Hospitality Workers In Scotland At Greater Risk of Poverty

10th November 2023

A report published by Fraser of Allender today shows that employees in the hospitality industry are likely to be amongst the poorer workers in Scotland.

The Scottish hospitality sector is an important part of the Scottish economy, supporting £1.6 billion of economic activity and 228,000 workforce jobs in Q2 of 2023.

Yet, the Scottish hospitality continues to have the highest prevalence of low paid jobs when compared to other sectors of the Scottish economy, with 45% of the workforce paid a wage that fell below the Real Living Wage in 2022. Coupled with recent poverty statistics, which indicate that households with a hospitality worker at a greater risk of poverty, it is evident why many emphasize the significant challenges confronting the sector.

Between July and September 2023, there were 121,000 vacancies in the UK hospitality sector.

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Chart 10: Share of Workforce Earning Below the Real Living Wage, Scotland, 2012-2022

Read the full report HERE