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Highlands Culinary Arts Courses 2020  Highlands College have released their Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies course guide for 2020. From barista training to food safety certificates, there are plenty opportunities for hospitality professionals to up-skill or learn something new! See the course guide here. Coming up in January … Wine & Spirit Level 3 commencing on…

German Interests Group Visit Jersey are set to establish a German Interest Group for those who work with German visitors. The group will provide members the opportunity to discuss current set-ups, give their input and continue to develop the relationship. This is just one of the initiatives being introduced by Visit Jersey’s new tourism representation…

Liquor duty increase for 2020 Following our presentation to States members at the start of November, the JHA’s proposal for a liquor duty increase no more than the standard RPI was rejected. We are thoroughly disappointed with this result and have made our feelings clear to both States members and the public. Given the changes…

Work permissions and immigration policy In last month’s newsletter, the JHA raised concerns about the direction being taken by the Migration Policy Development Board in its interim report on a new migration policy. The MPDB provides advice to the Chief Minister and is working on proposals in parallel to a new immigration policy. The MPDB…

HR Sub-Committee formed A new initiative for the JHA, the HR Sub-Committee aims to share, discuss and address some of the HR issues that face the hospitality industry. The sub-committee will run on a volunteer basis and be chaired by Claire Reynard. If you are interested in joining the sub-committee or have anything you would…

Window safety guidelines Have you checked that your windows and balconies comply with safety regulations? Site visits from the States of Jersey Health & Safety department will be commencing in the next few weeks to ensure that the minimum legal requirements, in respect of the assessment and control of falls from windows, balconies and Juliette…

Let’s recycle a skip load of plastic In an effort to ensure more of our plastic waste gets recycled, Mercury Distributions have introduced a free plastic bottle collection service for their customers. The team have made it as simple as possible to get involved and ask you to consider taking the following steps: - Get…

JHA address unreasonable duty increase for 2020 Following lots of thought, discussion and careful preparation, the JHA will be presenting to States members in the first week of November, to request a reasonable liquor duty increase that is no more than the standard RPI.  We strongly believe that the duty increases currently proposed for 2020 are unreasonably high and…

New Migration Policy on the horizon The JHA are set to go into consultation with the Migration Policy Development Board (MPDB) to highlight the hospitality industry’s views. It is felt that the MPDB’s current report does not address the needs of our industry, so we hope to provide the perspective, insight and evidence for them to correct this. The MPDB…

Get involved with the BIG Weekend Have you heard of the Big Weekend campaign? First launched in Kent in 2006, the campaign aims to remind local people of the attractions and experiences right on their door step, by creating a stock of tickets and vouchers that are given away to locals who enter a ballot.…