Over Half Of Employers Do Not Hire Someone Based On Their Appearance
More than half of British employers have made the decision NOT to employ someone because they didn’t like the way they looked. Despite UK employment…
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Hospitality
All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Hospitality Bucks National Trend To Deliver 15% Apprenticeship Growth
The UK’s hospitality sector is delivering continued apprenticeship growth, bucking the national trend in other sectors. Speaking at today’s Hospitality Apprenticeship Showcase in Parliament, UKHospitality…
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Research Reveals a Positive Change in Perceptions of Hospitality Careers
New research from HIT Training reveals that three quarters (76%) of parents and over half (55%) of teachers believe jobs in hospitality offer a long-term…
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Disengaged and Disconnected? Improving Interaction With Frontline Employees
By Robert Darling, COO & CCO at mobile-first technology firm Eko (www.ekoapp.com) The hospitality industry has the highest percentage of millennial employees compared with other…
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Minimum Pricing on Alcohol in Wales Will Radically Change Market, says Lawyers Winckworth Sherwood
Wales will introduce minimum pricing on alcohol from 2 March 2020, radically changing the licensed trade and adding pressure on England to follow, say licensing…
Read more...Research Reveals The Recipe For Encouraging Repeat Visits From Daters This Valentine’s Day
Ahead of the most romantic day of the year, a new study into dining trends by SevenRooms, a data-driven operations, marketing and guest engagement platform,…
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Future Immigration System Must Work For Entire Economy
Industry trade bodies have given a cautious welcome to the migration advisory committees (M AC) report suggesting that Downing Street should introduce a points-based system…
Read more...Cut Immigration Salary Threshold By £4,400, Says Committee
The government should reduce the salary threshold for immigrants by more than £4,000, a committee has advised. Skilled migrants from outside the EU are currently…
Read more...One In Three People Working In Hospitality Stay In Their Jobs Longer Because Of Friendships At Work
As job applications on the first working Monday of the New Year spiked by 89%, compared to the average Monday in December*, many businesses across the…
Read more...Stonegate To Have A Mental Health Champion In Each Site That It Operates By The Summer
According to a new report by consultancy firm, Deloitte, and mental health charity, Mind, poor mental health in the workplace is costing UK employers more…
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Zero Hours Contracts And Long Shift Patterns Among Hospitality Workers’ Biggest Pet Peeves
Unreliable, unsociable and long working hours are the most disliked aspects of working in the hospitality industry, according to a new study from OpsBase. The…
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Valentine’s Day A Fine Romance
“The only bubble in the flat champagne that is February is VALENTINES DAY!” Once again Cupid is hauling out his bow and a quiver of…
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Sustainability Key to Hospitality’s Prosperity
The UK’s hospitality sector is working hard to promote sustainability, but there is room for improvement if it wishes to continue to lead the way,…
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Party Planned For Long-Serving Staff Members
A Shropshire hotel is planning a party in honour of four long serving members of staff who have provided 125 years of service between them….
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UKH Welcomes Regulation Of Short-Term Letting In Scotland
UKHospitality has welcomed the Scottish Government decision to regulate short term lets and to provide local authorities with additional powers to regulate short-term letting in…
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