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Head Chef Recruitment Guide | Hire a Head Chef
Hiring the Right Head Chef for Your Kitchen When your Head Chef hits the pass service after service, every plate that leaves the kitchen tells your brand story. Get this appointment wrong and standards slide; get it right and food, margins and morale all improve. In...
Chef job description templates
Chef job description Since 2007 we have supported many kitchens to recruit a chef on a full time basis. We always get asked for support in what a job description might look like for a chef role. Here is a few templates you can use. Do add things into the job...
US Tariff Changes: Key Updates for Exporters & Freight Forwarder – News & Insights
News & Insights: US Tariffs and the Impact on Global Trade Updated: 3 April 2025 The United States government has announced new tariffs on imports, which will impact businesses exporting goods to the US. These tariffs, introduced by the administration, will take...
New Michelin star Restaurants 2025 – UK Michelin awards 2025 – News & Insights
Michelin star awards for 2025 Every year the fantastic Michelin guide awards some of the worlds best and unique restaurants a Michelin star. Each year the awards are given by country. The new Restaurants for the UK & Ireland guide has now been released. Let’s take...
A Day in the Life of a London Chef Recruiter | HTE Recruitment – News & Insights
Meet Sam, one of our dedicated chef recruiters based in our London branch. Sam’s day is a mix of hustle, precision, and passion for connecting top culinary talent with some of the best kitchens in the capital. Here’s a glimpse into his typical day: 7:30 AM: Morning...
London Chef Salary Report 2024 – Recruitment Trends for Hiring Managers – News & Insights
London Chef Salary Report 2024 Introduction As a leading chef recruitment agency in London, HtE Recruitment has a unique insight into the current salary trends across the capital. The hospitality industry, particularly the culinary sector, is rapidly evolving, with...
Employer National Insurance Changes 2025: Impact on Hospitality and Catering – News & Insights
The recent UK budget announcement introducing changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) is set to significantly impact industries nationwide. Among the hardest hit will be the hospitality and catering sector, where businesses already contend with...
The 25 New Michelin star Restaurants 2024 – UK Michelin awards 2024 – News & Insights
Michelin star awards for 2024 Every year the fantastic Michelin guide awards some of the worlds best and unique restaurants a Michelin star. Each year the awards are given by country. The new Restaurants for the UK & Ireland guide has now been released. Let’s take...
Wage trend for Hospitality and catering sector 2024 – News & Insights
As we look at the trends for salary over the past 6 months and looking at 2024 brackets, this year we also must remember the changes to the living wage rates. These are going up alot this year, depending on the hours, it could mean some roles might need higher base...
General Business Insights
Simpler Recycling in England: What Businesses Need to Know in 2025 – News & Insights
Simpler Recycling in England: What Businesses Need to Know in 2025 As of 31 March 2025, the UK government has introduced the Simpler Recycling legislation, aiming to standardise waste management practices across England. This initiative mandates that all businesses...
Worker Protection Act 2024: What Hospitality and Logistics Employers Need to Know – News & Insights
Adapting to the Worker Protection Act 2024: Key Insights for Hospitality and Logistics Employers On 26th October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 came into force, introducing significant new responsibilities for employers across...
Autumn statement 2024 what it means for business – News & Insights
Here is a snap shot of the autumn statement in October 2024. here is a few points from the statement, the main one is a change to how National insurance will work for companiesNational insurance: This is split into two parts for workers, the part paid by the employee...
Growing your UK business in Autumn 2024 – News & Insights
Across the world and in the UK many companies feel they have been static for the past 3 to 4 years, going from one issue to another. Many company owners seen ready to grow the business now after being in "emergency" mode for the past few years.Static business means...
Autumn statement 2023 what it means for business – News & Insights
Here is a snap shot of the autumn statement in november 2023. here is a few points from the statement, the main one is a cut in ni by 2%. This means someone on £30k, will pay £28 less a month on ni tax.The UK Autumn Statement was announced on November 22, 2023 by the...
Unlocking talent: why feedback after 3 days might cost you talent – News & Insights
The Significance of Timely Feedback: Retaining Top Talent in Today's Competitive Job Market Introduction: In the fast-paced world of recruitment, acting swiftly is crucial to securing top talent. With the emergence of the digital age, candidates have higher...
Hiring for Attitude: Why Personality Trumps Skill Set in Recruitment – News & Insights
Introduction: In today's competitive job market, finding the perfect candidate can be a daunting task. As a leading recruitment agency in the UK, we understand that while technical skills are undoubtedly valuable, they are not always the sole determinant of a...
Unlocking Talent this Autumn: Why Companies Are Finally Taking Recruitment Off Hold – News & Insights
The past two years have certainly been challenging for businesses worldwide, with economic uncertainty and ever-changing market dynamics impacting companies in every industry. As the dust begins to settle and we enter the Autumn of 2023, there is finally a sense of...
Unlocking Talent this Autumn: Why Your Business Cannot Afford to Lack the Right Talent – News & Insights
Unlocking Talent this Autumn: Why Now is the Ideal Time to Recruit As we bid farewell to summer and welcome the crisp and colourful season of autumn, we also enter a crucial time for businesses in the UK. With the challenges brought about by the pandemic slowly...
