Change data also shows that recruitment of temporary back of house roles increases by 77% at this time while recruitment of permanent employees decreases by 10%. This suggests that for two months of the year, when demand for employees brings many potential new candidates to look for work in hospitality, the industry is recruiting primarily for the short term.
“Training, development and team-building activities are excellent ways of encouraging temporary Christmas workers to consider working in hospitality for longer. This could be a great new source of potential talent, essential at a time when we may not be able to rely on migrants from Europe to staff up London restaurants for much longer. 
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