There are barely enough staff to run Manchester's pubs and restaurants, and wages are surging as hospitality recruitment turns into a 'battleground'

23.05.2021 - 20:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester restaurant and pub owners have been scrambling to find enough hospitality staff to work in kitchens and behind bars, with recruitment in the sector described as a 'battleground'.

So difficult has it been to find employees, there have even been instances of business owners trying to poach staff from neighbouring businesses, using hugely inflated salaries as bait.

It's a problem that

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