As they ready to reopen, British eateries short on staff: Survey

A switch to more secure jobs and an exodus of foreign workers have exacerbated a staff shortage, a survey found.

British businesses ramped up their search for new staff as pubs, restaurants and other hospitality and travel firms got ready for Monday’s lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England, a survey showed. But an exodus of foreign workers is aggravating a shortage of candidates, with more than 10 jobs on offer for every jobseeker in some cities, according to the survey by job search website Adzuna. Job adverts on Adzuna jumped to 987,800 in the first week of May, up by 18 percent from the end of March, which was before the reopening of non-essential retailers and hospitality firms for outdoor service on April 12.