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Announcements: May 2011

Hospitality boost as job postings and applications soar

May 25, 2011

The hospitality industry is providing some cheer to the UK’s economy as job postings and applications continued to soar in the past year, according to a new report from Caterer.com and People 1st. Findings from the first Hospitality Employment Index highlight that a fiercely competitive jobs market, boosted by the media spotlight on hospitality, injected more interest and movement within the sector.  900,000 applications for 40,000 posts were made in the first …

Red Tape Challenge – have your say

May 19, 2011

The BHA’s partnership proposition to tourism minister John Penrose MP, issued last year, urged government to review and reduce the excessive red tape burdening the hospitality industry.  Following the BHA’s proposal, that government’s tourism policy should involve the industry in determining the scope of legislation, the government has now established a regulation task force for the industry. Under the auspices of the minister of tourism, and chaired by BHA board member Alan …