Sir, – One of the reasons why there is a shortage of workers in the hospitality industry (News, October 1st) is the manner in which junior kitchen staff and chefs are treated in the kitchens of catering businesses in this country. They are shouted at, harassed and bullied. You carried an article not so long ago in which a young chef described why he left the trade because of the bullying to which he was subjected. When the senior chefs and managers get their act together, stop acting like some of the so-called celebrity chefs, and start treating juniors with dignity and respect, I am quite sure that in a very short time there would be no shortage of chefs. – Yours, etc,
RICHARD ALLEN,
Sligo.