CATERER EATS OUT
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Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Previous | Next How to monitor performanceFormal appraisals of your employees, if conducted properly, can be a valuable management tool... Data protectionAny business that stores or processes personal information has to comply with the Data Protection Act. Employer's guide to workplace related stressThree in every five workers (58%) now complain of being stressed at work, an increase of two per cent from 2002, according to latest TUC figures. Flexible workingRequests from male and female employees who want to change their working arrangements to suit their childcare needs require more serious consideration following the enaction of the Employment Act 2002, which came into force in April 2003.
SicknessUnder employment law, an employee is not entitled to be paid unless he or she is ready and willing to work, and there is no general implied right to contractual sick pay. Personnel and training managerPlays a key role in recruiting staff and looking after the welfare of the whole team. Pregnancy and maternityWhilst only 350,000 women are pregnant in any one year in the United Kingdom, there are almost 10 million working women of childbearing age. TranssexualsPam Loch, an assistant solicitor at law firm Fladgate Fielder, examines the legal position regarding transsexuals and the impact of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 Shelbourne fined £4,800 for manager's racist jibesOne of Ireland's best-known hotels, the Shelbourne in Dublin, has been ordered to pay a former employee e7,000 (£4,800) compensation, following racist jibes by a manager that led to her resigning. Hospitality faces big staffing challengeRecruiting bright, enthusiastic staff to fill vacancies in the hospitality industry will be hugely challenging during the next decade, according to a leading business strategist. Religious discriminationOur five-part monthly series on discrimination starts this week. With new regulations coming along all the time, how can you treat all employees equally and avoid the hassle and cost of employment tribunals? Over the coming months we'll tackle race, age, sexual orientation, and disability. This week Nic Paton looks at religion Catch 'em youngHard-working youngsters keen to make a career in hospitality don't grow on trees. You have to be more proactive and go out and find them... but often you need look no further than your local schools. Janet Harmer considers the benefits of work placements Your Shout: Use your solicitor as a project managerby Philip Shotter, a partner at Glovers Solicitors Resolutions to pep up your businessWith Christmas and New Year's Eve out of the way, there's a tendency for restaurant and bar owners and managers to take their foot off the gas. TUPE transfersRebecca Emmett, senior employment lawyer with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, looks at the grey area of TUPE regulations when buying or selling a business Graduates up for the challengeGraduates coming into the hospitality industry are increasingly demanding to be given responsibilities and opportunities that will challenge them and help them get on in their careers, according to a study from America. Reasons to be cheerful at workEight out of 10 employees would recommend working in the hospitality industry to their friends and family, according to an online survey conducted by caterer-online.com for HIT Scotland. Tribunal victory for sacked hotel staff
Job worries keep hospitality workers awake at nightWorking in the hospitality sector can be a real nightmare, according to a survey. Charity highlights crisis over pensionsMore than three-quarters (79%) of hotel and restaurant workers have no access to a work pension, and thousands face poverty or working beyond retirement age, according to charity Age Concern. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Previous | Next |
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