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Find local chefs online today!

Bookachef supply temporary relief chefs and recruit for permanent chef positions across the North West. As a specialist chef recruitment business, we offer an online booking service for relief chefs with instant access to available chefs in your area. All of our chefs are resourced from the local area and none of them require live in accommodation to be provided during placements. We are on hand to cover any staff holidays or sickness or simply to provide additional support while you are recruiting for permanent Chefs.

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Find local chefs online today!

Bookachef supply temporary relief chefs and recruit for permanent chef positions across the North West. As a specialist chef recruitment business, we offer an online booking service for relief chefs with instant access to available chefs in your area. All of our chefs are resourced from the local area and none of them require live in accommodation to be provided during placements. We are on hand to cover any staff holidays or sickness or simply to provide additional support while you are recruiting for permanent Chefs.

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Permanent Chefs - No up-front fees!

Permanent Chef recruitment - Management fee option! We do not believe in huge up front agency fees for recruitment services. Under our management fee terms, we find you the perfect chef for your vacancy and bill you just £75 per week for a maximum of 26 weeks. If the chef leaves for any reason, w e simply stop billing you there and then and start the search for a replacement!

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Is your kitchen fully staffed for the busy Christmas period?

The recent chef shortage is most keenly felt during the busy festive period. Kitchens that have been running with a below par head count often need to draft in additional cover to get them through peak trading times. Many agencies will be only able to provide the required level of cover to their regular customer base and struggle to take on new business at this time of year. Planning ahead and getting bookings in early can ensure that you get the required level of cover in your kitchen. We currently have a wide variety of chefs available for bookings across North West England and Wales and throughout the Midlands.

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Majority of hospitality professionals believe they are underpaid, says study

https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2019/05/29/majority-of-hospitality-professionals-believe-they-are-underpaid?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright

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Bookachef December Newsletter

‘Tis finally the season to be jolly and I’m sure you are all fully in the swing of all of the madness that this month has to offer us!! We are drawing to the close of another year and would like to start off this month’s newsletter with a huge thank you to both chefs and customers alike, along with wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

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Bookachef October Newsletter

Since our last newsletter, we have been beavering away on several projects and website adjustments to help our website run smoothly. Exciting things have happened over the last few weeks in the Book a Chef offices, including the development of another business based around our booking system. Look out for “Book A Teacher” coming soon as an online solution for supply teachers and schools. We have more to tell you too! Read on……..

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Bookachef September Newsletter!

Introducing you to all that is new in the world of Book a Chef! We will be regularly updating our news letter for our chefs and customers alike to know what is going on behind the scenes.

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False classification of staff as self-employed is leading to huge fines from HMRC

Tax avoidance and evasion has been the hot topic at HMRC over the last few years. As part of this mission to crack down on lost revenues, HMRC has severely tightened up the rules around engaging workers on a self-employed basis.

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The chef shortage is leading to a new way of working for chefs

It is now widely understood that good chefs are in short supply right now in the UK. There are of course many reasons for this staffing crisis in restaurants up and down the country and with the...

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Why is there a shortage of chefs?

It is a question that has been banded about the hospitality industry for a few years now and in recent months has gained attention in the mainstream media as a shortage of skills begins to change our eating habits.

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How to make sure you’re getting the best reviews from our customers?

We know that getting reviews can be a little nerve racking but following a few basic principles can make sure that you’re getting top marks for every job you take on.

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