Health

Widening sick pay eligibility will help businesses ‘retain talent’

15-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Millions of the lowest paid staff, including those working at pubs, could receive statutory sick pay under new proposals from the Government.

‘Nothing ruins a pub lunch like drunk wasps’

19-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Horror stories of deadly Asian hornets heading to the UK have hit the headlines – but what are they and how can you protect your customers?

Club Soda and Budweiser to track drinking habits

12-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Brewer Budweiser and mindful drinking organisation Club Soda have joined forces to develop an online project that will aim to help people working in the licensed trade who want to drink less alcohol.

JD Wetherspoon 'not addressing mental health issues'

09-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has been urged to do more to support staff, with employees describing abuse and understaffing experiences as contributing to workers’ poor mental health.

More mental support needed for hospitality staff, says charity

11-Feb-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Further support is needed for Scottish hospitality workers who experience mental health problems, a founder of a new charity said.

How can publicans look after their wellbeing?

15-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Industry experts have advised operators who are still feeling the impact of a busy festive trading period or are worried about the upcoming month on how they can best look after their wellbeing.

How to promote mental wellbeing in the pub trade

05-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Mental health awareness is more prominent than ever, but how can hospitality employers promote mental wellbeing in the workplace amid business pressures?

Which milk alternatives should pubs stock?

14-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs should increase their range of milk alternatives so they can cater to people looking for indulgent options as well as functional, a new report recommends.

Government health plan should ‘avoid knee-jerk measures’

06-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The Government must avoid knee-jerk measures that cause unfair damage to hospitality businesses as it pursues a new health vision, trade body UKHospitality has cautioned.

Greene King pubs to stock kombucha

23-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Greene King pubs in the capital are to begin selling the fermented drink kombucha, which is believed to have health benefits.

Upselling in pubs is fuelling obesity crisis

07-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Upselling techniques used in pubs are helping to fuel the obesity epidemic by leading customers to consume thousands of additional and unnecessary calories, a new report is claiming.

Anger over Hungry Horse pub scrapping children's menus

05-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Customers have complained after a major refurbishment of their Hungry Horse pub left them without a children's menu.

Food safety

Zero hygiene rating for pub with encrusted fly killer and E.coli

13-Jan-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

A heavily “encrusted” electronic fly killer, the presence of E.coli and a lack of hand-washing facilities has left an historic Northamptonshire pub with the lowest food hygiene rating.