Fáilte Ireland's latest Tourism Barometer found that 87 per cent of hospitality businesses were still finding it difficult to recruit staffClose to 90 per cent of businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector are still finding it hard to recruit staff – but new research shows that the number of operators who believe the skills shortage will force them to close has dropped from 30 per cent late last year to 16 per cent now.
More than 730 businesses including, hotels, pubs, cafes and restaurants, event organisers and coach operators were surveyed for the latest “Tourism Barometer”, which found that 87 per cent were still finding it difficult to recruit staff. The latest survey shows most hospitality businesses have recruited or intend to recruit this year, with 95 per cent of hotels taking on new staff and 92 per cent of restaurants.
Waiters and waitresses are also in high demand. More than 80 per cent of restaurants and cafes who are short-staffed are struggling to recruit new wait staff.
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