http://www.caterersearch.comen-gbTue, 29 Jun 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/06/29/334094/tribunal-awards-damages-to-underpaid-hotel-cleaners.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/06/29/334094/tribunal-awards-damages-to-underpaid-hotel-cleaners.htmThirteen room attendants working at a five-star London hotel have won back pay and damages after it emerged they were being paid below the minimum wage. Last July a joint investigation by the BBC's Newsnight and PM programmes revealed how contract cleaning company Hotelcare...Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/05/26/333565/hospitality-targeted-for-national-minimum-wage-investigations.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/05/26/333565/hospitality-targeted-for-national-minimum-wage-investigations.htmTax officials are much more likely to probe hospitality businesses to ensure they are paying the national minimum wage (NMW), after the number of investigations by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) shot up. Peter Davies (pictured), senior manager at accounting and advisory firm Vantis, warned leading industry figures that more investigations had taken place in the first four months of this year than in the whole of last year.Wed, 26 May 2010 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/05/17/333428/carluccios-warns-of-uncertain-trading-despite-a-rise-in-profits.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/05/17/333428/carluccios-warns-of-uncertain-trading-despite-a-rise-in-profits.htmItalian restaurant chain Carluccio’s has posted an 8% rise in pretax profit to £2.7m for the first half of the financial year but warned that trading conditions are likely to remain uncertain. The company reported strong trading for the six months to 28 March... Mon, 17 May 2010 11:08:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/04/14/333015/labour-and-tories-vow-to-preserve-community-pubs.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/04/14/333015/labour-and-tories-vow-to-preserve-community-pubs.htmLabour and the Conservatives have set out plans to woo the battered pubs sector, with both parties promising help to preserve community pubs. In its manifesto, Labour said it wanted “greater protection for the local institutions local people value”. And it reiterated its threat to take action against pubcos if they did not offer licensees a “non-tie” option. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:59:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/04/01/332894/charlie-mcveigh-adds-third-site-to-draft-house-estate.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/04/01/332894/charlie-mcveigh-adds-third-site-to-draft-house-estate.htmLe Cafe Anglais owner Charlie McVeigh is set to open a third venue in his growing Draft House pub estate, after putting an offer on a site in Tower Bridge, London. The news follows the rebranding last month of McVeigh's pub, the Westbridge in Battersea, to the Draft House...Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/03/25/332763/people-from-swansea-are-worst-tippers-says-research.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/03/25/332763/people-from-swansea-are-worst-tippers-says-research.htmPeople from Swansea are the lousiest tippers, according to research that found just one in five admitted they regularly recognise good service with a tip. Leeds was found to be the most generous city, according to the survey of 1,925 people by discount website MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, with 65% saying they regularly tipped. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:03:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/01/22/331809/infozone-the-briefing-22012010.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/01/22/331809/infozone-the-briefing-22012010.htmTopics covered in our weekly briefing include: government gets tough on minimum wage offenders; fewer jobless than expected; and workers want to move around.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:39:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/01/05/331531/hospitality-bosses-who-underpay-staff-face-government-crackdown-team.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2010/01/05/331531/hospitality-bosses-who-underpay-staff-face-government-crackdown-team.htmThe Government has created a team to crack down on employers who continually refuse to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW). The hospitality industry is a persistent offender when it comes to underpaying staff, with HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) recouping more than £640,000...Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:11:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/12/23/331452/news-review-of-year-survival-of-the-fittest.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/12/23/331452/news-review-of-year-survival-of-the-fittest.htmThe industry can look back on 2009 with relief that predictions of widespread carnage had been exaggerated. Many businesses have proved resourceful in the face of economic meltdown, but the year hasn't been without its casualties, as Daniel Thomas reports. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:24:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/11/26/331121/mitchells-butlers-hails-robust-2009-performance-despite-profit-fall.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/11/26/331121/mitchells-butlers-hails-robust-2009-performance-despite-profit-fall.htmPub firm Mitchells & Butlers has hailed a "robust" performance in 2009, despite seeing its pre-tax profit fall by almost 24% to £134m. Revenue at the company, which counts All Bar One, O'Neill's and Scream among its brands, was up to £1.96b for the year to 26 September 2009...Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:39:00 GMT