Hospitality

Why a 1-Jan holiday year could be causing you pain – a complete analysis

Why a 1-Jan holiday year could be causing you pain – a complete analysis

It can cause a logistical nightmare for operators when you hit a peak operating season like December and find your staff have a bunch of holiday days stacked that need to be used by January 1st. But is there a reason wh...

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6 Ways To Improve Your Onboarding Practices in the Hospitality Industry

6 Ways To Improve Your Onboarding Practices in the Hospitality Industry

Team members that feel happy and secure in their roles are more likely to stick with their employer long term. But how do we create that security for new people joining our team? The onboarding process in your hospitali...

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Top strategies for staff retention in your hospitality business

Top strategies for staff retention in your hospitality business

The challenge of retaining staff in the hospitality industry is nothing new, but over the past few years it’s become increasingly difficult to find and recruit quality staff; and so retaining the team members you alread...

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Understanding and reducing staff turnover in the hospitality industry

Understanding and reducing staff turnover in the hospitality industry

In the hospitality industry, having a reliable team that meshes well is key to success. But high staff turnover continues to give operators sleepless nights; so, what can you do to tackle it? If you run a restaurant, ba...

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New UK Tipping Law – Everything you need to know

New UK Tipping Law – Everything you need to know

Making sure tips are fairly shared among staff has always been a challenge for hospitality businesses, and with the new Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 now in effect, it’s more important than ever to stay on to...

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6 ways to encourage January reservations

6 ways to encourage January reservations

With the Festive Season upon us, the next few weeks are set to be busy for hospitality businesses. But January is also looming and what is already a typically quiet month, is set to be even quieter with the increase in...

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Are you overlooking the importance of your employee onboarding process?

Are you overlooking the importance of your employee onboarding process?

Onboarding is part of every employee’s journey with your company. An important process each new hire must go through. For hospitality businesses, it’s particularly crucial to get this right ahead of an employee’s first...

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Kick-starting Christmas – tips for hospitality businesses

Kick-starting Christmas – tips for hospitality businesses

Jingle bells, jingle bells… too early? Yes, Christmas is still 6 months away but as you’ll know, there’s no time like the present when it comes to getting your hospitality business ready for the busy festive period.  In...

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How can your rota software help you avoid unnecessary spend and achieve operational efficiency?

How can your rota software help you avoid unnecessary spend and achieve operational efficiency?

When you think about rota software it’s likely that the thing that springs to mind is the building and sharing your staff rotas for the weeks ahead.   But it doesn’t take an intelligent bit of software to build a simple...

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Cost of living crisis – cost saving tips and supporting your employees

Cost of living crisis – cost saving tips and supporting your employees

With 83% Brits cutting restaurant spending amid cost-of-living crisis and the majority of operators saying their energy bills have risen by more than 100%; it’s certainly a challenging time for hospitality businesses an...

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