CHECKOUT The hospitality industry is going through a perfect storm: unprecedented demand, lack of staff and the supply chain fractured for very similar reasons, a lack of staff. and of course rising prices, particularly energy, but just about everything else too. When I hear Boris Johnson doing his ‘motivational speeches’ I find myself almost shouting at the TV. I would love him to walk a mile in your shoes - he would need more than a personal trainer.
Our Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Scottish Bar and Pub Awards went to Sandy Fraser from the Oak Tree Inn in Balmaha. He so deserves the recognition for all that he has done for his local area. But most of all because he has enthused his family with his own passion for the industry. As a result they too work with him. That is a great legacy.
It used to be that the licensing hours meant between the hours of 2pm and 5pm hospitality was closed by law. Now hospitality businesses are doing this voluntarily. Some businesses are closing on at least one day a week, and in some areas they donk’t actually open until mid-week. Meanwhile some restaurants are only serving in the evening and pubs are not opening until 2pm or later. The reason is quite obvious - not enough staff, and those that are there need a break. It goes against the grain from a business point of view, but from a health and wellbeing point of view it is exactly the right thing to do.
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