IN ASSOCIATION WITH 5 50 “Two clear


factors emerged: the perception of low pay (which topped the list with 34%) and long hours (27%)”


50 30 40 20 30 1 10 20 0 10 Very difficult 0 50 100 82% 40 80 Is it harder now to find the


quality of employee you require than it was in the past?


Somewhat difficult


2 6% 0.5% 0% Neutral Easy Very easy 40 49% 44%


How difficult is it for you to find the quality of employee you require?


30


60 6 20 10 10 0 40 20 17% 0


Harder now


About the same


What can we do to encourage more women into senior management?


60 50


conditions, and one respondent highlighted the fact that, although a positive portrayal of hospitality in TV and media would help, that portrayal needed to be honest so that young people would know what they were expected to do and how they would be rewarded. Opinion on what age bracket would be


6


best when it comes to the hospitality industry to partner with schools to ensure that the sector was regarded as a destination of choice was very evenly split, but it was clear from the results that the majority thought that this should happen between the ages of 11 and 16.


www.thecaterer.com 40 30 20 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 The Caterer | 13 7 29% 16% 7% 57%


Harder in the past


33%


1 More training programmes aimed specifically at women 2 More flexible working hours 3 Better pay in relation to male colleagues 4 More promotion of opportunities available 5 Other


11 2%


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