Employment

Consider hospitality for career, industry tells school leavers

22-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

School leavers picking up their GCSE results today have been urged to consider a career within hospitality with employers saying it ‘offers young people far more than just a salary’. 

Zero-hours contracts: Are they needed in hospitality?

08-Aug-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The term ‘zero-hours contract’ generates more light than heat and is vague and unhelpful, according to the British Hospitality Association (BHA), which claims variable hours of work in hotels, restaurants and pubs across the UK has been central to job...

Tragus launches ‘Employment Academies’ to get job seekers into work

01-Aug-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Tragus Group, owner of the Café Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada and Belgo brands, has partnered with sector skills council People 1st for a new initiative which will provide job seekers with the skills they need to begin a career in the hospitality industry.

Hospitality Guild launches kitemark to recognise training excellence

25-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Hospitality businesses that offer their team members good training and career development opportunities will now receive official recognition for doing so, thanks to a new accreditation developed by the Hospitality Guild and People 1st. 

Travelodge offers 50 work placements to London's unemployed

27-Jun-2013 By Emma Eversham

Budget hotel chain Travelodge has pledged to offer 50 work experience placements to young people in London this year in a bid to tackle unemployment and find future staff for the industry. 

Hospitality workers protest for higher pay before new job creation

12-Jun-2013 By Emma Eversham

Members of workers union Unite are calling for leaders within the hospitality industry to address issues over pay throughout the sector before creating another 300,000 jobs.

British Hospitality & Tourism Summit 2013: Spotlight on job creation

11-Jun-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) will announce that the UK’s hospitality and tourism industries will create over 30,000 new job opportunities for young people by 2015 as the organisation hosts its annual Summit in London later today (11 June).

VIDEO: Community Pubs Minister launches Pub & Bar Careers work experience programme

23-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis MP has officially launched the Pub & Bar Careers work experience programme and has welcomed news that the industry aims to offer 15,000 placements as part of the scheme.

People 1st welcomes Government support of hospitality industry traineeships

14-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

People 1st has welcomed an announcement from the Government that it is planning to introduce traineeships for 16 to 19-year-olds later this year and has said it should help the hospitality industry by helping to 'bridge skills gaps'.

Survey suggests number of hospitality jobs will increase in 2013

15-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham & Luke Nicholls

The number of new jobs within hospitality is set to increase this year after 61 per cent of businesses surveyed about their plans said they expected to create new positions over the next 12 months. 

Youth Contract: Hospitality businesses urged not to miss out on wage incentives

07-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Leading hospitality trade bodies, including the BBPA, have signed a new partnership with the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) as businesses are urged to take advantage of the wage incentives available to them.

Raymond Blanc and Boris Johnson urge hospitality businesses to recruit apprentices

07-Mar-2013 By Emma Eversham

Chef Raymond Blanc and London Mayor Boris Johnson came together at an event at Brasserie Blanc in London's Covent Garden yesterday to encourage more restaurants, hotels and pubs in London to recruit apprentices. 

UK pub industry pledges more than 400 work placements in just one week

06-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Long hours, unskilled work and few career development opportunities: the hospitality industry, and pubs in particular, are constantly fighting to change these perceptions of jobs in the sector but now the team behind a new initiative gaining momentum believes it...

Asian restaurant operators welcome migration reprieve for skilled chefs

20-Feb-2013 By Peter Ruddick

UK restaurateurs serving Asian and specialist world cuisines have welcomed news they should be able to continue to employ skilled chefs from non-EU countries.

The Big Hospitality Conversation: Businesses urged to make job creation pledge

30-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Tackling youth unemployment through work placements, apprenticeships and new job opportunities will be the focal point of the Big Conversation for Hospitality taking place next Friday (8 February) on behalf of the British Hospitality Association (BHA).

Hotels urged to take heed of staff exploitation claims

25-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

A Parliamentary Reception has called on major UK hotel chains to ‘clean up their act’ and take more responsibility when it comes to preventing the mistreatment and exploitation of agency workers.

Pub & bar owners urged to get behind work placement scheme to help showcase industry

18-Dec-2012 By Emma Eversham

A number of pub and bar companies are being asked to give their support to a work placement scheme next year which will showcase the career options available across the industry to young people.

Hospitality employers urged to bid for slice of £150m Employer Ownership Fund

23-Nov-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hospitality skills organisation People 1st is urging industry employers across the country to make use of a new £150m Government fund which offers financial support to develop and deliver their own training solutions to grow businesses. 

Curry Colleges fill up but work continues to make sector an attractive place to work

08-Nov-2012 By Emma Eversham

Places at the UK’s so-called ‘Curry Colleges’ are filling up fast after a slow start, but work still needs to be done to make the sector more attractive to a future workforce according to The Hospitality Guild.

UK Asian and Oriental chef training centres struggling to find apprentices

12-Sep-2012 By Emma Eversham

A Government-funded scheme set up to train UK nationals to work as chefs in Asian and Oriental restaurants is struggling to find enough people to take up the apprenticeships it offers, despite the fact that almost a third of young people say they would...

Springboard calling for entries to Awards for Excellence 2012

14-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hospitality charity Springboard is calling for entries to its 10th annual Awards for Excellence which celebrates and rewards those promoting careers and talent in the hospitality industry.

Whitbread considers London living wage; urges hospitality industry to join jobs conversation

08-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants managing director Patrick Dempsey has revealed the Premier Inn operator is considering introducing a London living wage and urged fellow hospitality employers to join The Big Conversation to talk about jobs and apprentices...

