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Healthy habits: bringing lockdown routines into the post-COVID era

Healthy habits: bringing lockdown routines into the post-COVID era

COVID-19 has impacted our lives for the last two years – but not only in a bad way. Many of us developed healthy lockdown habits and took time to look after our mental health and wellbeing. Let Brigad share ways in which hospitality and healthcare workers can hold on to those beneficial practices in the new post-COVID era.

23/6/2022

Semaine de la Qualité de Vie au Travail, c’est le moment de s’engager !

Semaine de la Qualité de Vie au Travail, c’est le moment de s’engager !

La Semaine de la Qualité de Vie au Travail approche. Découvrez pourquoi les entreprises s’engagent toujours plus en faveur du bien-être de leurs salariés.

17/6/2022

Planning for holidays as a freelancer

Planning for holidays as a freelancer

Taking time off as a freelancer can be difficult to plan for, without paid holiday to fall back on, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. In fact, it's even easier than if you were on a permanent contract. Read our tips on how to plan for it, so you can take some well-earned time off, without the guilt.

14/6/2022

Hacking your workplace to fast-track your skill growth

Hacking your workplace to fast-track your skill growth

Opportunities to fast track skill growth are everywhere, especially as a freelancer. Here are our top tips on how to use Brigad to hack your workplace and fast-track your skill growth.

7/6/2022

Quelles sont les étapes pour ouvrir un bar ?

Quelles sont les étapes pour ouvrir un bar ?

Brigad vous donne les 5 étapes clés pour ouvrir un bar qui cartonne !

3/6/2022

Breaking free: 5 empowering ways in which freelancers are taking control of their lives

Breaking free: 5 empowering ways in which freelancers are taking control of their lives

5 empowering ways in which freelancers take control of their lives and careers: Brigad shares five inspiring ways in which freelance workers in hospitality and health and social care are changing their lives by taking control of their careers.‍

31/5/2022

Freelancers and their incredible adaptability

Freelancers and their incredible adaptability

Brigad’s 8 top tips for adapting to a new organisation and successfully carrying out freelance missions in restaurants, bars, cafés, nightclubs, hospitals, care homes, and clinics.

24/5/2022

Meeting your mentors through freelancing

Meeting your mentors through freelancing

Meeting mentors can accelerate career progression like nobody's business! Let us explain how Brigad can help you do exactly that.

13/5/2022

Practising good mental health after a busy working day

Practising good mental health after a busy working day

After a long working day, the last thing we want to do is work more! But, practising good mental health can ensure you rest and disconnect properly.

3/5/2022

5 tips to boost your confidence as a freelancer

5 tips to boost your confidence as a freelancer

Self-confidence can be the make it or break it to a freelancing career. Here are our 5 tips to ensure you reap the rewards.

28/4/2022

Mastering conflict management in 3 easy steps

Mastering conflict management in 3 easy steps

Protecting employee health is an employer’s obligation. Learn how to manage tension within your teams. Here are Brigad’s top three tips.

22/4/2022

How better organisation can help us live in the moment

How better organisation can help us live in the moment

Mindfulness and awareness of how you spend your time isn't easy but clever and resourceful organisation can optimise the way you spend your time, and even allow you to live in the moment more successfully!

8/4/2022

Caring for those who care for us: 5 concrete solutions for improving nurses’ wellbeing

Caring for those who care for us: 5 concrete solutions for improving nurses’ wellbeing

Five tangible, tried and tested ways to improve nurses’ wellbeing and working conditions.

18/2/2022

5 tips for making a good first impression when you first start a new mission

5 tips for making a good first impression when you first start a new mission

Brigad’s tips and tricks for how to make a good impression when starting a new job or mission in the hospitality or healthcare sector.

27/1/2022

How to use the new features to receive more missions

How to use the new features to receive more missions

How to receive more missions when you're a freelancer? Our team tells you all about how to use the new features in the Brigad app to increase your revenue.

23/12/2021

How to plan for the Christmas season ahead and what you might expect

How to plan for the Christmas season ahead and what you might expect

How to plan for the Christmas season of 2021 and what precautions can be taken to optimise your income.

13/12/2021

Finding extra staff and saving time in the process

Finding extra staff and saving time in the process

Freelancers: a fast, high-quality HR solution for strengthening teams in the hospitality, health, and social care.

19/11/2021

Webinar: how to get ready for the reopening

Webinar: how to get ready for the reopening

A year ago, millions of workers in the hospitality industry had to stop their activity. In this unprecedented and extraordinary context, our study, carried out among 600 independent hospitality workers showed that 70% of them still plan to continue working in the industry.

17/3/2021

From a burden technology to a growth enabler technology

From a burden technology to a growth enabler technology

In our heads, it was clear that it was the right timing to change course and to take the time to heavily invest in our tech.

6/1/2021

UPDATED: Financial support for your businesses

UPDATED: Financial support for your businesses

Whilst shops, bars and restaurants have started to open again, we are still far away from ‘business as usual’. Below we dig with our partner Coconut  into the financial support still currently available to self-employed people, small business owners and the hospitality industry as a whole. LAST UPDATE : 25th September 2020

24/9/2020

How to keep trading safely with new regulations

How to keep trading safely with new regulations

The government has announced a curfew of 10pm for restaurants, bars and pubs from Thursday (24th) with compulsory table service. For hospitality operators, this decision is a major blow for the industry and would need to be followed by support measures from the government. LAST UPDATE : 25th September 2020

22/9/2020

Inspiring stories from businesses during lockdown​

Inspiring stories from businesses during lockdown​

How was business during lockdown? Brigad's users share their stories on how they managed to keep their business afloat and how they anticipated the reopening.

15/7/2020

The UK government’s next steps to help the hospitality industry.

The UK government’s next steps to help the hospitality industry.

Th UK government has decided to go further to support the hospitality industry - on Wednesday, they announced the decision to cut hospitality VAT to 5% and introduced a new voucher system to encourage people to eat out again.

14/7/2020

Restaurant, Bar & Pub Reopening: Learnings from France​

Restaurant, Bar & Pub Reopening: Learnings from France​

To assist in the reopening of UK hospitality businesses on the 4th July, four French operators spoke to Brigad to share their insights experienced since their reopening on the 2nd June.

2/7/2020

Simple steps for a successful social strategy​

Simple steps for a successful social strategy​

What should you post? How do you do it time efficiently? These easily actionable ideas & tools will provide structure to your social media strategy. As well as providing tips on remaining visible through Covid-19.

1/6/2020

What do you need to know about the Job retention scheme

What do you need to know about the Job retention scheme

Since the beginning of the crisis, the government has announced a series of measures to help limited companies, and small and medium-sized businesses directly affected by the Coronavirus crisis.

20/4/2020

Help and support from government for Business

Help and support from government for Business

The current situation has impacted many of the businesses in the UK. Brigad has gathered some information that could potentially help you gain some benefits and advantages in crisis that we are all going through right now.

13/4/2020

#HospitalityUnited: Our new program to help support hospitality businesses

#HospitalityUnited: Our new program to help support hospitality businesses

As announced by the government, restaurants, bars and pubs will stay closed until further notice. Therefore, we have decided at Brigad to launch a new program to support and help hospitality businesses called #HospitalityUnited. This program will gather information and guidance to help you with your business, teams or finances.

12/4/2020