This briefing shares findings from research with hospitality employers and workers on potential future developments for the hospitality industry in Scotland, identifying actions that governments and the industry could take to alleviate issues around in-work poverty in the sector.

This article was originally published in the Herald on 16th May 2023. Since then, the deposit return scheme has been postponed until at least October 2025.

We’ve taken a look at labour market data over the last few years to understand the trends in hospitality ahead of our research kick-off for Serving the Future.