Five minutes with: Kathryn Austin, HR & Marketing Director at Pizza Hut Restaurants

Kathryn Austin, HR and Marketing Director at Pizza Hut Restaurants, spoke to us about valuing each and every employee and building and attracting a strong talent pipeline through apprenticeships. 

Why is it important for HR to be involved when it comes to apprenticeship programmes?

Having a supported apprenticeship programme helps businesses to nurture young talent and develop strong, capable leaders for the future. As HR professionals, we have an important role to play – our job is to ensure that we give apprentices the best insight into the world of work and genuine industry experience, while providing opportunities for them to grow and develop so that the programme is useful for them as well as us.

At Pizza Hut Restaurants, we offer the full range of qualifications from trainee right through to degree level. We use our programme to build a strong talent pipeline and give employees an opportunity to begin a long-lasting, successful career with us – whether that’s in one of our restaurants or at head office.