Punishing long hours’ culture in many professional kitchens is putting the mental and physical health of chefs in London at risk, a snapshot survey by Unite has revealed. Almost half (44 per…Read more…
Change has to come
Hospitality workers are among the hardest working yet lowest paid, so it’s hardly surprising that low wages and unfair tipping practices are two of the biggest issues facing our members. After all,…Read more…
Tipping the balance
As the government drags its feet over the publication of its consultation on tipping practices – now a full eight months overdue – restaurants continue to get away with brazen theft of staff tips….Read more…
Decent work call
Unite members took their fight for decent work in hospitality including fair tips and union rights to Malmaison hotels in London and Leeds this Sunday (February 26) as the hotel chain’s big wedding…Read more…
Tap pump and your pint is ready…
To most people the phase “pay at the pump” is associated with the necessary evil of petrol stations, where motorists use their bank cards at the pump to pay for their fuel. But now the phrase…Read more…
Tackle exploitation plea
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to put his ‘economic fairness’ pledge to the top of the agenda by tackling the exploitative work practices in London’s multi-billion pound hotel industry by…Read more…
‘You can’t afford not to be in a union’
In Part 2 of our series for Heart Unions week, in which we feature one trade union member each day, we speak to Kieran Duffy, a waiter who’s struggled against bad employers, and through the…Read more…
Worst paid job in UK
Waiting tables is, according to the latest figures, the worst paid job in the UK. The vast majority of waiters are on the minimum wage, barely eking out a living from profit-flush companies,…Read more…