Training

Chef Shortage

Great British Menu star Dom Chapman: "I want a civilised bunch of chefs in the kitchen"

07-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Training from the grass roots up and nurturing talent is fundamental to combatting the chef shortage, according to BBC2 Great British Menu star Dominic Chapman, chef patron of the Beehive, White Waltham.

Leisure

All work and no play for 80% of licensees who are concerned at shortage of free time

04-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

 Publicans are increasingly worried about the pressures of the job, with almost 80% reporting that they are ‘concerned’ at the shortage of free time they have.

Chef recruitment crisis

Could training prison inmates help solve the chef shortage?

26-Aug-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Training convicts in chef skills could help solve combat the critical shortage of skilled chefs affecting the hospitality industry.

Training

Understanding the 'how and why' of learning

24-Aug-2015 By Paul Chase

Understanding the science of learning is vital if the hospitality sector is to raise its game and move beyond a minimum level of training.

Chef recruitment crisis

“Fancy chefs don’t want to drop down to our level” - top London pub chef talks chef shortage

21-Aug-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The current shortage of skilled chefs and the problems caused by it are “never ending”, according to Jesse Dunford-Wood, chef patron of Parlour, in Kensal Green, London.

Training

'You've got to live it, it's not just a job, it's a way of life' - Fuller's head of ops on working in the industry

20-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

The head of operations at 100 Fuller’s pubs offers advice to ambitious workers in the industry and explains how she rose through the ranks.

Training is the first line of defence

20-Aug-2015 By Paul Chase, CPL Training

The licensed trade, particularly in town and city centres, continues to suffer from too much regulation and over-zealous enforcement activities.

Finance

Poll shows 70% of operators fear living wage rollout

17-Aug-2015 By MC Allegra FS

The planned introduction of a new national living wage (NLW) for the over-25s continues to generate a mixed response across the sector, with more than 70% of operators in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market believing it will have a negative impact...

Careers

Greene King reaches apprenticeship milestone

13-Aug-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Allegra Foodservice

Greene King has recruited its 1,000th apprentice this year, putting the company ahead of schedule in its pledge to recruit 2,000 apprentices in the year to March 2016.

Training

Case study: building a pub career

27-Jul-2015 By PMA

When Neringa Markeviciute moved to England from Lithuania two years ago, she was worried her confidence was not strong enough to work in hospitality.

Training

On the career path: The thin blue line

27-Jul-2015 By Paul Chase

The freedom to trade and to operate in a fair, flexible market place is key to the health and prosperity of the pub and bar sector.

Careers

Waging the war on pub staff recruitment

23-Jul-2015 By Perceptions Group

As many young people graduate and launch their careers this summer, the Perceptions Group asks what are we doing as an industry to wage the war on recruitment.

"If you don't offer long-term leases, you won't get who you want to attract" - Interviewing Star Pubs' Chris Jowsey

23-Jul-2015 By Ed Bedington

Failing to become a ‘dot-com millionaire’ launched Chris Jowsey on the path to a fruitful career in the beer trade. Ed Bedington finds out more about the Star Pubs & Bars chief.

Digital feature

Join the Pub Brigade

22-Jul-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Many operators say they are finding it harder than ever to hire and retain chefs - but why? In our extensive digital feature covering the crisis, the PMA looks at some of the issues facing the sector and how certain individual operators are challenging...

Legal advice

What do the lawyers say about the Cornwall palsy discrimination dispute?

21-Jul-2015 By Oli Gross

Lawyers have advised how to avoid and deal with discrimination accusations after a Cornwall pub was criticised for refusing to serve a man who has facial palsy.

Pubcos

Punch aims to strengthen food offer

21-Jul-2015 By MC Allegra FS

Punch Taverns is seeking to strengthen its food offer with the appointment of a head of food, PMA sister publication, M&C understands.

Training

A training idea that's so old it feels new

19-Jul-2015 By Paul Chase

I regularly have discussions about what’s trending in training and sometimes you come across an idea that is so old that when it gets revived it seems new!

Training

Getting the basics right for running your pub

15-Jul-2015 By Paul Chase

If you’re running a busy pub or bar your focus is quite naturally on ‘front of house’ – ensuring that customers have a memorable experience and want to return. But getting it right ‘back of house’ is just as important.

Living wage or just a new minimum wage?

15-Jul-2015 By Ed Bedington

As ever, when it comes to government and fiscal matters, they give with one hand and take away with the other.

Cornwall pub accused of discriminating against palsy sufferer

14-Jul-2015 By Oli Gross

A Cornwall pub has been accused of discrimination after refusing to serve a customer who has facial palsy.

Technology

Stonegate & CPL launch training app

13-Jul-2015 By James Evison

Stonegate Pub Company is to launch its latest employee training solution, ‘Albert’s App’.

Friday Thought

What changes can we expect from a Tory government?

10-Jul-2015 By Paul Chase

When told about a new government’s programme for change, an old judge once commented: “Change? Change? Aren’t things bad enough already?

Wages

Report reveals average wage £6.75 in pubs

10-Jul-2015 By Oli Gross

The average hourly wage in the pub and restaurant sector is currently £6.75, according to research from Fourth Hospitality.

