CITY AM News – Now pubs and bars call for visa help as staff shortage bites
City AM news lead with pubs and bars bosses have pleaded for ‘easy visas’ to help fill vacancies as they desperately try to recruit enough staff to keep the doors open.
Patrick Dardis, CEO of London-based pub group Young’s told City A.M. yesterday that the UK needed to open up the job market to the EU to increase the labour pool for venues.
And UKHospitality boss Kate Nicholls said the sector’s recovery would “falter” without the introduction of temporary visas for staff.
It is the latest sector to cry for exemptions to fill front-line staffing roles amidst a widespread labour shortage that has affected everything from petrol stations to turkey farming.
Venues have been forced to slash hours or shut completely with vacancies for chefs and door supervisors especially hard to fill.
And economists fear widespread wage increases could fan the flames of runaway inflation.
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