Employment

Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats and Stuart delivery drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day

Delivery drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day

By James McAllister

Drivers for food delivery platforms including Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats plan to strike on Valentine’s Day to protest against poor working conditions.

Hospitality welcomes NI reverse as sector awaits mini-budget VAT cut business rates

Hospitality welcomes NI reverse

By James McAllister

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will announce a reverse of April's 1.25% National Insurance (NI) rise as part of his mini-budget this morning (23 September)

Only A Pavement Away launches 'jobs board'

Only A Pavement Away launches 'jobs board'

By James McAllister

Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away has launched a 'jobs board' to support those in the industry who have lost their job and are seeking new employment.

Three key ways to manage a flexible workforce

Three key ways to manage a flexible workforce

By Victoria Albon

With Christmas just around the corner, it's vital businesses understand the advantages - and potential pitfalls - of employing a flexible, seasonal workforce. Victoria Albon, associate at Dentons Employment, shares her advice

Employing staff legally: How restaurants can avoid recruitment mistakes

Employing staff legally: How restaurants can avoid recruitment mistakes

By Esther Smith

East London curry house Tayyabs was forced to shut down for 48 hours last week for allegedly employing illegal workers it claims were not properly vetted by an external recruitment company. Here Esther Smith, partner at UK law firm TLT, explains how restaurants...

Trial shifts: to pay or not to pay?

Trial shifts: to pay or not to pay?

By Esther Smith

The use of unpaid trail shifts in the industry was thrown into the spotlight last month amid claims that restaurateurs were exploiting workers' rights. Esther Smith from law firm TLT outlines what you need to know about the practice.

Zero-hours contracts on the decline in hospitality

Zero-hours contracts on the decline in hospitality

By Sophie Witts

The number of hospitality businesses employing staff on zero-hours contracts has halved since 2014, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Offering more entry-level jobs and apprenticeships could help safeguard the future workforce, says BITC and City & Guilds Group

Make recruitment process more ‘youth friendly’ hospitality urged

By Emma Eversham

Businesses in the hospitality sector are being advised to make their recruitment process more ‘youth friendly’ to help safeguard the industry’s future workforce after a survey of 18-24-year-olds found they faced barriers when applying for jobs.