Additional staff members joining the restaurant sector of the nation - Workforce in the Nation's Food Service Sector
Rhineland-Palatinate's hospitality industry is experiencing a positive trend in employment, with a significant increase expected by 2025. According to data from the State Statistical Office, there was a 1.4% rise in employment compared to the previous year, and 4.1% more people were employed in restaurants, cafes, ice cream parlors, and snack bars alone.
Gereon Haumann, president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association Dehoga Rhineland-Palatinate, considers this development a positive one. Haumann attributes the increase in employment to wage increases and the adapted collective agreement from 2022, which has led to better working conditions for trainees in the industry.
However, the sector, which generates around two-thirds of the hospitality industry's turnover, experienced a real turnover decrease of 2.4% from January to June 2025. Turnover in the accommodation sector decreased by 0.9%, and fewer people were employed in this sector. Haumann has expressed concern over higher prices for businesses in 2025, which he believes are contributing to the losses.
Despite these challenges, Haumann emphasizes that the employment level before the pandemic has been reached again. He also highlights the positive impact of younger generations, who are more understanding of the need for a balance between work, family, and leisure time, on the industry's employment trends.
While these findings suggest ongoing job opportunities in hospitality roles around Rhineland-Palatinate and Germany in 2025, it is important to note that no direct data or reports on the specific factors contributing to the increase in employment in Rhineland-Palatinate's hospitality sector appear in the search results. Factors that typically influence hospitality employment trends include tourism demand recovery, economic conditions, government support programs, and labor market policies, but no such specifics for Rhineland-Palatinate in 2025 are found here.
Haumann has also expressed concern over the real turnover losses in the hotel industry and suggested that the planned reduction in value-added tax on food consumed on-site should come into effect as soon as possible to prevent further losses. Some businesses have been lost, and people have had to give up their businesses due to insolvency.
In June, turnover was already not good, and in July, it was catastrophic, as mentioned by Haumann. Despite these challenges, the positive development in employment offers hope for the future of Rhineland-Palatinate's hospitality sector.
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