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US couple to sue Mandarin Oriental after being bitten by bed bugs

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, LondonThe Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is being sued by an American couple after they were bitten by bed bugs during a stay at the company’s luxury Hyde Park hotel.
Posted: 17 January 2007 | 11:17

Chef loses racial discrimination case against JD Wetherspoon

JD WetherspoonA black chef at a JD Wetherspoon pub in Swindon who claimed he was nicknamed "our little slave'' has lost his employment tribunal case.
Posted: 15 January 2007 | 10:39

Changes to holiday entitlement will cost hospitality sector £240m, warns BHA

waiter setting tableThe British Hospitality Association has demanded that rises in the minimum wage over the next two years are “very modest” after the Government proposed increasing statutory holiday entitlement from 20 to 28 days.
Posted: 12 January 2007 | 17:30

Government to increase holiday entitlement from 20 days to 28

beachHospitality businesses will no longer be allowed to include bank holidays as part of their employees’ annual leave if government proposals to increase workers' holiday entitlement from 20 days per year to 28 are approved.
Posted: 12 January 2007 | 13:15

Transferring a family business

Transferring a family business to the next generation can be a tricky and emotional business. Victoria Symons of law firm Boodle Hatfield offers advice
Posted: 11 January 2007 | 00:00

Leadership lessons from the Olympics

Leadership guru, Alan PatchGive staff a sense of purpose and celebrate their successes, says leadership guru Alan Patching
Posted: 10 January 2007 | 11:47

Hospitality employers face £200 fine for not paying national minimum wage

CHOT 031105Hospitality employers which do not pay staff the national minimum wage face a £200 fine for each worker affected, under a government crackdown launched today.
Posted: 09 January 2007 | 12:15

Decision imminent on sacked Gate Gourmet staff’s appeal

Gate GourmetSolicitors for the Transport and General Workers’ Union are expected to make a decision shortly whether to challenge a pre-Christmas ruling that 2005’s Gate Gourmet strike was illegal.
Posted: 09 January 2007 | 08:00

Belfast to publish hygiene scores online from spring

eating outBelfast City Council intends to start publishing health inspection scores online from the spring.
Posted: 05 January 2007 | 17:42

Religious dress

Religious molehills can turn into legal mountains when they involve what people wear and the perceived offence this can cause. Guy Guinan examines the issues
Posted: 21 December 2006 | 00:00

Waiter awarded £12,000 for unfair dismissal

waiterA Bradford restaurant chain has been ordered to pay a waiter £12,000 compensation after an employment tribunal ruled that he had been unfairly dismissed.
Posted: 12 December 2006 | 10:41

Christmas party harassment

Employment lawyer Karen Black offers some timely advice on avoiding - and, if necessary, dealing with - sexual harassment claims following your staff party
Posted: 30 November 2006 | 00:00

Tell us your chef stories

I'm looking for volunteers to get involved in research into the behaviour, including abusive work practices, of chefs.
Posted: 30 November 2006 | 00:00

British Beer and Pub Asssociation welcomes new discrimination guidelines

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the publication of new guidelines designed to help pubs and breweries avoid discriminating against their staff.
Posted: 15 November 2006 | 12:19

Starbucks fined £12,000 after mice infestation

StarbucksCoffee chain Starbucks has been fined £12,000 after one of its outlets in London's West End was found to be infested with mice.
Posted: 09 November 2006 | 15:27

acorn awards come of age

The Acorn Awards are among the most prestigious accolades for young workers in hospitality, and will celebrate their 21st birthday next year. As Caterer starts the search for 2007 nominations, Tom Vaughan talks to some past winners
Posted: 09 November 2006 | 00:00

Winners profile: Radisson Edwardian Hotels

Last week Radisson Edwardian Hotels celebrated the completion of a £75m refurbishment of its flagship hotel, the May Fair in London. As well as constantly upgrading its estate, London's largest privately owned hotel group has an impressive array of HR policies that made it a 2006 winner in Caterer's Best Places to Work in Hospitality Awards. Ben Walker reports
Posted: 09 November 2006 | 00:00

Good week/bad week

Good week/bad week
Posted: 09 November 2006 | 00:00

Andrew Shaw, development director, Accor Hotels in the UK and Ireland

Andrew Shaw has been appointed development director for Accor Hotels in the UK and Ireland
Posted: 09 November 2006 | 00:00

Talks fail on Europe's Working Time Directive

working in a barAttempts to reach an agreement on Europe's Working Time Directive have again failed despite lengthy talks in Brussels on Tuesday.
Posted: 08 November 2006 | 17:28

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