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Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Previous | Next acorn awards come of ageThe 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 Winners profile: Radisson Edwardian HotelsLast 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 Good week/bad weekGood week/bad week Andrew Shaw, development director, Accor Hotels in the UK and IrelandAndrew Shaw has been appointed development director for Accor Hotels in the UK and Ireland Talks fail on Europe's Working Time Directive
Importance of benchmarkingIt's good to see the increasing importance being placed on comparative benchmarking in tourism and hospitality. Corfu hotel gets it licence revoked after deathsThe Corfu hotel where two holidaying children died of carbon monoxide (CO) gas poisoning has had its licence to trade suspended. HR is no longer the soft option
Changes to paternity leaveFathers can now take up to six months' additional paternity leave by "borrowing" some of the mother's entitlement. Employment solicitor Anne Edwards explains Staff development scheme saves Greene King £2m
Harrison Catering Services: Keeping it all in the familyTrying to keep all the staff in a catering company happy can be difficult, especially when so many spend their working days toiling in hot kitchens. Tom Vaughan goes to find out how Harrison Catering Services is keeping the smiles on dinner ladies' faces What? Now Wembley isn't big enough?More bad news for Wembley. We hear the stadium's inaugural bash was recently cancelled Fire laws fail to spark with hospitality firmsHospitality managers have been warned to get to grips with new fire regulations or risk unlimited fines or even prison. Birmingham hospitality operators involved in Government employment law pilot
Chefs' qualifications should be given professional respectI am writing to you to highlight the rising trend in working interviews/skills tests. New York waitresses say they were sacked for being fat
BHA is happy to welcome all skilled workers from the EUCould I clarify the British Hospitality Association's position on the employment of immigrant labour in the hospitality industry (Caterer, 24 August, page 6)? Website for workersI have been very interested in the recent letters regarding the work/life balance of those working in the catering industry (J Kerr, Caterer, 17 August, and J Rollinson, Caterer, 24 August). Fiacra Nagle, chief executive of O'Briens Sandwich Bars
Scottish smoking ban blamed for Rank job lossesThe ban on smoking in public places in Scotland has claimed its first commercial scalp, with leisure firm Rank announcing it will cut 200 jobs across the UK. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Previous | Next |
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