Independent and chain hotels named on UK best workplace list

29-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Global hotel chain Accor and the independent Summer Isles Hotel in Achiltibuie, North West Scotland, have both been named in a list of the best workplaces by the Great Place to Work institute.

Recruiting and retaining staff: How to develop employees and cut turnover rates

27-Apr-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Advertising in all the right places and whittling down prospective candidates for a job can seem wasted if you are forced to dig out the job description again after only a few months. So how can you ensure staff development supports the recruitment process...

Survey suggests business growth needed to help create jobs in hospitality

28-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

More than three quarters of hospitality business owners believe they need to grow their companies first before they can look to hire new staff, a survey has shown. 

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How to ensure you are employing foreign workers legally

25-Jan-2012

The UK Border Agency's head of Immigration, Jeremy Oppenheim, outlines how employers can check whether foreign nationals have the right to work in the UK.

Hilton among hospitality businesses congratulated by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on social mobility

16-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Hilton Worldwide has been named as one of the best companies in the UK on social mobility and accepting young employees from all backgrounds alongside Barceló Hotels, Jurys Inn and Compass Group, as Clegg launched his Business Compact scheme.

£1bn youth jobs fund: The hospitality industry’s reaction

28-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Following the recent revelations that the Government is to inject £1bn of new funding into a new scheme to tackle youth unemployment, leading hospitality industry bodies have given BigHospitality their thoughts on how it could affect the sector.

Restaurants Association of Ireland identifies 2012 as 'the Year of Hospitality' with creation of new 10-point plan

21-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has identified 2012 as ‘the Year of Hospitality’, with today’s launch of a new 10-point plan entitled ‘Putting the Restaurant & Tourism Sectors at the centre of Economic Recovery.’

Whitbread boss urges more businesses to back Payroll Giving scheme

14-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Whitbread chief executive Andy Harrison is among a handful of business heads who are urging other companies to back the Payroll Giving scheme which allows workers to give part of their wages directly to charity.

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Agency Workers Rights legislation: What do I need to consider?

24-Oct-2011

New legislation around Agency Workers Rights (AWR) came into force on 1 October 2011. Dawn Redman, director of Retail Recruitment Company, ensures hospitality employers know what they need to consider when employing temporary staff.

Gaucho’s secrets to successful recruitment and training

02-Sep-2011 By Becky Paskin

The key to hiring the right staff first time round is a strict recruitment process, thorough training, and giving staff room to grow.

Service standards: How to raise the profile of front-of-house

21-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Michel Roux’s Service TV programme has put front-of-house on the map, but how can the hospitality sector sustain this momentum? BigHospitality takes a look at steps that can be taken to help raise the profile of a career in service.

Entry level hospitality training course launched

18-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

A new training programme preparing the general public and unemployed for a life in the hospitality industry has been launched

Irish restaurateurs urge government action to prevent daily closures

16-Nov-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Restaurateurs in Ireland are calling on the government to take urgent action for the struggling restaurant sector to survive

Ask the Experts: How can I recruit quality staff on a limited budget?

20-Sep-2010 By NULL

Krishnan Doyle, founder and director of COREcruitment, answers one restaurateur’s query about how to hire quality staff while sticking to a low budget

Hospitality skills crisis deepening

28-May-2010 By Chris Druce

The hospitality skills crisis is deepening, with more than a quarter of businesses within the sector claiming they employ staff lacking the skills needed for their jobs

Hospitality businesses get £1,000 to employ young British jobseekers

04-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Government is offering free recruitment support and up to £1,000 as a reward to hospitality operators if they promote job vacancies to young, British jobseekers instead of migrants

New recruitment law curbs non-EU employment

25-Nov-2009 By Becky Paskin

Employers seeking to hire workers from outside the EU must now advertise job vacancies for an extra two weeks, to allow British workers more time to apply

Rising Star: Caroline Wintershaw

15-Jul-2009 By Emma Eversham

South Downs College professional cookery student Caroline Wintershaw shares her thoughts on the industry as she prepares for her future career

Arena 21 launches front-of-house recruitment service

12-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Front-of-house outsourcing and training specialist Arena 21 launches a recruitment division for companies looking to hire quality service staff

Workers entitled to just one 20-minute break

24-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hospitality workers may be the worst affected in a legal decision to give staff just one 20-minute break a day

Reduce staff turnover through motivation and training

01-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Becky Paskin discovers that with a little time invested to train and talk to their staff, restaurants, bars and hotels can easily reduce their staff turnover

Restaurants to face increased costs under new tips rules

14-Aug-2008 By Becky Paskin

Under new legislation, restaurant chains could face rising costs of up to 10 per cent

Ten Simple Steps to Keep Your Staff Happy

30-Nov-2007 By Full Circle Catering

Full Circle Catering shows you the way to reduce staff turnover and cut recruitment costs.

How to keep chefs in the work place

09-May-2007 By Restaurant

Chef turnover is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry, generating massive annual costs, recruitment expert David McHattie suggests ways to tackle the £95m question When you last recruited a chef, the chances are it took you a while .

Latest amendments to the Work and Families Act

25-Apr-2007 By Restaurant

Restaurateurs are advised to pay attention to the latest amendments to the Work and Families Act With the introduction of the new Work and Families Act at the beginning of April, restaurateurs need to ensure they're up to speed with the changes ...