Employee & HR Insights
New UK Employment rights bill – what key changes will it bring – News & Insights
In 2026 we will have a number of HR laws coming in, New UK Employment rights bill was announced today (10th October 2024). This is the framework that is in the new bill being put forward by the government. Here is a guide to what key changes will it bring. This is not...
Important HR Changes in 2024 – News & Insights
In 2024 we will have a number of HR laws coming in, you need to prepare NOW to see how you will navigate it for your business. Here are 9 changes.Change 1: Living wage increase & it will be for over 21year olds now What is National Minimum Wage and Living Wage? In...
Future of the UK Hospitality sector in 2024 – News & Insights
The Hospitality sector is always changing and changed alot over the past 3-4 years. As we look forward to 2024, we look at a few trends and changesFood costs & trends These are now becoming more stable, which means menus and pricing should be able to go back to be...
National living Wage in 2024 – News & Insights
The national Living wage and living wage is going up in April 2024. Here is all the information you need to stay up to date with the National living Wage changes coming this April.What is National Minimum Wage and Living Wage? In the UK we use the National Minimum...
standard rules for hybrid working and what is hybrid working – News & Insights
So many companies did Hybrid during covid or remote working but since covid some companies have kept hybrid. There is a difference between Hybrid, Remote and remote only. Hybrid - means 1-2 days working from home Remote - means 4 days working from home Remote only -...
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 – News & Insights
updated July 28th 2023 The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 has completed its passage through Parliament and now has Royal Assent (27th July). There are several things it changes about the current flexible working regime and several (possible more...
How many stages to the interview process should you have – News & Insights
History of interviewing We have seen from the 1960s until 2019 most interviews would be a 2 stage or 3 stage however this has changed since 2020. In the past companies would call in a larger number of people for the 1st stage to see the talent pool available. They...
National Minimum Wage in 2023 – News & Insights
The national minimum wage and living wage is going up in April 2023. Here is all the information you need to stay up to date with the National Minimum Wage changes coming this April.What is National Minimum Wage and Living Wage? In the UK we use the National Minimum...
Has your company got a retention plan in place – News & Insights
Retention plans are essential You will not hear this from a Recruiter that often however we strongly think that a retention plan is more important then a recruitment plan. Keeping your current staff and new starters is so important. The cost of recruitment and...
CV & Interview tips
Recruitment scams – checklist to keep safe when job hunting – News & Insights
📢 Attention candidates! 🚨 SCAM WARNING 🚨 sadly in the uk and worldwide we have over the past few years seen a increase in scams targeting job seekers. Here is a checklist of areas that should give you a red flag. first, always remember a Recruitment Agency who...
warning regarding whatsapp scam and fake job offer letters – News & Insights
📢 Attention candidates! 🚨 We want to bring an important matter to your attention regarding spam messages on WhatsApp & fake job offer letters. Lately, some overseas spammers have been leveraging the names of recruitment agencies, including ours, to send deceptive...
Why recruiters have to do what they do with candidates – News & Insights
In the current age we live in, it might feel some of the processes a recruiter does seem's to be stuck 20 years ago however recruiters legally have to fulfil there legal duties in the Recruitment Act 1973 and 2010 plus fulfil other legal responsibilities in other laws...
some pro and con questions to ask yourself when moving jobs – News & Insights
Here is a guide for all job seekers! A new job opportunity has come your way, but are you unsure whether to accept it or not? Here are some pros and cons to consider before making your decision: Pros: Career growth: The new job may provide opportunities for career...
Understanding job advert jargon – difference of flexible work and hybrid meaning – News & Insights
Understanding the jargon you see on adverts and what Recruiters and Hiring managers mean. You might not see a insight post like this that often. Everyone calls things slightly different or have a slightly different understanding of what something might mean. Here is a...
The steps you will have when job hunting – CV & Interview tips
Steps to take when thinking about a new job As we all know, looking for a new job can be a challenge, but with proper planning and preparation, you can be ahead of the curve and give yourself the right start to build your job searching on. When looking for a new job,...
Why do Recruitment Agencies call candidates – CV & Interview tips
Why do Recruitment Agencies call candidates To start, we need to explain there is two types of Recruitment firms. You have Recruitment Agencies and Employment Businesses. A Recruitment agency offers a finders service to clients to source candidates and a Employment...
The 7 reasons why it is time to move jobs – Interview & Career tips
The 7 reasons why it is time to move jobs Everyone from time to time has a bad day or week, while this should not be a reason for leaving a job if it becomes more consistent and starts to span months it may be a sign you should move. Although just having a week, being...
Do you accept a counter offer – Interview & Career tips
Do you accept a counter offer A counter offer is where you hand your notice to your current employer and they come back with their own offer, just to keep you even though this offer was not on the cards prior to you handing your notice in. What we do find is that the...
Researching is key when job hunting – Interview & Career tips
Researching is key when job hunting When you are job hunting, it is essential to research about the company you are looking to work at. This will help at the interview stage but more important, it will give you more clear ideas of if this actually is the right...
How to stand out in the Job market – News & Insights
Standing out in the job market Have you ever tried to find someone at the football match or on a London Underground train? Then you know how hard it is to find someone who is not standing out. This can be the same when job hunting, many fail to find a way to stand out...
Small talk at the start of a interview – Interview & Career tips
How to use small talk in an interview In an interview, it is really important to start the interview off in a positive way that shows your keen to be a part of the organisation. Although small talk may seem like a talent, it’s a practice that anyone can master. Having...
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