Fourth’s Top Takeaways from The Caterer Tipping and Payments Summit
Apr 19, 2024
Fourth’s Top Takeaways from The Caterer Tipping and Payments Summit
The Caterer’s Tipping and Payments Summit, held April 2024, aimed to provide hospitality operators with actionable insight into how to handle incoming tronc legislation. For those that missed it, Fourth's article gives a brief rundown of the key points covered during the Summit.
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, coming into effect 1 July 2024, requires employers to have a written tipping policy. Find out how to prepare a tipping policy.
Key changes in holiday pay entitlements, effective from April 2024, aim to simplify how holiday pay is calculated. Learn what the holiday pay reforms are, what businesses should consider when preparing for the reforms and how technology can automate calculations, reduce admin and increase accuracy.
3 Steps to Stay Ahead of National Minimum Wage Legislation Changes
Mar 20, 2024
3 Steps to Stay Ahead of National Minimum Wage Legislation Changes
Discover three steps to stay ahead of National Minimum Wage legislation and ensure your business remains compliant. Learn how to navigate uniform expenses, cap salary sacrifices, and maintain accurate timekeeping to avoid penalties and promote fair labour practices.
How the 2024 minimum wage changes impact hospitality payroll teams
Dec 15, 2023
How the 2024 minimum wage changes impact hospitality payroll teams
The 2024 minimum wage changes were recently announced by the UK Government. Kathryn Wright, Fourth’s Director of UK Payroll, discusses the impact on hospitality payroll teams.
Unleashing the Power of Hotel Analytics: From Data to Decisions
Dec 12, 2023
Unleashing the Power of Hotel Analytics: From Data to Decisions
Take a deep dive into hotel analytics with Fourth. We take you through the key considerations for a hotel analytics project, the types of metrics each department should be capturing, and the strategies you can employ to smash your targets.
We’re knee deep in Christmas, which can only mean one thing – time to start thinking about 2024. Fourth’s Su Edgley shares her take on how restaurant operators can make the most of January.
Auto-Scheduling – the key to optimal shift patterns
Nov 30, 2023
Auto-Scheduling – the key to optimal shift patterns
There’s more to scheduling than predicting revenue and matching headcount. Find out how you can optimise your schedule while retaining complete control with Auto Scheduler.
Shift Pooling: harness the flexibility of your workforce
Nov 27, 2023
Shift Pooling: harness the flexibility of your workforce
Shift Pooling gives hospitality employees more flexibility while enabling operators to maximise labour efficiencies. In this article, we introduce Fourth’s latest capability, highlighting the benefits for workers, managers and operators.
AI Forecasting: Identify the insights that drive profitable actions
Nov 23, 2023
AI Forecasting: Identify the insights that drive profitable actions
Wondering what all the fuss is about when it comes to AI forecasting? In this article we take you through the ins and outs of AI forecasting for restaurants.
Masters of workforce: Park Plaza and Four Season on how to unlock workforce potential
Nov 18, 2023
Masters of workforce: Park Plaza and Four Season on how to unlock workforce potential
For the second webinar in our Masters of Workforce series, Fourth’s Adam Davis is joined by Park Plaza’s Elsa Millansky and Four Seasons’ Mathias Cocuron to discuss how both chains are employing innovative strategies to increase confidence, engagement and retention.
Masters of Workforce: Greene King on the value of convincing not cajoling when it comes to tech
Oct 30, 2023
Masters of Workforce: Greene King on the value of convincing not cajoling when it comes to tech
Greene King’s Andy Incles joins Fourth’s Barry Lane to chat all things workforce management in the hospitality industry. From insight into the challenges facing the UK’s largest managed pub chain, to the tech and processes they’re putting in place to overcome them, Andy shares his expert insight into how operators can optimise workforce management.
Industry leaders from across the UK discovered the latest trends and products in the market at the Hotel, Restaurant, and Catering (HRC) event. With labour shortages continuing to be a key challenge affecting managers in 2023, many of the seminars set out to discuss strategies for recruitment, retention and revenue. We’ve summarised the top seven ways operators can tackle labour shortages from industry experts and your peers Marugame, UKHospitality, The Berkely Hotel, and more.
Fourth celebrates 10th year in a row Payroll Assurance Scheme accreditation
Dec 15, 2022
Fourth celebrates 10th year in a row Payroll Assurance Scheme accreditation
At Fourth, we’re proud to announce the renewal of our Payroll Assurance Scheme accreditation by The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) for the tenth year in a row! This brilliant achievement reinforces our dedication to compliance and recognises our robust, reliable processes that ensure best payroll practices across the retail, leisure and hospitality industries.
The hospitality industry has continued to battle its way through a myriad of issues since we released our last Hospitality Workforce Report in August, with spiralling energy costs, high inflation and market instability heavily impacting trading.
Cost-of-living Support: Whose Problem Is It Anyway?
Sep 29, 2022
Cost-of-living Support: Whose Problem Is It Anyway?
At a time when financial wellbeing support is needed most, new research by our partner Wagestream has found that employees are struggling to make the connection that their employer is often best placed to support them.