to recognise that technology isn’t limited to helping with bookings, ordering and payments: it can also vastly streamline operations and facilitate better communication between staff.
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, the customers are booking tables – but how are you going to cope with that? It’s not easy at the best of times finding enough temporary workers to help you through the busy festive period, but this year, with the industry already facing a staffing crisis, it’s going to be incredibly difficult.
During the much-anticipated Autumn Budget speech in October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed some essential changes to business rates and alcohol duties – but it isn’t all we’d hoped for. In his speech, Sunak outlined desperately needed plans for post-pandemic economic recovery, but admitted that the crisis isn’t over yet.