Do you like Piña Colada?

07-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

With national Piña Colada day two days away on Friday July 10 and the weather set hit the high twenties, there has never been a better time to cash in on this classic cocktail.

FLVA updates members on pubs code

06-Jul-2015 By Martin Caffrey

The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Association (FLVA) held a series of member briefings on the forthcoming pubs code last month. Ops director Martin Caffrey provides an update.

CPL buys ABV training as part of expansion

06-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

CPL Training has acquired competitor ABV Training as part of its plan to increase its UK market share.

Training

Beer Academy reports upsurge in operator training

01-Jul-2015 By Mike Berry

Increased consumer interest in beer has led to a 20% increase in bookings from operators training their staff with The Beer Academy.

Should you train your staff in counter-terrorism?

01-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Pubs can’t stay out of the fight against terrorism according to CPL Training, which has added a course in counter terrorism to its line-up.

Video

How to...make a dry ice cocktail

30-Jun-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

PMA went to Brighton to learn how to safely use dry ice in cocktails. The results were explosive!

Admiral boosts support for new licensees

29-Jun-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Admiral Taverns is launching a new agreement designed specifically to deliver extra support and help for new licensees or those taking their first Admiral pub. 

New trade mentoring scheme calls for female applicants

26-Jun-2015 By Mike Berry

A new scheme aiming to boost the number of women in the trade in senior roles is on the hunt for applicants.

Pubs urged to pay staff living wage

25-Jun-2015 By Mike Berry

A Devon licensee who is paying her staff the living wage has called on other pubs to help change the trade’s reputation as a low-pay sector.

Pub & Bar Careers website launches

25-Jun-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Allegra

Pubandbarcareers.com, a new website showcasing the range of career opportunities in the sector, has been officially launched.

Spirit Leased

InPub training scheme recognised as good practice

15-Jun-2015 By Oli Gross

An InPub training scheme from Spirit Leased has been endorsed as good practice.

Supplier News

Zonal strikes gold with training accreditation

11-Jun-2015 By Mike Berry

Zonal Retail Data Systems has been awarded the Gold Standard (GSA) for its training provision by the Learning & Performance Institute (LPI).

Pub trade opens up to young licensees

28-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Excitement around craft beer and the opportunity to run their own businesses is bringing an influx of young entrepreneurs into the trade.

Let's make a career in hospitality something to be proud of

21-May-2015 By Mark Baird

Hospitality in the UK is too often seen as an industry that provides millions of jobs but few careers. As an industry, it is in our interests to change that perception, says Mark Baird, head of alcohol in society at Diageo GB.

Advice

Legal Q&A: Appeals against licensing committees

14-May-2015 By Poppleston Allen

This week's legal Q&A includes appeals against decisions of licensing committees and when training records should be considered inadequate.

Ad campaign tackles industry skill shortage

06-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has funded an advertising campaign run by Pub and Bar Careers to promote jobs in the sector. 

Training

CPL Training shortlisted for BII Scotland Award

06-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

CPL Training Group has been announced as one of four finalists in the running for the Scottish Training Award at the 2015 BII Scotland Award.

Training

Students graduate from hospitality and bartending course

27-Apr-2015 By Jessica Mason

A group of 14 young people have graduated from the London pilot of the Learning for Life Hospitality and Bartending Course.

Training

Nestle Professional Toque d'Or competition crowns winners

22-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Westminster Kingsway College’s team of hospitality students were announced as winners of the Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or competition last night, the college’s third win to date.

Training

People 1st call for chef training promotion

21-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Skills and workforce development charity People 1st has called on members of the hospitality industry to do their bit to combat falling numbers of new chefs.

Awards

CPL training shortlisted for Employer of the Year award

21-Apr-2015 By Emily Sutherland

CPL training group has been shortlisted for the Employer of the Year at the City of Liverpool Business Awards.

Business Booster

Can a flower-making workshop make money in your pub?

20-Apr-2015 By PMA

How an Oxfordshire pub offered a unique spring flower workshop.

Hospitality industry shamed over gender pay gap

16-Apr-2015 By Sophie Witts

Women working in the hospitality and catering sector were on average paid 18 per cent less than their male co-workers in 2014, according to research from reed.co.uk

Awards

National Pubwatch Awards open for entry

10-Apr-2015 By Helen Gilbert

Pubwatch organisers are being urged to enter the Diageo National Pubwatch Awards, which recognise the best practice work of local schemes to improve the safety and pub experience for everyone.

Pub minimum wage 'offenders' hit back

01-Apr-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Pub operators on the Government’s latest National Minimum Wage ‘name and shame’ list express anger and concern. Noli Dinkovski reports

Social media training rolled out to Greene King tenants

27-Mar-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

A programme of social media marketing training has been rolled out to support Greene King tenants and lessees.

Comment

The sector offers a career not just a 'bar job'

26-Mar-2015 By Karen Errington

With the Easter holidays coming, it’s getting towards the time when employers within the hospitality industry are looking for staff, especially those in rural locations or in need of help with seasonal highs.