Incoming government must step up for the trade
By Gillian McKenzie
A PINT has never tasted so good!
After another four-month lockdown, hospitality businesses got the green light to start reopening from 26th April.
It...
Operators BID for a bright future
By Gillian McKenzie
IT’S been at the heart of entertainment in Scotland’s biggest city for well over a century, attracting the big names of the...
New boards need new guidance
Comment by Gillian McKenzie
As the votes were counted last week, determining the new make-up of Scotland’s 32 local authorities, the trade was holding its...
It’s good to talk
THE war of words that broke out last week between the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents and the convener of Glasgow licensing board served...
Challenging year spells need for trade aid
As years go, 2015 must surely be up there with the most challenging for the Scottish on-trade.
The lower drink drive limit, which came into...
Scrapping of excessive PLH ‘ban’ is good news
Comment by Gillian McKenzie
‘Carnage’, ‘meltdown’, ‘timebomb’ – just some of the words used as the inaugural deadlines for personal licence holder refresher training approached...
Licence fees could be next in line for change
Comment by Gillian McKenzie
Hot on the heels of an SLTA survey which revealed that licensees see legislation as the single biggest threat to their...
PLH clarity is finally within sight
FINALLY, the information thousands of personal licence holders have been waiting for is expected to be released in the next couple of weeks.
Time for trade to review contracts?
Employers should consider how staff overtime is dealt with in light of holiday pay cases, writes lawyer John Grant
THERE have been a number of...
Training troubles continue
By Gillian McKenzie
THE deadline by which the first batch of personal licence holders had to complete refresher training passed on Sunday (August 31).
And as...
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