Hospitality shift hours are down 30% since 2022 as small pubs, cafés and owner-operators cut staff to survive rising costs.

Hospitality shift hours fall 30% as small operators cut back to survive rising costs

Hospitality recruitment firm, Limber, based in Bristol, says average shift hours posted by pubs and restaurants in 2025 were down 30 per cent in 2025 relative t

Hospitality shifts down 30 per cent

UK pubs and restaurants have cut shift hours by 30% since 2022 as rising wages, taxes and weak demand hit hospitality in 2025.

Hospitality shift hours fall 30% as pubs and restaurants cut back amid rising costs

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