Accor creates 400 hotel job roles

Global hotel operator Accor has created 400 new job roles across its UK properties, with around half of these being in its kitchens.

Announcing the news one year on from the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme, Accor says that the sector is in 'full revival mode', but that the industry is facing a staff shortage, which is threatens its recovery.

“Hospitality is a career of people, passion, creativity, experience and talent," says Duncan O’Rourke, CEO of Accor Northern Europe.

"It is a sector responsible for crafting special moments that people the country and world over have longed for in the last 18 months. It’s a sector that brings joy and does it with heart. It is also a sector with a legacy reputation issue that is outdated.

"The camaraderie, talent and passion that effuses from the kitchens of hotels and restaurants is incredible, it is something I am hugely proud to be a part of and to see every day in our kitchens.

"There is talent in every kitchen, from the café, bars and restaurants to the three-star Michelin chefs. Yes it is hard work, but so is any job that is rewarding.

"Across the UK today there are opportunities to be part of the industry as it rebuilds, to craft experience that delight hundreds and thousands of guests and diners every day.”

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