Availability of Chefs in Scotland 13th February 2017
Head chefs
There are head chef candidates in central Scotland if paying in excess of £28,000 and upwards.
In other major Scottish cities such as Inverness, Aberdeen, Stirling, Perth, Dundee, there is good availability of head chefs, again suggest paying £25,000 upwards, the more money the more choice of good candidates you will have.
In rural Scotland including Skye, Shetland Islands and rural Argyll there are candidates if paying £25,000 upwards with accommodation.
2AA Rosette suggest £30,000 to £38,000 and for 3AA Rosette suggest £40,000 to £45,000.
One rural job in Argyll recently got 40 applicants.
Sous chefs
If it is a live in position for 4 star hotel suggest paying £22,000 to £30,000.
In central areas such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Stirling can try live-out and you will get candidates. In rural Scotland, it can be harder to get candidates but there are some candidates available if there is a good package in place.
2AA Rosettes there a few available. Suggest wages of £24,000 - £28,000 upwards to £30,000 for 3AA Rosette sous chef.
A good way to attract candidates is to pay hourly rates for every hour worked by chefs. For sous chefs suggest £12 to £14 per hour this will help to attract and retain good candidates.
If paying salaried, we suggest five day week with overtime pro rata over 48 hours.
Chef de parties
Availability currently ok in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perthshire and central belt. Quality can be mixed. In rural Scotland with accommodation there are candidates also..
There are some chefs looking for live in accommodation and may be happy to relocate.
If paying by salary £19,000 for a 45 hour week works out £8.11 an hour which is on the low side. Suggest paying up to £22,000 or hourly rate £9.50 - £12 per hour with live in accommodation at a small charge. We would hope you will get decent candidates with this.
Commis chefs
Few bodies available. Enclosed link to minimum wages.
www.minimum-wage.co.uk/
Pastry a few available happy to have a look
For perm we can look if pay “fee of interest” or advertise
Availability of Relief Chefs change daily and we can advise. Current rates are £12.50 to £16.00 per hour for full working weeks with fee to CIS on top of that of £50 plus Vat per week to 10 weeks within a 9 month period of the chef starting with you.
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