Proportion of EU workers in UK's hospitality industry falls to 37%

The proportion of European Union workers in the UK's hospitality sector has dropped to its lowest level in at least five years - with British staff now making up more than half the workers in the industry, it emerged today.

People from EU countries made up 37 per cent of the workforce at more than 700 hospitality companies in June - down from 43 per cent two years ago, according to Fourth, a firm that provides software to the industry.

Proportion of EU workers in UK's hospitality industry falls to 37%

People from EU countries made up 37 per cent of the workforce at more than 700 hospitality companies in June, down from 43 per cent two years ago, according to software company Fourth.