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The hospitality industry is missing out on young talent, warns BHA

Bob CottonThe hospitality industry is missing out on large numbers of talented graduates every year, the chief executive of the British Hospitality Association warned last night.
Posted: 07 October 2008 | 08:00

Catering employees work through sickness

91% of catering workers go to work stressedThe overwhelming majority of workers (91%) in the catering sector would go to work stressed, while almost half would go to work with a migraine due to fears over job security, research revealed today.
Posted: 06 October 2008 | 07:00

Reality TV stars wrongfully dismissed from hotel

St Giles hotelA couple who ran a luxury boutique hotel in Norwich that featured in a TV reality series were wrongfully dismissed from their jobs, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Posted: 03 October 2008 | 07:00

How do I check that my employees have the right to work in the UK?

As an employer, it is your responsibility to check that each of your employees has the right to work in the UK before their employment begins.
Posted: 04 September 2008 | 00:00

McDonald's HR department takes credit for success

McDonald's HR chief David Fairhurst has insisted that his department can take “significant” credit for the fast-food giant's success this year.
Posted: 15 August 2008 | 09:00

Tourism Alliance hits out at Olympic trip after cutting VisitBritain job cuts

The National Olympic Center, LondonThe Tourism Alliance has hit out at the Government for spending £1m sending 600 officials to the Beijing Olympic Games a week after VisitBritain announced job cuts due to a funding shortfall.
Posted: 08 August 2008 | 16:12

Food & Drink Group makes 125 employees redundant

Jamies, Canary WharfFood & Drink Group has been forced to make 125 of its employees redundant as it seeks buyers for its remaining restaurants and bars.
Posted: 08 August 2008 | 13:00

Union attacks Compass over Heathrow head chef dismissal

Arora International hotel HeathrowCompass Group has been accused of paying little heed to family-friendly employment practices after the sacking of a head chef at one of its Heathrow hotel contracts.
Posted: 06 August 2008 | 13:06

Union attacks Spirit over proposed changes to staff working conditions

PunchTrade union Unite has lambasted managed pub operator Spirit Group, which is part of Punch Taverns, for proposing “totally unacceptable” terms and conditions for staff.
Posted: 04 August 2008 | 07:00

VisitBritain begins staff redundancy talks

National tourism agency VisitBritain, which controversially had its budget slashed by the Government last year, has begun redundancy talks with its staff.
Posted: 01 August 2008 | 07:00

Restaurant owners warned to keep pay paperwork up to date or face prosecution

filingThe taxman has warned restaurateurs that do not keep clear wage records that they will be prosecuted under national minimum wage laws.
Posted: 25 July 2008 | 12:45

Four Seasons lays off staff for London refit

Four Seasons Park LaneAll but eight of the 331 staff working at the Four Seasons Park Lane have been made redundant ahead of the five-star hotel's closure on 30 September for an 18-month refurbishment.
Posted: 17 July 2008 | 08:00

Hotel manager stole from boss after being treated to New York holiday

New York CityA hotel manager stole from his boss shortly after he had been treated to an all expenses paid holiday in New York, a court heard.
Posted: 15 July 2008 | 13:00

Prosecutions for hiring illegal workers rise

The number of employers prosecuted for hiring illegal workers has risen dramatically.
Posted: 15 July 2008 | 10:51

Chinese catering near meltdown due to clampdown on illegal workers

BIA HQ, Lunar House - Jonathan Player/Rex FeaturesThe Chinese Immigration Concern Committee (CICC) has warned the Government that there is a “real danger of meltdown” in the ethnic catering industry after the introduction of a points-based system for skilled workers.
Posted: 09 July 2008 | 08:00

Business uproar at plans to make gender pay gap public

Business uproar at plans to make gender pay gap publicIndustry groups have criticised government proposals to force companies bidding for public-sector contracts to disclose the difference in pay between their male and female staff.
Posted: 03 July 2008 | 07:00

Executive pay continues to soar despite economic slowdown.

Richard Cousins, chief executive, Compass GroupExecutive pay-packets in the leisure and hospitality industry continued to rise at a meteoric rate last year despite the economic slowdown.
Posted: 17 June 2008 | 08:23

Hospitality operators must give waiters more credit

waitressThe hospitality industry must stop ignoring front-of-house staff and start giving waiters as much credit as chefs, according to Bob Walton, chairman of the Restaurant Association.
Posted: 11 June 2008 | 07:00

Hospitality staff win right to work more than 48 hours a week

waitressHospitality staff have finally been given the permanent right to work for more than 48 hours a week if they so wish, after the UK secured a deal to keep its opt-out from the Working Time Directive.
Posted: 10 June 2008 | 15:36

Hotel faces £100,000 payout over visitor’s trip on stairs

A hotel visitor who slipped on a worn stair carpet has launched a legal battle for compensation of up to £100,000.
Posted: 09 June 2008 | 16:08

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11th October 2008