Correction: This article covers the same 15 October 2026 hospitality jobs pledge as our earlier post 100,000 hospitality jobs pledged for out-of-work youth (29 October 2026). The two posts report the same announcement, the same 100,000 figure and the same employer list. This post is kept live with this note for transparency.

Britain's leading hospitality businesses have committed to creating 100,000 paid jobs for young people who are currently out of work, education and training, under a new partnership with the Government announced on 15 October 2026.

The pledge, made with the trade body UKHospitality, covers 18 to 24-year-olds classed as NEET — not in education, employment or training — and will run over three years. The roles span paid employment as well as work experience and training, giving young jobseekers a first step into a sector that employs more young workers than almost any other.

Who is hiring

The employers signed up include some of the best-known names on the high street and in leisure: Whitbread, McDonald's, Nando's, Marriott, Compass, Burger King, Parkdean Resorts, Haven, Fuller's, Merlin Entertainments, Stonegate Group, Mitchells & Butlers, Wagamama, Sodexo, WSH Limited and De Vere.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said hospitality had long given young people their route into work, adding that the partnership would "unlock 100,000 jobs and connect young people with employers ready to take them on and help them build a brighter future."

A first rung on the ladder

UKHospitality chief executive Allen Simpson called hospitality the number one employer of young people, and said its Hospitality Skills Passport — a portable record of skills and training — would form a major part of the work.

The announcement follows a similar 100,000-job retail commitment. Both sit inside a wider drive aimed at the almost one million young people currently not in education, work or training, nearly six in ten of whom have never had a job.

For applicants, the message is practical: hospitality roles typically need no degree, and employers in the scheme say they look for attitude and reliability first. Young people interested should watch for openings on the participating employers' own careers pages and through local Jobcentres, where the partnership roles are expected to be advertised as they open.

Sources: GOV.UK; The Caterer.