Last week the UK events industry welcomed the news that piloting of live spectators would resume at selected sporting events and that conference venues are expected to get the green light to resume operation once again from October 1st. This news came after theatres, galleries and music halls glowed red last week in support of [...]

Whilst payroll may not be everyone’s favourite subject, it certainly functions as an integral part of a temporary staffing business, and so it should. At Appetite4Work, we like to ensure that we keep our staff happy by not only providing them with shifts but also paying them correctly. At Appetite4Work we like to think that [...]

It is without a doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the world of hospitality and events in a way that any of us have experienced before. This will have also had a huge impact on the companies such as us at Appetite4work who supply staff such as chefs to these venues. [...]

Coming out of a busy season it's probably fair to say that everyone across our industry struggled for kitchen and serving staff this winter. Having spent nearly 15 years in Event and Catering staffing I can categorically say that the relationship a customer has with its agency partner will directly influence the service they get. So I’ve [...]

Most clients I meet these days ask me a variation on the question “what do you think about the apps”.  For those who are not in our industry I am talking about the self-proclaimed heroes of the gig economy. The “disrupters”, staffing platforms, “the final nail in the coffin for temp recruitment agencies” apparently.  And nowhere are they [...]