Almost 100,000 jobs in the hospitality sector have disappeared since the government unveiled its hike to employers’ National Insurance Contributions, and lowered the threshold at which it is paid.

Employers have also had to contend with a rise in the minimum wage amid a storm of other headwinds including inflation, energy costs and generally weak economic activity. No surprise, therefore, that this summer – in contrast to previous seasons – there are many fewer holiday jobs on offer.

Hospitality, leisure and tourism normally swell........

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