Hospitality Talks Pub Recruitment for the Lease & Tenancy Sector

Hospitality Jobs UK recently conducted a L&T Survey in partnership with KAM and BII, and we're delighted to present the key findings from over 300 respondents from across the industry.

• Top deterrents to running a pub were late nights, stress, long hours, and concerns about profitability and work/life balance.
• Potential licensees are using word of mouth and job boards as primary ways to find job opportunities.
• The top 3 methods of recruiting new staff are social media, word of mouth and job boards.
• 1 in 3 potential licensees wouldn’t know where to find job opportunities if they were interested in running a pub.
• 59% of respondents rated their recruitment process as good or very good.
• 55% were satisfied with their pub company’s recruitment website.
• 70% were happy with the initial interview process.
• Hardest roles to fill were chefs, waiting staff, and bar staff.
• The biggest hurdles in recruitment were finding skilled people and managing pay expectations.
• 1 in 5 licensees considering leaving the pub sector within 12 months.

Want to find out more? Check out the latest episode of Hospitality Talks series, where Katy Moses, MD at KAM catches up with Dawn Lawrence, CEO and Founder of Hospitality Jobs UK on how we can make the pub recruitment process smarter, more effective and more supportive for tenants and licensees.