According a 2019 survey of employers in the hospitality sector in the United Kingdom, 28 percent of respondents stated that hard-to-fill vacancies were due to a low number of applicants with the required skills. That was compared to 20 percent of respondents that indicated the low number of applicants in general as the main reason for hard-to-fill vacancies in this sector.
Main causes given by of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019
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GOV.UK. (October 14, 2020). Main causes given by of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506893/reasons-difficult-recruitment-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Main causes given by of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019." Chart. October 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506893/reasons-difficult-recruitment-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2020). Main causes given by of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506893/reasons-difficult-recruitment-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Main Causes given by of Hard-to-fill Vacancies in The Hotel and Restaurant Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506893/reasons-difficult-recruitment-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Main causes given by of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506893/reasons-difficult-recruitment-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Main causes given by of hard-to-fill vacancies in the hotel and restaurant sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019 [Graph], GOV.UK, October 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506893/reasons-difficult-recruitment-hospitality-sector-united-kingdom-uk/