by Stephen Hickmore | Feb 22, 2019 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
In the first episode of “5 minutes with the SilverFox” Stephen Hickmore chats to Chef Andrew Atkinson about MasterChef SA and why he left to return to 5 star hotels. Share this:Tweet Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Telegram (Opens...
by Stephen Hickmore | Dec 13, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
“Please Sir, I’d like to be a hotel manager” I sheepishly told the careers master. “Good Choice, young man, you’ll work long hours but people will always want to eat” he replied, eyes focused on the next person in the queue awaiting his sage advice. Good enough reason...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 27, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
I thought there may be some value in quoting Labour Lawyer Michael Bagraim from his recent opinion piece in the Cape Argus. The full article can be read by clicking here: CLICK HERE Here is a section that I though would add to the important discussion on access to...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 19, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
They say that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense. True statement. However, I am encouraged with the hospitality industry’s common sense response to the recent ConCourt decision, relating to the hot topic of the role Temporary employment services ...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 10, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
With all the bad press on “labour Brokers” and “Temporary Employment Services, TES” it is no small wonder that we are feeling a little punch drunk from criticism and incorrect assumptions as to our place in the world. Of course, no-one wants to...
by Stephen Hickmore | Aug 7, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
By Stephen Hickmore – I hear the disappointment in a candidate’s voice when I tell them they didn’t get the job. The down side of being a recruiter is delivering the bad news. It’s understandable that negative information hurts and it’s natural to feel...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
You will most probably have by now been exposed to some of the media attention surrounding the recent Assign / Numsa Constitutional Court judgment. There is a lot of misinformation being provided and we are hoping through the below and accompanying documents, to...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jul 10, 2018 | Featured, News
I often wonder what Madiba would make of these turbulent times we live in now. When he passed away in 2013, at the age of 96, few of us had any idea how divided the world would be just a few years later. It’s a world in crisis: nearly 70 million people have been...
