People: Staff appraisals
If there is one thing that employer and employee will almost always agree on it is that staff appraisals are a waste of time. But are they? Phil...
Archives for January 20, 2004
Dentist's chair game costs publican his licence
A publican has lost his licence after a student went into a coma following a 'dentist's chair' drinking game.Eighteen-year-old Ian Overton collapsed...
Well-kept secret
Armagnac does not have the profile of its well-known relation cognac but producers are on a mission to change that. Ben McFarland explains.Armagnac...
Industry rejects bed tax proposals
The pub industry has rejected a proposal for the introduction of a "bed" tax on hotels and pubs with accommodation.The Local Government Association...