All Employment articles
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NewsMcDonald’s to introduce further measures to protect staff from sexual harassment
Under an extended agreement with the equality regulator, the fast food giant will introduce a new safeguarding policy and refreshed sexual harassment training for restaurant managers
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NewsRick Stein: ‘Putting national insurance up just stopped growth’
The chef and restauranteur has told The Standard he would like to see a moratorium on VAT in this month’s budget
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NewsBrighton Pier up for sale as revenue drops
Brighton Pier Group said it is ’actively exploring opportunities for the potential sale of some or all of its remaining assets’ as a result of the the impact of last year’s budget
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NewsGordon Ramsay Restaurants cuts hundreds of jobs as losses grow
Celebrity chef’s empire becomes the latest to succumb to cost of living challenges as almost 10% of staff face job cuts, according to The Times
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NewsGovernment urged to rethink inheritance tax reforms
Oak Taverns and Milsom Hotels & Restaurants are among the family-owned businesses calling on the government to change course amid fears the reforms could leave many operators forced to sell
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NewsInn Collection aiming to grow to 40 sites by 2030
The North-East based group is also looking to create more than 700 jobs as part of the five-year growth plan, which comes after it secured £125m in funding from HSBC
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InterviewsRanjit Mathrani: ‘People aren’t spending, they’re saving'
The chairman of MW Eat tells MCA the impact of last year’s budget has been ‘devastating’ while uncertainty over what comes next is putting a dampener on consumer spending
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Weekend PressHospitality turns to baby boomers to ease staff shortage
Research from Employment Hero has found a near 10% increase in the baby boomer generation returning to casual hospitality roles, Caroline Bullock writes in the Financial Times
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Analysis & InsightNICs changes to hit hospitality hardest
New analysis from UKHospitality has revealed that 774,000 workers in the hospitality sector will be newly eligible for employer national insurance contributions (NICs) starting in April 2024
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NewsWetherspoon hits back against TUC claims
Chairman Tim Martin defended the company against allegations of ’low-paid, insecure’ employment from Trades Union Congress chief Paul Nowak
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BrewDog launches apprenticeship programme
BrewDog has launched its own apprenticeship programme, taking on 20 employees.
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Sector will need 11,000 new chefs by 2022
The hospitality industry will need to recruit an additional 11,000 chefs by 2022, according to workforce development charity People 1st.
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Falling chef student numbers causing skills gap
Declining numbers of students choosing full-time chef programmes or courses is exacerbating the challenge hospitality companies find when trying to fill kitchen vacancies
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Analysis & Insight
Fall in unemployed 16 – 18 year olds
The number of 16 – 18 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has fallen to 148,000 out the population of two million but it is still behind other OECD countries according to figures released by the Commons Select Committee
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People 1st: ‘Hospitality still not perceived as a career path’
Simon Tarr, managing director of People 1st, has expressed concern that no hospitality roles were included in last week’s UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) list of 40 top jobs in ten key occupations.
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Analysis & InsightPub and bar job opportunities up 37% year-on-year
New figures on employment in the hospitality sector show on average 74 people applied for every waiting staff role advertised in the last quarter.
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Scottish firms unite to create ‘hospitality legacy’
Scottish hospitality businesses have pledged to create job opportunities and help build a legacy for the sector.
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Scottish hospitality companies pledge jobs for 16-24 year olds
Representatives from more than 75 Scottish hospitality and tourism businesses are meeting to pledge job opportunities, apprenticeships and work placements for 16 – 24 year olds
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Workers are happier but more likely to change jobs, says survey
Happiness is up by 7% in 2013 among UK workers as confidence returns to job security, according to Talent Toolbox Review 2013 survey of employees that also found an increase in people considering changing jobs
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UK employment prospects rising
UK employers are hiring staff at the fastest rate since before the financial crisis, with hotels, catering and leisure leading the private sector services, according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).