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Hilton to host free event for operators looking to employ people with a learning disability

28 September 2023 by

Hilton is to host a free workshop to support businesses in creating an inclusive workplace for team members with a learning disability.

Business

Wake-up call: Don’t wait to be asked to welcome neurodivergent people

29 June 2023 by

If your employee doesn’t want to talk about their condition, it’s up to you to make their working life easier, says Jonathan Rennie

Staff with learning disabilities bring 'exceptional' talent, says Hilton boss News

Staff with learning disabilities bring 'exceptional' talent, says Hilton boss

19 June 2023 by
How Fair Shot café is changing lives for people with disabilities Restaurant

How Fair Shot café is changing lives for people with disabilities

17 May 2023 by
Help people with disabilities shine in hospitality News

Help people with disabilities shine in hospitality

11 November 2022 by
Flaws in the licensing system remain unresolved, says new Lords report News

Flaws in the licensing system remain unresolved, says new Lords report

11 July 2022 by

Travelodge partners with Disability Positive News

Travelodge partners with Disability Positive

28 February 2022 by

Hotel chain Travelodge has appointed Disability Positive to advise the company on policy and training programmes[...]

Wake-up call: Don’t turn a blind eye to disability discrimination Business

Wake-up call: Don’t turn a blind eye to disability discrimination

02 December 2021 by

Ignoring harassment or discrimination, or dismissing concerns out of hand, could cost you dear at an[...]

Mayfair cafe to provide hospitality training to adults with learning disabilities News

Mayfair cafe to provide hospitality training to adults with learning disabilities

26 November 2021 by

A cafe providing on-the-job hospitality training to adults with learning disabilities is to open its first[...]

Disability campaigner falls in shower after seat breaks in Mama London hotel News

Disability campaigner falls in shower after seat breaks in Mama London hotel

11 August 2021 by

An incident in which a disability campaigner fell in the shower of her hotel room has[...]

Advice

Wake-up call: Combatting the skills shortage with the untapped talent of the disabled workforce

The hospitality industry needs to make some adjustments in order to attract and recruit more disabled people."

05 August 2021 by
Kate Nicholls appointed hospitality sector’s disability ambassador News

Kate Nicholls appointed hospitality sector’s disability ambassador

28 July 2021
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UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has been appointed the hospitality sector’s disability ambassador as part of the government’s £1.6b national disability strategy.

Lessons on wellbeing in the workplace and retaining hospitality staff People

Lessons on wellbeing in the workplace and retaining hospitality staff

28 May 2021
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Following a tumultuous year for the industry, speakers at this year’s People Summit drove home the message that leaders must show emotional intelligence if they want to tempt their staff back to work.

One in three disabled people say British hotels do not meet accessibility needs News

One in three disabled people say British hotels do not meet accessibility needs

22 March 2021 by

Almost a third (32%) of disabled people in the UK said British hotels in which they[...]

Willing and able: Why employers should take a chance on a talented and enthusiastic disabled workforce Staffing

Willing and able: Why employers should take a chance on a talented and enthusiastic disabled workforce

07 April 2019 by

How employers can adapt their workplace to be more welcoming to staff members with disabilities and[...]

Expense myth is no excuse for ignoring accessibility Hotel

Expense myth is no excuse for ignoring accessibility

29 January 2019 by

CH&Co awarded Disability Confident Leader status Foodservice

CH&Co awarded Disability Confident Leader status

13 December 2018 by

Pub & Bar

Brewdog pays out £12,000 after losing employment tribunal

15 August 2018 by
Jacobs Media Group is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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