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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.

JD Wetherspoon named top employer

03-Mar-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon has been named one of the Top Employers United Kingdom 2015.

Hospitality sector tops zero-hours contracts use

02-Mar-2015 By Ruth Williams, M&C Report

There are more people working on zero-hours contracts in the hospitality sector than any other industry, with 53% of companies making use of transitional and seasonal staff working on no guaranteed hours contracts.

Reforms to zero hour contracts

17-Feb-2015 By Poppleston Allen

Sometimes it can be a challenge to plan ahead and predict the number of staff you will require for the weeks ahead, often resulting in being understaffed because you cannot get anyone at short notice or overstaffed and paying an employee who is not required.

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Youth unemployment: How can hospitality help?

11-Feb-2015 By Laura-Jane Rawlings

Youth unemployment figures are still too high. But how can the hospitality sector help with the crisis? Laura-Jane Rawlings explains.

Perceptions chair Keith Knowles slams career advice as 'fundamentally flawed'

23-Jan-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Perceptions Group chairman Keith Knowles has slammed career advice in the UK as “fundamentally flawed”, after a recent House of Commons report claimed that too many young people are falling “off the radar”.

Legal update: The recent holiday pay decision

14-Nov-2014 By James Evison

There have been a number of recent cases looking at the correct method of calculating holiday pay under the Working Time Directive and, in particular, how the question of overtime is to be dealt with.

Report urges hospitality sector to look beyond young workforce

14-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

The pub sector has been warned that it cannot continue to rely on under-25s to solve its recruitment woes.

Pubs offered chance to share £2m to support low-paid staff

13-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

A competition has been launched offering retail and hospitality firms the chance to win a share of £2m by coming up with ways to support lower paid staff.

LTC support line helps thousands in its first year

30-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

The Licensed Trade Charity’s Support & Care service helped thousands of people in its first year.

Legal guide: Staff tattoos

17-Sep-2014 By Charles Russell

Employees who have tattoos cannot be treated differently or face disciplinary action just for having body markings. This guide from law firm Charles Russell aims to help operators know where they stand.

Government approves new chef apprenticeship standards

20-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

New chef apprenticeship standards developed by the hospitality industry’s Trailblazer Group have been approved by Government.

Holiday entitlement - a pub employers guide

14-Aug-2014 By Adam Bernstein

Holiday rights are not as simple as the employer or employee may expect them to be. The PMA finds out more

Legal Q&A: New flexible working rights

22-Jul-2014 By Jane Cox

The Government recently extended the right to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks service. This has caused concern amongst employers in the licensed retail sector, who fear that they will be faced with a significant increase in requests....

From vicious cycle to virtuous circle

16-Jul-2014 By Rob Willock

It’s a truism to say that the pub trade is a ‘people business’ — but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth repeating. While your property itself and its location might attract customers, it’s your employees who determine whether they will ever return.

Report highlights hospitality sector's recruitment challenges

14-Jul-2014 By John Harrington

The hospitality and tourism industry's recruitment difficulties are “ostensibly a retention problem”, with labour turnover across the sector now at 20%, according to People 1st.

Morning Advertiser Jobs: The new online job board for the licensed trade

11-Jul-2014 By Mike Berry

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser has launched a new online platform with everything you need to know about jobs in the pub trade.

ALMR warns Cable his zero hours plan could hit pub jobs

15-May-2014 By James Wallin

A trade body has warned Vince Cable about wrapping pubs in red tape over zero hours contracts, which it said can offer much-needed flexibility to the sector.

Government finds zero-hours contracts most common in hospitality

30-Apr-2014 By Rob Willock

Nearly half of companies operating in accommodation and food services employ staff on zero-hours contracts (ZHCs), according to a new Government survey commissioned as part of its consultation into the practice.

Labour targets zero-hours 'abuses'

25-Apr-2014 By John Harrington

Employees on zero-hours contracts would have an automatic right to a fixed-term contract after 12 months with a company under Labour Party proposals to be announced by leader Ed Miliband today.

Legal guide: The Dos and Don'ts of staff disciplinary and dismissal procedures

28-Mar-2014

For a small business owner, being an employer and managing a team of staff can be thoroughly rewarding, but the job is not without its troubles, particularly when it comes to the difficult task of disciplining or dismissing a member of staff. Here are...

Growth in eating out sector highlights recruitment concerns

24-Mar-2014 By Lesley Foottit

Predictions of "real growth" in the foodservice market have prompted fears for the recruitment of good staff.

The benefits of apprenticeships to pubs

12-Mar-2014 By Helen Gilbert

Apprenticeships are fast gaining popularity in the pub trade and there are myriad benefits for licensees taking on apprentices. Helen Gilbert reports

Leisure businesses plan to increase wages in coming year, according to Barclays survey

27-Jan-2014 By John Harrington

More than two thirds (69%) of UK hospitality leisure businesses plan to increase wages in the coming year, according to a survey of 684 firms by Barclays.

Trade has serious worries over potentially 'unsustainable' minimum wage rise

22-Jan-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The pub trade has raised concern over a potential hike in labour costs, after Chancellor George Osborne said Britain can afford an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage.

