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Some experts believe this is due to people recognising the earning potential in the sector, with hospitality jobs as a result shrugging off the misconception they can be quite "menial" roles, the Herald claims.

Now the country is in the position where Irish people are competing with immigrant workers for these coveted positions.

Tom Cleary, spokesman for the Licensed Vintners Association, told the publication: "For the first time [in years], Irish nationals are applying for jobs in the waiting and kitchen areas."

Some recruitment agencies have also observed the trend, the source says.

A survey from leading catering recruitment website www.caterer.com revealed last week that workers in hospitality are the happiest in their jobs.

The poll found 49.16 per cent of these employees expressed they felt genuine enthusiasm and dedication towards their roles.

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Out of the study covering 4,300 participants from a broad range of professions, those in the hospitality and catering trade were found to not only be happy, but express genuine enthusiasm and dedication for their roles.

The proportion of hospitality workers who said this was 49.16 per cent, where only 19 per cent said they felt no job satisfaction at all.

Ian Burke of the company said: "Hospitality employees work extremely hard [but] these results just confirm what we see every day - that hospitality workers really do love their jobs."

Those least happy with their jobs were shown to be in the retail sector at 7.17 per cent.

Overall, the survey showed almost 70 per cent of all respondents taking part hate their jobs.

A report from the Trades Union Congress recently said around a million businesses in the hospitality, tourism, travel and leisure sector would benefit financially from increased trading if a new public holiday under negotiation is introduced.

Hospitality Jobs Nationwide

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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is pushing for a Community Day, aiming for implementation in late October, saying because these customer-facing businesses generally experience stronger trading on bank holidays, the move could be highly valuable.

Brendan Barber, general secretary of the organisation, said: "It could … bring in much-needed revenue to around a million UK businesses".

He added business lobby groups opposing the development due to the financial effects of more employers supplying a paid holiday to millions of workers should "think outside the box" as to how the move may ultimately be the economy's gain.

The TUC report also said spending on days out currently contributes an annual sum of around £90 billion to England's economy alone.

According to Big Hospitality, the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry employs more than 1.8 million people in the UK.

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Former chef Rachel Guratsky has a passion for food and cooking and enjoyed her restaurant work so much she decided to found the festival to get other people interested in locally-sourced produce.

She told the Metro: "There are so many characters who want to spread the produce and the love ... They're really excited and passionate about what they do."

According to Ms Guratsky, there are people working as producers who used to work in professions where they earned hundreds of thousands of pounds a year but have chosen to work in food because they get more satisfaction from doing so.

Olive magazine has claimed that buying locally-sourced produce is not only healthier but will also save money for both chefs and household cooks alike.

Lulu Grimes, deputy editor of the magazine, added that it is easier than ever to buy locally as supermarkets are making it clearer where food comes from.

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Annabel Smith, the only female beer inspector for the independent beer industry standards body Cask Marque, has spoken to the Sun about the range of perks in her occupation.

She described the process which saw her rise to the position, applying to be a beer taster after years of working in the brewery industry and then going on to rise through the ranks.

Ms Smith told the publication: "There are about 3,000 [types] in total, including banana bread beer, chocolate stout and beer flavoured with Scottish heather. I love the variety. When I tell men about my job, they usually say they could do it no problem."

In addition to being able to travel the country, Ms Smith personally tests 6,500 premium cask ales every year, the source claims, in order for pubs to be able to have the organisation's stamp of approval.

The point of this process is for pubs to be serving the same quality products originally released from breweries.

Cask Marque was established ten years ago after a study of pints of ale served in British pubs showed one in five "was below par".

There are currently 5,039 accredited members of the organisation, according to the official website.

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With the same urgency applying to graduates, a skills shortage across the country and the awareness of catering and hospitality as a viable career option needs to be communicated to young people setting out, the Academy of Food & Wine has said, according to Big Hospitality.

Nick Scade, director and chief executive of the institution, told the news provider there is a "bright future" to be had for the right candidates.

"This is a young industry – it's commonplace to find good people in their 20s and 30s running a front-of-house operation, becoming head chefs, running divisions for contract caterers or even working as hotel managers," he remarked.

In other news, research from Halifax has recently shown almost half of all university students in the UK have a job to help subsidise their courses.

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The publication comments that taking a vocational course in catering has influenced more women to get involved in the industry, which could provide inspiration for those out there who are interested in working as a chef.

After all, the source says "the majority of home cooks are women" but there is still a low proportion of female professionals running the top restaurants, which is blamed partly on the job not always being ideal for balancing a good work-home life, namely raising children.

Bournemouth & Poole College told the source its new female applicants for autumn had increased, bringing the men to women ratio on the student body from 75:25 last year to 50:50.

Debbie Sherman, course tutor and coordinator at the institution, told the publication: "Attitudes have changed. A lot of women are putting family plans on hold for their careers, and the industry has also realised that women make reliable, good workers, and can often defuse a situation."

Chefs such as Delia Smith were included in the City and Guilds Vocational Rich List 2008, reflecting how far cooking professionals can go in their careers.

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The Independent has explored how some prestigious restaurants adorn their walls with original pieces and that a "vibrant and diverse art scene" has been created in some of the world's "swankiest" gastronomic hotspots.

In London, The Ivy and Sketch, keeps refreshing its contemporary video and film installations to provide its diners with a different experience every time.

Julian Niccolini, co-owner of the Four Seasons in New York, told the publication he believes art can represent an additional pull for diners to choose a particular venue to eat out.

Restaurateur Raymond Blance who owns outlets at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in Oxford, commented to the paper: "Art makes a room. It is part of the culture of the place. As much as the food makes a statement about the restaurant, so does the art."

People seeking restaurant work may be interested to hear how establishments actively engage with the ambiance they provide for their customers.

One example is record company Bluesmooth which gives business owners the chance to produce their own digital music compilations for their restaurants, according to Big Hospitality.

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Sarah Eldoori, marketing director at student jobs resource JustJobs4Students.com, told the Observer there is a choice of jobs available to students, ranging from catering, restaurant work and bar jobs to hospitality at race courses and adventure jobs like skiing instructors.

The executive said that anyone wanting to go for the latter more interesting seasonal positions needs to be organised and apply in advance.

She said the internet has made it much easier to find a job which suits them, compared to the old days of "wandering from bar to bar with your CV".

Final year social anthropology course student Jack Harding from Hertfordshire said to the publication he applied for his lively and sociable position at a hall of residence university bar before he even began his studies and that it allowed him to make more friends.

Research from Halifax has shown nearly half of all students in the UK have a job to go towards funding their studies.

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The purchase of 17 businesses has saved up to 300 hospitality jobs, according to a source.

Financer NBGI Private Equity has funded a Mainpaint buy-out of bars owned by the Food and Drink company, which went into administration earlier this month, reports the Publican.

The group is fronted by Nick Tamblyn and has purchased six of the Jamies Wine Bar chain.

Mr Tamblyn told the publication: "We have bought some successful businesses in this portfolio, including very good sites in the City Of London."

The deal, which also includes three Henry J Bean bars, could see as many as 300 jobs saved.

Buyers are currently being sought for the remaining properties owned by the Food and Drink group, reports bighospitality.co.uk.

It was announced this month the sites will be sold through leisure property agent Shelley Sandzer, with further buy-outs likely to result in more jobs being saved.

Agent Nick Weir has claimed the availability of the bars represent a "rare opportunity", the website states.

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