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New legislation around Agency Workers Rights (AWR) came into force on 1 October 2011. Dawn Redman, director of Retail Recruitment Company, ensures hospitality employers know what they need to consider when employing temporary staff.
Fuller’s, the London brewer and pub operator, is set to acquire five new pubs from Marston’s in a deal worth £16m.
VisitEngland and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have partnered to create a new Access Statement online tool, aimed at helping UK pubs cater for visitors with access needs.
Former Von Essen hotel The Samling in Cumbria has been sold to private owners for just under £6m.
Frank Haasnoot, executive pastry chef at chocolate decorations manufacturer Dobla, has been named World Chocolate Master 2011 at the Salon du Chocolat Professionnel in Paris.
Simon Gordon, owner of London wine bar Gordon’s, is launching his crime reporting system Facewatch in other areas of the UK following a successful trial in London.
Pub Landlords throughout the UK believe that cask ale could hold the key to the future of the Great British pub, according to new research by Molson Coors.
HOSPA, the education organisation for hospitality professionals, is calling for entries to its Career Investment Development Scholarships.
Jamie Oliver has issued a national appeal to the public for help in finding one of his former chefs, Kevin Boyle, who went missing 12 days ago.