Perceptions Group slams career advisors for lack of hospitality knowledge

27-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Perceptions Group vice-chair Anthony Pender says he is “appalled” by the lack of promotion of hospitality jobs from careers advisors after a dozen industry employees carried out mystery visits at Jobcentre Plus outlets.

Gov't to launch £2,000 employment allowance for businesses

19-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Licensees will save £2,000 in National Insurance (NI) contributions each year from April 2014, after the Government has confirmed it will rubber-stamp proposals to provide businesses an employment allowance by the end of the year.

Caledonian Brewery MD Stephen Crawley to step down

07-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Caledonian Brewery, the Heineken-owned Scottish brewer, has announced that Stephen Crawley is to stand down as managing director at the end of 2013 after 20 years at the company.

BII and Hospitality Guild join forces to introduce career pathway for licensed trade

29-Aug-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) and the Hospitality Guild have joined forces to introduce a structured career pathway for employees in the licensed trade.

It's zero-imagination managers at fault, not zero-hours contracts

14-Aug-2013 By Rob Willock

Zero-hours contracts have been much in the news of late, following revelations that many retailers use the practice to manage the peaks and troughs of demand to the detriment of their employees.

Spirit reaches two regional finals in National Apprenticeship Awards

09-Aug-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Spirit Pub Company has reached the regional finals in two categories at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2013.

Zero hour contract use varied across pub trade

06-Aug-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The use of zero hour contracts is varied across the pub trade, an investigation from the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) has found.

Hospitality figures speak out in favour of zero hour employment contracts

31-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Abolishing zero hours employment contracts would have a negative impact on the hospitality industry – that’s the view of leading hospitality figures in light of business secretary Vince Cable’s plan to review the use of unfixed hours across all sectors.

Legal checklist: Employee sickness absence

16-Jul-2013 By Poppleston Allen

The good weather is most welcome, but creates particular issues for employers. It is generally true that the hottest days of the year are the days when the highest number of people are absent from work due to 'sickies'. Here are some pointers...

Pledge your support for work placements

07-Jun-2013 By Anthony Pender

Just over 18 months ago our business embarked on a work placement scheme at our central London pub, the Somers Town Coffee House.

'No justification' for zero-hours contracts, claims Perceptions Group chair Knowles

06-Jun-2013 By Helen Gilbert

An industry stalwart has blasted the use of zero-hours employment contracts in the sector, claiming they could deter people from pursuing a career in the pub world.

Luminar launches employee intranet service

24-May-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Luminar employees are benefiting from better company communication after the nightclub operator launched its first ever intranet service.

People 1st says Government plans on traineeships will help address skills gaps in sector

17-May-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Hospitality skills council People 1st says Government plans to make traineeships available for 16 to 19-year-olds this August will help address “skills gaps” in the sector.

How to... Employ young workers

10-May-2013 By Pat Perry

Most pubs will, at some point in the week or seasonally, employ young workers. Typically these young people will be working back of house. Whilst these may seem like simple roles, they still need the same time invested to educate them in matters relating...

Perceptions Group to meet shadow defence minister over employment of ex-military in pub trade

08-May-2013 By Helen Gilbert

The chairman of the Perceptions Group is due to meet the shadow defence secretary for the second time to discuss how the pub industry can help ex-military personnel get back into work.

TGI boss calls for standards on how firms treat employees

02-May-2013 By John Harrington

TGI Friday’s managing director Karen Forrester claims the industry should have a Scores on the Doors-style rating for how businesses treat their employees.

Hospitality sector 'increasingly confident' about job creation

16-Apr-2013 By John Harrington

Hospitality and leisure businesses are increasingly confident about being able to create new jobs, according to a new survey by Barclays.

Arkell's pledges to keep upskilling staff

08-Apr-2013 By Helen Gilbert

Arkell’s has pledged to continue up-skilling pub staff by opening up courses to its tenanted houses.

How to... Manage health & safety

08-Apr-2013 By Pat Perry

As an employer you are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of all your employees regardless of whether they are full or part-time, casual or permanent staff.

Budget 2013: Pubs and brewers to benefit from fuel duty rise scrap

20-Mar-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The planned fuel duty rise in September has been cancelled by the Chancellor in the Budget today.

People 1st and Hospitality Guild call for employer support to access share of £250m skills funding pot

15-Mar-2013 By Michelle Perrett

People 1st and the Hospitality Guild are co-ordinating an industry-wide bid for the industry to get a share of £250m pot available within the government’s Employer Ownership Fund.

BBPA signs partnership with Government to promote jobs

05-Mar-2013 By Michelle perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has signed a new partnership deal with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

Licensees to be 'seriously affected' in upcoming changes to payroll laws

05-Mar-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees claiming Working Families Tax Credits are set to be “seriously affected” in the upcoming changes to the payroll laws.

Licensees reminded to get ready for payroll changes

22-Feb-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees are being reminded to submit all information about their staff to prepare for the new payroll system.

Pub operators invited to attend Perceptions Group event

20-Feb-2013 By Adam Pescod

Over 30 pub companies are set to attend the Perceptions Group Pub & Bar Careers Briefing which takes place on Tuesday 26 February.