Hospitality Industry

True, I've noticed hotel room prices have increased since opening. Partly of course due to demand. However the customer experience has also deteriorated as the check ins are now later and check outs earlier. They of course need more time for cleaning both due to COVID and lack of resources.

 

The pubs that have a brewery arm with distribution will get through this OK. B&M, Greene King & Brew Dog particularly, as supermarket sales will sustain them. Loads of indies doing well, but margins tighter on those sales. Some others will struggle to survive.

 

Funnily enough, i think, but I'm only going on what I've been told that Wetherspoons are pretty decent payers in the sector compared to other pub chains.
Talking about prices, me and the Mrs went to the Prince of Wales on Eccleshall road in Sheffield last week. £5.50 for a pint of Peroni and £16 for a bloody cheeseburger . Now I might be soft in the head but I ain't in the pocket.

 

For some reason young foreigners who took the de jobs previously-
A) didn’t stay because the racists have been emboldened by Brexit.
B) can’t come back now anyway because those jobs don’t qualify for the new criteria for immigrants.

so we’ll see an enforced shrinkage in all kinds of domestic and European trade which relied on - people who could do seasonal work and were highly mobile, exports which rely on quick supply chain and no paper work. But we got our sovereignty back so it’s all good.

 

You're probably right, but most people on here won't be around to see it. One conservative estimate I've seen is that it might take more than 10 years for the British economy to recover from Brexit to where it was immediately before the referendum. And that's not even allowing for the growth in other economies in the EU.
That estimate was before COVID by the way so factor that in and it could be far longer.

Some say "project fear" but pretty well everything "project fear" said in 2016 is now "project reality".

 

Out of interest how much is a 'real living wage?.

 

Min wage (over 23 i think) £8.36. Living wage, £8.91. London is £10.85 for over 18s.

Couldn't tell you for the younger age bands for nat min wage.

Though I don't know if there have been any further announcements during covid to increase them slightly.

 

Fair enough, it's still a bit naff though. Not many tips anymore aswell with people paying by card.

 

That is OK for bar staff / waiting on tables, etc. Needs to be some clear career progression, which has seemed to be lacking in the past.

 

We always tip 10% minimum, ss we know how low the pay is for staff.

 

I don't know if its changed much of late, but it was always very noticeable that staff in most of my favourite places would turn over at least annually. Likely with younger people coming in to keep wages at the lowest level possible. The only exceptions I can recall were people who had a stake in a place.

I wonder if there has also been any impact from the disruption of students not being physically in University towns too, on top of the brexit exodus?

 

A combination of all the things mentioned in this thread,plus I would like to mention the low pay,especially to people under 23. I hate wage limits,if people are doing the same job,pay them the same rate,irrespective of age. It's not a popular view but put yourself in the employee's shoes.
Interestingly, Betty's Cafes rewuire 37 staff,they are finding it difficult to recruit. I think financial necessity will draw people back into these jobs but there has to be a big change in pay and conditions. The UK is terrible for pay whatever the type of job,people cannot afford to rent individually,let alone buy, on full time salaries.