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Consumers ‘at risk in using Airbnb’, says QC

07 December 2020 by

As Airbnb prepares to issue shares within days, a lawyer has said that consumers are “at risk in using Airbnb”.

Products

Electrocution fatality leads FEA to issue advisory notice

07 August 2020 by

Following the tragic death of an engineer working on a commercial kitchen appliance, the Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) and ceda has issued an advisory notice covering the installation and servicing of electrical equipment.

Wake-up call: What are employers’ responsibilities to their teams during coronavirus? Advice

Wake-up call: What are employers’ responsibilities to their teams during coronavirus?

09 July 2020 by
Wellbeing tool launched to support employees returning to work News

Wellbeing tool launched to support employees returning to work

08 July 2020 by
Is your restaurant ready? News

Is your restaurant ready?

11 June 2020 by
How to protect your business through Covid-19 and beyond News

How to protect your business through Covid-19 and beyond

11 June 2020 by

Wake-up call: How to manage risk during a pandemic Advice

Wake-up call: How to manage risk during a pandemic

04 June 2020 by

With the end of lockdown in sight, operators must now form a viable plan for health[...]

UKHA develops Covid-19 secure housekeeping standards News

UKHA develops Covid-19 secure housekeeping standards

21 May 2020 by

The UK Housekeepers’ Association (UKHA) has introduced a housekeeping framework that is designed to provide an[...]

Covid-19 safety Kitemark explored by Downing Street News

Covid-19 safety Kitemark explored by Downing Street

15 May 2020 by

A Covid-19 safety Kitemark to build customer confidence is a ‘distinct possibility’, the prime minister’s business[...]

Experiment demonstrates how buffets could aid spread of coronavirus News

Experiment demonstrates how buffets could aid spread of coronavirus

14 May 2020 by

An experiment has set out to show how buffets can spread infection, following reports they could[...]

Business

The view from China: how have hotels coped with lifting the lockdown?

As the first country to experience the lifting of the lockdown, China acts as a test case for the world. So how have hotels coped with the restrictions, from limiting the number of guests to wearing facemasks and cleaning bedrooms? Ben Walker reports"

14 May 2020 by
Study to examine how pubs and restaurants can safely reopen when restrictions ease News

Study to examine how pubs and restaurants can safely reopen when restrictions ease

11 May 2020
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A new study by the University of Stirling is to look at how licensed premises, including pubs and restaurants, can safely reopen to the public by examining the risks involved for staff and customers.

Mind the gap: practical ways of creating social distance Business

Mind the gap: practical ways of creating social distance

06 May 2020
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Restaurateurs have been told that social distancing will be a condition of reopening, but how are they going to apply that practically? And will it kill the buzz that a group of happy guests can bring? Jennie Milsom gets some[...]

Wake-up call: Can you handle a coronavirus outbreak? Advice

Wake-up call: Can you handle a coronavirus outbreak?

12 March 2020 by

Make sure you are prepared now so you have policies about travel, pay, home-based working and[...]

Coronavirus advice issued for hospitality industry News

Coronavirus advice issued for hospitality industry

27 February 2020 by

Specialist advice to help hospitality businesses reduce the risks presented by coronavirus has been issued by[...]

Restaurant bosses slapped with suspended sentences after oven exploded in chef's face News

Restaurant bosses slapped with suspended sentences after oven exploded in chef's face

20 December 2019 by

Two restaurant bosses have been slapped with suspended prison sentences after a chef suffered serious burns[...]

A third of employers only relatively confident in allergen procedures News

A third of employers only relatively confident in allergen procedures

04 December 2019 by

A third of employers are only relatively confident in their allergen procedures, while 68% of employees[...]

Advice

Wake-up call: The finger of responsibility

Martin Cox explains the health and safety responsibilities of a hotel owner when on-site refurbishment or construction is taking place"

03 December 2018 by
Acclaimed Oxford restaurant closed down after cockroach found in food Restaurant

Acclaimed Oxford restaurant closed down after cockroach found in food

31 August 2018
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Restaurant fined £3,000 for series of hygiene offences Restaurant

Restaurant fined £3,000 for series of hygiene offences

22 June 2018
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