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Fifty is the new Thirty?

By Stephen Hickmore Many of my compatriots in the hotel industry are getting, let’s say, rather long in the tooth. “If you remember the 1960’s you weren’t there man” they whisper. But, a quick look at one’s birth certificate and a peek in the mirror reminds us that we...
Is FoodPorn good publicity?

Is FoodPorn good publicity?

By Stephen Hickmore- It’s an epidemic! Badly taken photos of restaurant food emblazoned across the interweb. Restaurant Guests, heads down, more engaged with their photography than their fellow diners. Frantically snapping away with their smart phones from starter to...

HUGE VICTORY FOR THE TES INDUSTRY – RELIEF FOR BUSINESS

The decision by the Labour Court on the interpretation of the newly amended Labour Relations Act on Tuesday, 8 September 2015 – ‘test’ case: Assign Services v CCMA and others – has brought optimism for stability to businesses, temporary workers and the...

No Tolerance for Food Allergies

By Stephen Hickmore When I started working in hotels, somewhere after the Boer war but before the advent of the fax machine, I had only heard of people being allergic to nuts and shellfish. Our G.M warned us about this rare species of human beings, and we knew that...