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Chef-proprietor found guilty of health and safety offences

Peter Vaughan, chef-proprietor of Devizes restaurant The Bistro, has been found guilty of failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the staff at his Wiltshire restaurant.
Posted: 18 May 2007 | 09:30

European Parliament to review Working Time Directive

The European Parliament has sent a delegation to Portugal to establish whether it plans to resurect the Working Time Directive (WTD) when it takes over the presidency in September.
Posted: 10 May 2007 | 17:15

Hospitality staff are sick of gloomy working conditions

ChefMiserable working conditions are taking their toll on hospitality workers, with staff in depressing environments taking more than double the number of sick days off a year as employees in other sectors.
Posted: 19 April 2007 | 18:30

Inappropriate e-mails led to Starwood boss departure

Starwood logoA string of inappropriate e-mails and texts sent to female employees were last night cited as a reason for the forced departure of Starwood Hotels boss Steven Heyer.
Posted: 10 April 2007 | 15:20

Hospitality workers in London should be paid more than national minimum wage

waiter setting tableHospitality employers in London should be paying their workers a minimum of £7.20 per hour, according to the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone.
Posted: 04 April 2007 | 17:02

Industry hits out at Budget plans to scrap allowances

Industry figures have reacted angrily to the chancellor's plans to phase out Industrial Buildings Allowance (IBA), warning the move could be "devastating" to the hospitality sector.
Posted: 30 March 2007 | 17:23

'Exempt B&Bs from new gay equality laws'

The Government has been urged to exempt bed and breakfasts from new laws which ban hospitality operators from refusing customers on grounds of their sexual orientation.
Posted: 30 March 2007 | 13:42

A minute on the clock: Joe Levin

Joe Levin, managing director of the Capital Group of hotels and restaurants, is setting off on a charity trek to the North Pole next week.
Posted: 30 March 2007 | 00:00

Edinburgh hotel defrauded of more than £100,000

An Edinburgh hotel was defrauded of more than £100,000 by an accounts department employee, a court heard today.
Posted: 28 March 2007 | 16:21

Marston's results show continued growth

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, said trading for the first months of the year had been satisfactory but warned that the impact of the smoking ban in England and Wales remained uncertain.
Posted: 28 March 2007 | 15:17

Tragus offers £96m for La Tasca

Café Rouge owner Tragus has made a £96m cash offer for UK-owned Spanish tapas chain La Tasca, ending months of speculation.
Posted: 28 March 2007 | 11:17

Alpha Airports hit by £11m bill relating to last year's accounting scandal

Alpha Airport Group: half a logoAlpha Airports has revealed the turbulent events of 2006, which saw its chief executive quit after an accounting scandal, cost it nearly £11m.
Posted: 28 March 2007 | 09:42

Angus Gregory joins IRC board

Piccolino owner, the Individual Restaurant Company (IRC), has appointed ex Nando’s man Angus Gregory to the board as property director.
Posted: 28 March 2007 | 09:17

Northern Hospitality winners named

The 2007 Northern Hospitality Awards were held last night with the Lifetime Achievement award going to the North-East’s Terry Laybourne, owner of the Jesmond Dene House in Newcastle and the 70-seat Café 21.
Posted: 27 March 2007 | 16:01

Little Chef manager wins unfair dismissal case

A former unit manager at roadside caterer Little Chef has won his claim for unfair dismissal against his former employer.
Posted: 27 March 2007 | 14:34

Tax man reissues guidance on catering and takeaway after successful court challenge

HM Revenue and Customs has published new guidance to catering on its website following last year’s successful court challenge over VAT liability on takeaway food.
Posted: 27 March 2007 | 12:03

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Posted: 27 March 2007 | 11:02

IRC scraps Zinc expansion plans

Individual Restaurant Company, formerly Bank Restaurant Group, has scrapped plans to expand its Zinc restaurant chain and will instead focus on its Piccolino brand.
Posted: 27 March 2007 | 10:28

Stratford seeks star chef to boost tourism

Stratford Town Trust is to approach a variety of celebrity chefs to turn a boat club on the banks of the River Avon into a “world-class restaurant” and put the town back on the tourist map.
Posted: 27 March 2007 | 09:56

Travelodge recruits J Sainsbury's man to head up projects

Travelodge logoBudget hotel chain Travelodge has poached a senior developer from supermarket group J Sainsbury’s to head up its new head of projects role.
Posted: 26 March 2007 | 15:31

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