Hospitality Works | British Hospitality Association

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have teamed up to launch a nationwide focus on hospitality jobs this month.The ‘Hospitality Works’ initiative features over 80,000 different activities to encourage people to join the industry.

The programme aims to inspire jobseekers by promoting opportunities and vacancies in the hospitality industry and will equip work coaches with tools to promote careers like management, baristas, chefs, sales, HR, event organisation, marketing, administration and many others. Employment Minister, Priti Patel, said: “We have reached a milestone with record employment, and businesses across the country have played a key role in that. Our Jobcentre Plus staff are focused on making sure jobseekers have the skills that employers are looking for so they can take up those opportunities being created by our growing economy. “I am delighted we are working with the British Hospitality Association through Hospitality Works to champion the exciting careers opportunities that this sector offers.” Hospitality Works will take place in more than 700 Jobcentre Plus outlets and hundreds of top hospitality businesses throughout January 2016 who will offer bespoke act

ivities such as:

Bourne Leisure is offering a unique opportunity to experience what makes Warner Leisure Hotels so special. Opportunity to embrace the Warner experience and see how customers are made at home from the moment they check in and hear how activities and entertainment provide an amazing holiday choice. These opportunities will be co-ordinated and supported by Jobcentre Plus staff in key locations
Premier Inn is offering the opportunity to attend a 'Practice Makes Perfect' night at some of their new hotel openings. This is a night to test all of the facilities before the hotel opens, providing a great insight into Premier Inn and how they recruit and train people new to hospitality – as well as understanding the development and great career opportunities available to new recruits.
McDonald’s will be putting together a Hospitality Works quiz and win iTunes vouchers.
Ascott have offered Jobcentre staff to attend the Ascott UK awards dinner to showcase the successful employees within the Serviced Apartment Sector and expose them to the initiatives and teams the company produce. Staff would enjoy networking and talking to some of the staff and the things they do.
Debenhams Café & Restaurants to hold taster session for potential job applicants.

Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the British Hospitality Association, said: “The BHA is delighted to be leading Hospitality Works. This is a prime example of the good that can come from collaboration between the hospitality industry and the government. With the success of this initiative we can continue to stimulate the growth of the hospitality industry, contributing to the BHA’s goal of creating 100,000 new jobs by 2020.” Hospitality and tourism is the 4^th largest industry in the UK, employing 4.49 million people,which work out to be 10% of the working population. Hospitality and tourism has created one in five new jobs since 2010, and is expected to grow in the coming years.

>>> Read advice about getting into the industry from Michelin star chefs

In collaboration with members from across the country the BHA has produced Food for Thought, a media package complete with an extensive social media campaign. Food for Thought has been distributed with useful information to attract potential employees, and inform them of potential benefits of working in the hospitality industry. Facts of the day, official twitter hashtag, tweets and visual resources were created to increase social media activity around Hospitality Works and to inspire jobseekers to consider hospitality as a career. The campaign has already seen over 500 tweets with more to come as the campaign progresses. Businesses wishing to promote careers in their organisations can host awareness sessions at their local Jobcentres, host visits for Jobcentre work coaches or hold a recruitment event at their local Jobcentre location and many other bespoke activities. To find out more on how to get involved with Hospitality Works, please visit the BHA website or tweet using Hashtag #GetInspiredHW.

In these challenging times…

The Staff Canteen team are taking a different approach to keeping our website independent and delivering content free from commercial influence. Our Editorial team have a critical role to play in informing and supporting our audience in a balanced way. We would never put up a paywall – The Staff Canteen is open to all and we want to keep bringing you the content you want; more from younger chefs, more on mental health, more tips and industry knowledge, more recipes and more videos. We need your support right now, more than ever, to keep The Staff Canteen active. Without your financial contributions this would not be possible.

Over the last 16 years, The Staff Canteen has built what has become the go-to platform for chefs and hospitality professionals. As members and visitors, your daily support has made The Staff Canteen what it is today. Our features and videos from the world’s biggest name chefs are something we are proud of. We have over 560,000 followers across Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and other social channels, each connecting with chefs across the world. Our editorial and social media team are creating and delivering engaging content every day, to support you and the whole sector - we want to do more for you.

A single coffee is more than £2, a beer is £4.50 and a large glass of wine can be £6 or more.

Support The Staff Canteen from as little as £1 today. Thank you.