While employers hunt for chefs, waitresses and bar staff, some workers have called time on the sector.
"Secondly, during the first lockdown, I found myself in a situation where finally I wasn't being shouted at or unnecessarily touched by customers, and it was honestly incredible. I felt like I had some autonomy back."I know that eventually social-distancing will no longer be a concern and I really don't want to go back into that environment.
When he was made redundant from his role as head chef at a restaurant in Machynys, Carmarthenshire, Mr Summerfield joined as a packer and is now part of the team picking customer orders. "I like the fact I have more time to spend with my family and how flexible Amazon can be. I'm enjoying interacting with, and meeting, new people, learning new tasks and hope to work my way up to manager level."that hospitality venues were struggling to fill thousands of jobs.