A shortage of door staff runs the risk of endangering revellers on their first night out in over a year when clubs reopen, according to night-time economy bosses.
In addition to people news from Livelyhood Pubs, Camden Town Brewery and Professional Security, a number of industry experts have offered insight into the sector’s recruitment challenges.
Night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, Sacha Lord, has called on authorities to offer more support for club and bar security staff who have seen work dry up during the Covid-19 shutdown.
Closed pubs, restaurants and shops have become “easy pickings” for thieves during the coronavirus lockdown and operators are warned to reinforce their defences.
An operator has explained that he would never go back to random searches after seeing how assured his customers are after the introduction of a blanket search policy.
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A Northumbria training scheme for door staff is being rolled out across the UK after helping locals get home safely, the county’s police and crime commissioner Vera Baird has announced.
Swedish cider maker Kopparberg is trialling what it believes is the first ever security tag for a glass in response to record numbers of thefts of the new designer glassware.
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The BII is to launch the new Level 2 Award for Upskilling Door Supervisors to correspond with the compulsory training being introduced by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) later this year.
