Ireland’s summer season is well underway, and the demand for talent in hospitality is unrelenting. Our analysis of job posting data over the last three months shows that jobs in the industry are up 60% compared to the same time last year and have grown 18% compared to the first three months of 2022. The hospitality sector’s rebound from Covid is almost complete, with jobs now within shouting distance of their pre-pandemic levels.
Recruitment levels have been extremely unstable throughout the pandemic, and macroeconomic factors such as the conflict in Ukraine and the rise of inflation are still having a huge impact on the market. We take a quick look at what trends we have seen and take a look at how they may play out in 2022.
Employees will be able to take up to ten days of paid sick leave every year from 2026 following Cabinet approval of the Sick Leave Bill 2022. The decision means Ireland will have a statutory sick pay scheme for the first time ever.
Fáilte Ireland is to launch its first-ever Employer Excellent Programme to help address the staffing and skills challenges faced by the hospitality industry. The robust and wide-ranging programme has been created following collaborative research with the industry and insightful jobseeker research in partnership with Jobs.ie.
Our customers expect excellent service from us, and rightly so. It is important to us that we meet and even exceed these expectations. That’s why we’ll shortly be starting a major customer satisfaction survey.
Delivering fresh, new talent for your jobs is a priority for us. It’s why we’ve kicked off an extensive advertising campaign promoting Jobs.ie to job hunters across Ireland.
Hospitality vacancies on Jobs.ie are now displayed in prime position on the jobs portal Failte Ireland has created to support employers hiring within the sector.
We are focused on bringing new jobseekers to Jobs.ie to make sure you always have the pick of the best available talent.
Our latest advertising campaign is currently running across Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, on digital audio platforms such as Spotify and on radio stations such as Spin, and iRadio with a creative designed to resonate with young jobseekers.
Our latest data deep-dive shows a job market revitalised thanks to the easing of Covid restrictions, the successful vaccination programme and the reopening of hospitality.
Demand for staff in the hospitality sector increased in May as employers in restaurants and hotels prepared for the June reopening.