Add Hospitality to the Occupation Shortage List.

Hospitality being a low-profit industry often pays its employees very close to the NMW. The current salary requirement of £25600 prevents entry-level workers from abroad from effectively running the industry. Being part of the Occupation Shortage List can help alleviate the crisis.

This petition closed on 2 Dec 2021 with 52 signatures

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Invisible from the outside, Hospitality in the U.K. is suffering its biggest staffing shortage crisis in history.

This perfect storm is caused by:

- Pandemic created a veil of insecurity within the industry, driving people to change careers.
- Brexit and working Visa regulations, reduced the inflow of hospitality professionals.
- Current Covid-19 quarantine rules that prevent settled workers from coming back.
- Salary of £25600 required to be eligible for a working Visa in the U.K.


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