The chaotic release of A-Level results further highlights the need to develop high calibre hospitality apprenticeships as an alternative to higher education, Brewhouse & Kitchen’s Kris Gumbrell has said.
A publican in Leicester has shared his experiences of a continued shutdown after the city was placed into a ‘local lockdown’ at the start of the month, owing to high numbers of Covid-19 cases.
As reopening gets closer, you will have to look at the changing duties of staff members, how to split their shifts and whether you will have to change opening hours to suit needs.
After a fire closed his business for six months, licensee Brendan Padfield learnt lessons that he has used to put the pub in the best stead for reopening after the coronavirus closure.
Operators have said they would like the Government to enable them to request staff do training while pubs are closed, rather than this being voluntary.
The Government has updated its guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to say that pub employers can continue training their staff even if they have been furloughed.
The founders of premium mixer brand Double Dutch have unveiled a new scholarship and mentoring programme for female mixologists in the hope of tackling the under-representation of women in the UK drinks trade.
