The employment crisis in the hospitality sector.

This is not the first time the sector faced a crisis , Droves left it, during the celtic tiger. The industry actively encouraged a work permit program, Basically became dependent on cheap labour, Standards dropped , wages dropped and working conditions appalling.

The industry are pushing again for work permits but this time around there's no where to put these people up.

I had a 30 year career in the sector, there's few Training and even less bothered. I'd not return to it for any amount of money.

The Pandemic exposed the ugly side of the Industry, few employers availed of wage subsidies, instead laid off staff and told them to go and claim PUP, Basically **** off, those employees rightly said , feck that , we're out of here. Then when the sector reopened the very same employers blamed PUP on their woes when infact people had left the sector and many left Ireland and for good.

Even if they could be persuaded to come back, we're are they going to live and besides , Rents now way out of reach.

The Industry has its self to blame entirely.

Anyone on a minimum wage job nowadays is probably better off on welfare. That's without throwing in a nixer, child minding etc.

Saw an article today that only for nordie construction workers the sector would be screwed. The dole up north is a fraction of down here so you've no option but to work. Down here it's an optional extra!

The sector doesn't help itself with split shifts, etc.

Yeah the perfect time to start squeezing the vulnerable is in the middle of a massive inflation crises, with war in Europe, fuel supply crises, housing crises and a global economy steering towards recession.

Perfect timing if you're a victorian millowner, bit of a stupid idea if you've any consideration for other humans.

It absolutely does , Hospitality employers use every trick in the book , split shifts , 12 hour days that can go to 16, Zero hours contracts, hoarding Tips, vague job descriptions the list is endless.

Horrible industry to work in and I'm not at all surprised it's struggling to get staff .

Who are these "many unemployed people" what are the current figures.

Maybe I'm very lucky but I don't know anyone who was made unemployed by the pandemic.

Quite a few pubs did not reopen.

Another poster said they didn't know anyone who lost a job due to Covid. Quite a few pubs did not reopen resulting in job losses. Some may have found other employment.

yup, this is very true, but our unemployment figures have fallen a lot since the beginning of covid, so....

once again, unemployment is more or less back to pre covid figures. yes emigration isnt an option for many, but maybe they dont want to emigrate, and just maybe theyre happier being unemployed....

In Limerick it was very few and most that didn't reopen were the type that had little or no crew. Maybe it's different other places but Cork and Dublin look in full flow from what I've seen.

And there is a lack of staff in hospitality so anyone from a pub that didn't reopen should get a job easy. So I don't believe there is this massive workforce sitting at home who could be taking the hospitality jobs but just don't want to.

Lots of I'll informed people sticking the boot in here knocking employers.

If an employer takes on an 18 y.o. with no experience and pays them €11 an hour it is some of the best job and life experience they will ever get and they will possibly learn a lot more than a lot of college courses that they waste 4 years attending for 15 hours a week.

I see it all the time, they go into a job as mammys cotton wool wrapped precious and the employer is left to knock mammys molly cuddling out of them, and usually succeeds.

I know plenty of people who are treated well, get their holidays and tips etc.

If an employer acts the maggot then leave.

I know one employer who advertises every single week and he just doesn't realise the problem is him as he is a bad employer. People work there to put a couple of months on the CV then get something better.

It's gonna upset some of the racists but the fact is we desperately need to get foreigners in for a lot of jobs right now. Problem is they have nowhere to live if they tried come over.

...we actually dont live in this perfect world, where people truly get to chose their place of employment, its not exactly that easy to walk from one job to another, as life normally has all sorts of obstacles in place, from dependents, to debt obligations etc etc. some employers are simply arseholes, have little or no respect for the people that help run their businesses, yes theres enormous pressures in running a business, but respect goes a long way! oh and treating young workers with a bit of respect is probably also a good idea

....and treat them with a bit of respect also, making sure their pay and conditions are improved.....

Service industries in general are poor. Dealing with the public is exhausting and difficult. Add to that shite money and worse hours, no real perks its easy to see why people are slow to return.

I have family who have worked in hotels for years, promised the sun moon and stars at interview stage and it never ever turns out that way.

Ive 15 years in hospitality and always done what I could for staff even when we worked for sht bosses. Could have made a lot more money if I towed the company line so shove your fake concern.

I said needed for many jobs. For instance nursing, construction, dentistry as well as hospitality.

So all the old people currently being cared for by the HSE are just left to rot because the job isn't viable ?

The houses than need to get built the same ?

Those 300m are you'll never guess foreigners.

Damn right. Respect, proper pay and good conditions should be so obvious it's sad people still need to fight for them.