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Restaurant chain Caffè Nero is far more likely to compromise on skillset than cultural fit when hiring new talent, according to HR director Steve Carpenter.
Around 310,000 female workers leave the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry each year, costing businesses £2.8bn in replacement recruitment and initial training, according to a new report from People 1st.
The percentage of women working in the sector has fallen from 61% in 2004/05 to 56% now, while the sector expects to recruit an additional 290,000 managers up to 2017.
More than eight in 10 (82%) of hospitality jobseekers strongly believe that a hotel’s brand influences their decision to work for them, according to research from Catererglobal.com.
Demand for both permanent and temporary employees has risen among Scottish employers, according to October’s Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
The Bank of Scotland Labour Market Barometer posted a reading of 48.4 in October, up from 46.8 in September, its highest level since June, though below the 50 no-change mark, largely due to strongly rising candidate availability.
International real estate, infrastructure and customer insights recruitment specialist Prime People says it is pleased with a “very positive performance”, according to its interim results for the half year ended 30 September 2010.
The results reveal:
· group net fee income (NFI) increased by 30% to £3.95m (2009: £3.05m)
IT, engineering and sales staffing specialist THA Recruitment has appointed Peter Hack as a senior consultant for its IT sales division.
Hack has previously worked at rec-to-rec firm GSR2R and technical recruiter Roevin.
Specialist technology recruiter Nicholson International is set to launch in Sydney, Australia. The new office will be led by Simon Hewitt.
Managing director John Nash says: “Our plan is to open in Singapore and China in the next year to continue to develop our breadth of service offering to our clients across the globe, whist creating some great career opportunities for our people.”
Gala Coral Group is building up its arsenal of recruitment tools in the midst of aggressive growth within the UK gaming sector.
Supply chain recruiter Transline Resource has hired three driver trainers to service its 20 UK driving contracts.