Trade must grasp 2014 opportunities
Licensees have the chance to showcase their pubs and bars and create a lasting legacy, writes SLTA chief executive Paul Waterson
IT’S nearly here –...
Getting in shape for the Games
With 2014 just around the corner operators need to start planning now, writes licensing lawyer Andrew Hunter
WHILE sport may be the central focus of...
No time to waste on recycling rules
Operators must act now to comply with new regulations, writes Zero Waste Scotland boss Iain Gulland
WITH the new Waste (Scotland) Regulations coming into force...
Man versus machine is no contest
By Gillian McKenzie
WHEN reports emerged some months back that a robot bartender named Carl was ‘working’ in a bar in Germany, it got me...
Zero hours under the spotlight
Contracts can offer employers and employees flexibility if handled properly, writes employment lawyer David Hoey
SO-CALLED ‘zero hours contracts’ have been in the spotlight recently,...
Further legislative change on horizon
Trade faces fourth piece of legislation in four years since Licensing Act came into force, writes lawyer Stephen McGowan
SOME readers of SLTN may well...
Trade can go for gold at Games
The hospitality industry will be the ‘face’ of Scotland in 2014, writes VisitScotland chief Malcolm Roughead
SCOTLAND is set to be thrust into the global...
Trade must act to access tax relief
Bar, restaurant and hotel owners could be missing out on substantial sums, writes tax adviser Andrew Stanley
THE low profile of capital allowances and the...
Detail is key to funding success
Provide as much information as possible when dealing with a potential lender, writes Jamie Grant of Barclays
BREWDOG recently launched a crowd funding initiative to...
Time to remove barriers to growth
Government has a role to play in helping the hospitality sector flourish, writes BHA Scotland chief Willie Macleod
THE significance of the hospitality industry to...
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