overseas workers

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Immigration

Immigration continues to make headlines and with the UK hospitality industry as reliant on foreign workers to mitigate the ongoing skills crisis as it has ever been it’s an issue that remains pertinent. Below is a collection of news, opinions and advice to help you stay on the right side of immigration law.
Posted: 06 June 2007 | 17:53

Industry doubts data on migrant workers

Waiter setting tablesIndustry figures have cast doubt on new Home Office statistics which suggest that the hospitality sector is no longer the largest employer of Eastern European migrant workers in the UK.
Posted: 31 May 2007 | 11:25

Former hotel boss ordered to pay more than £16,000 in compensation

A former hotel boss has been ordered to pay more than £16,000 in compensation to three Polish workers...
Posted: 18 May 2007 | 10:02

Is British best or are the Poles apart?

Debbie RadageDebbie Radage, sales and marketing manager of City Catering, looks at why many British employers hire foreigners over home-grown staff
Posted: 03 May 2007 | 00:00

Investing in foreign workers is good business sense

David HunterDavid Hunter, director of Matfen Hall hotel in Northumberland, believes paying for foreign staff’s English lessons is ethical and good business sense.
Posted: 21 March 2007 | 10:26

Businesses employing illegal workers face tougher sanctions

waiterHospitality businesses employing illegal workers face tougher sanctions under plans announced by Home Secretary John Reid.
Posted: 09 March 2007 | 11:19

Eastern Europeans fill UK hospitality jobs

More than 100,000 people from Eastern Europe have registered to work in the UK hospitality industry since the eight former communist countries joined the EU in May 2004.
Posted: 08 March 2007 | 00:00

Scotland - the employer of choice?

David CochraneEmployers must tackle the challenge of attracting and retaining the best, says David Cochrane, chief executive, Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland
Posted: 14 February 2007 | 11:56

Migrant workers are more reliable and better skilled, says research

waiterMigrant workers to the UK are seen as harder working, more reliable and better skilled than natives, according to research.
Posted: 01 February 2007 | 08:00

University releases migrant worker management guide

waiter setting tableWith the anticipated influx of migrant workers from Romania and Bulgaria after the two accession states joined the EU on 1 January, hospitality businesses will have increasingly multicultural teams.
Posted: 05 January 2007 | 12:28

Catering managers face imprisonment for employing illegal immigrants

Catering businesses which give jobs to illegal immigrants in the European Union face fines or even imprisonment under draconian plans being considered by EU officials.
Posted: 01 December 2006 | 15:35

Staff must improve to customer service in time for Olympics

Wembley - London OlympicsHospitality and tourism employers must start changing staff attitudes to customer service to ensure the 2012 London Olympics is a success, training experts have warned.
Posted: 01 December 2006 | 15:10

Hiring policy is up the pole

I'd like to refer to your article "Scottish group to recruit chefs directly from Poland" (Caterer, 26 October, page 8). Despite 20 years' experience in this industry (all in Italian restaurants), I've been out of work for the past four months.
Posted: 30 November 2006 | 00:00

Eastern labour must deliver on service

Max LawrenceThe mere availability of Eastern European workers won't necessarily solve our labour shortage, warns hospitality consultant Max Lawrence
Posted: 29 November 2006 | 11:24

Employing Christmas casuals

Temporary staff are often needed during the busy festive period, but you must be aware of their employment rights, says Karen Black of Boodle Hatfield
Posted: 16 November 2006 | 00:00

Six-star resort opens in Oman

With this year's opening of Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat, the Gulf nation of Oman continues its race to be the new Dubai. Kevin Pilley reports
Posted: 09 November 2006 | 00:00

Hospitality businesses could face £2,000 for employing illegal staff

housekeepingHospitality businesses employing illegal immigrants who have bought Romanian passports on the black market could be hit by £2,000 fines, experts have warned.
Posted: 30 October 2006 | 08:30

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts to recruit chefs directly from Poland

Scottish hotels group Macdonald Hotels & Resorts is planning to recruit chefs directly from Poland to combat skills shortages in the UK.
Posted: 26 October 2006 | 00:00

Non-English waiters a major complaint with customers, says survey

waiter at tableDealing with waiters who cannot speak English is the most annoying problem when eating out at restaurants, according to a survey of 5,000 diners.
Posted: 25 October 2006 | 12:57

No need to worry about influx of migrants, say hospitality industry leaders

CHOT 131005Hospitality operators should not worry about the Government’s decision to curb the influx of migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania after the two countries join the European Union in January, industry leaders said.
Posted: 25 October 2006 | 08:30

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