Can the Hospitality Sector help Tackle Youth Unemployment?
In the current economic climate, companies are struggling to get the right employees into the right jobs. The hospitality sector is suffering from a staffing crisis that is linked strongly to the impact of Brexit on the industry. However, when we look at the current rate of youth unemployment, an obvious solution seems to present itself. By the end of 2017, nearly 800,000 people aged 16-24 were not in any form of employment, education or training. The reasons for such high levels of unemployment amongst the younger demographics include a lack of available roles in niche professions, resilience to work in a different field to their training, and lack of opportunities to get a foot in the door. Why the Hospitality Sector? Despite often being perceived as a temporary stop-gap, the hospitality sector offers huge potential for young professionals at all levels. The current level of unemployment amongst the 18-24 demographic matches closely the number of jobs that w