Hotel Cateys, a call for inclusive approach to hospitality recruitment, and more.

This Monday’s Insights (12 December) feature brings you the 2022 Hotel Cateys, a call for inclusive approach to hospitality recruitment, and more.

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Hospitality businesses need to adopt an inclusive approach to their recruitment to try and solve the industry’s vacancy crisis, according to Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Destination Coventry and Coventry City Council, recently brought together a panel of hospitality and event experts at a Recruitment and Skills Summit. The panel, which included UKHospitality’s Skills Director Sandra Kelly, discussed staffing, recruitment and skills challenges.

The summit comes at a time when staff shortages are causing one in three UK-based hospitality businesses to close on one or more days a week, according to a recent UKHospitality survey. Meanwhile the latest Office for National Statistics data shows there are around 152,000 hospitality vacancies in the UK. 

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The Caterer has revealed the winners of its 2022 Hotel Cateys.

The winners were announced at a glittering ceremony at the Royal Lancaster London.

View the full list of winners here, including Northcote managing director Craig Bancroft who scooped the Outstanding Contribution Award.

AEV demonstrated The Power of People at its 2022 Conference.

At the UK industry association AEV’s conference, delegates gathered at the Harrogate Convention Centre for the day’s keynote from motivational speaker Marcus Child. ‘The Power of People’, explained motivation, the science behind thoughts of success and achievement, and the importance of inspiration.

AEV director, Rachel Parker, said, “The power of people was evident in the room today, and I hope that every delegate and member venue will have found something to inspire them, to take back to their workplace and in their own personal development.”

Read more about the event, and delegate feedback on exhibitionworld.co.uk.