New study looks at labour demands for cooks and chefs
I have been hearing a lot of talk lately about a major shortage of cooks in the food services industry. My peers often ask me if I know qualified cooks looking for a job, I have also been reading about it in the news. I ran across this article which confirms a lot of the talk that has been circulating and addresses the labour demands for cooks and chefs.
“The study provided recommendations for the food services industry to attract and retain workers.”
I have been a cook and chef for 15 years and I have seen the high staff turn over in kitchens in Vancouver. There are many challenges that cooks and chefs face on a good day. Being a cook or chef is typically a low paying job with long hours, working evenings and weekends in a very high stress environment. Many cooks and chefs thrive in this challenging environment for a time, but eventually move onto other careers that pay better and allow for better social and family life.
There is no easy answer to this problem, but I’m glad that we are moving forward towards a better understanding of the challenges that cooks and chefs face on a day to day basis.
Hopefully this sparks more appreciation and respect for those who’s face is rarely seen in the “back of the house”
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. (2016). New study looks at labour demands for cooks and chefs (https://news.gov.bc.ca/12886) Retrieved from https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016JTST0210-002427#
ChefJames Groot 
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