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How technology can offer the freedom and flexibility to grow

How technology can offer the freedom and flexibility to grow

28/7/2022

Freedom and flexibility are the two ingredients for small businesses to really benefit from their individuality, and grow! Slerp have written us some more tips on how technology can offer exactly those two things.

How to stay cool at work this summer

How to stay cool at work this summer

The summer is one of the busiest periods for hospitality businesses - but we all know just how hot the kitchen can become. Here are some handy tips for staying cool at work to make the most of the period and to stay safe.

12/8/2022

Summer evenings and freedom: 4 practical ways to make the most of long summer nights

Summer evenings and freedom: 4 practical ways to make the most of long summer nights

Now the evenings are longer, we've gathered 4 practical ways to help you make the most of them, before they're gone again!

5/8/2022

How technology can offer the freedom and flexibility to grow

How technology can offer the freedom and flexibility to grow

Freedom and flexibility are the two ingredients for small businesses to really benefit from their individuality, and grow! Slerp have written us some more tips on how technology can offer exactly those two things.

28/7/2022

Specialising vs generalising: how freelancers can shape their own career paths

Specialising vs generalising: how freelancers can shape their own career paths

Not sure if growing to be the ultimate all-rounder of all fields, or reaching to become the renowned expert in one field, is what you want to do? Both are equally important and here's why.

21/7/2022

Supporting your teams through the cost of living crisis

Supporting your teams through the cost of living crisis

We've teamed up with Collective Benefits to offer some tips on how you can support your teams whilst they face the highest inflation and cost of living crisis.

19/7/2022

Commuting to work sustainably

Commuting to work sustainably

Your commute can have an impact both on your health, and the planet! Here are our top tips on how to commute to work sustainably.

15/7/2022

How hospitality businesses can look after staff wellbeing

How hospitality businesses can look after staff wellbeing

PerkBox have taken the time to give us their expert tips and advice on how hospitality businesses can look after their staff's wellbeing, especially facing a busy summer season ahead.

6/7/2022

Webinar review: the benefits of using Brigad in Manchester

Webinar review: the benefits of using Brigad in Manchester

A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a webinar to showcase all the brilliant things that Brigad has been doing in Manchester since relaunching in Spring. The team talked us through how to use the app to help new and current users make the most of Brigad.

1/7/2022

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

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

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the U.K.’s longest serving bars, hotels and restaurants

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the U.K.’s longest serving bars, hotels and restaurants

After 70 years of sitting on the U.K.'s throne, to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, we've highlighted some of the U.K.'s longest-serving hotels, restaurants and pubs.

2/6/2022

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

The Canteen and Street Food trend taking Manchester by storm.

The Canteen and Street Food trend taking Manchester by storm.

It used to be traditional to sit down and eat communally, but in busy contemporary lives most adults eat on their own or on the go. Find out why Street Food and Canteen eateries are such a success in the independent city of Manchester.

20/5/2022

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

Manchester: the city of innovation and community

Manchester: the city of innovation and community

Community, pride, innovation and resilience - why Brigad and Manchester both will continue to make an impact through daring to change the status quo.

15/4/2022

Boro Bistro on keeping the restaurant busy during trying times

Boro Bistro on keeping the restaurant busy during trying times

Finding staff has been difficult in the industry, but Kenza at Boro Bistro takes the time out of her schedule to explain how Brigad has ensured she has professional staff to continue opening for service, even in the most trying of times.

13/4/2022

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

Spring & the hopeful return of eating outside

Spring & the hopeful return of eating outside

How Alfresco dining has become integral to the return of the Hospitality industry.

21/3/2022

Meet Team Brigad: Mike on making a difference with Brigad

Meet Team Brigad: Mike on making a difference with Brigad

We sat down with Business Developer, Mike, to chat about Life at Brigad and the recent challenges he has overcome with the support of his fellow team.

10/3/2022

Being a woman in the hospitality industry

Being a woman in the hospitality industry

Brigad’s 4 tips for claiming your place as a woman in the hospitality industry.

8/3/2022

Veganuary and more! Using trends to optimise your income and visibility

Veganuary and more! Using trends to optimise your income and visibility

The sustainability movement is showing no signs of losing momentum, and there are more trends you can get on board with to optimise your income and online visibility.

4/3/2022

Going organic - introducing organic food into restaurants and corporate catering

Going organic - introducing organic food into restaurants and corporate catering

As an essential way to preserve our health and our planet, eating organic is no laughing matter. Restaurant owners and chefs, it’s time to update your menus!

25/2/2022

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

Harnessing the power of digital tools to increase your establishment’s online‍ profile

Harnessing the power of digital tools to increase your establishment’s online‍ profile

In the era where everything is digital, no one can afford to neglect their web presence! Let Brigad explain how you can improve your online brand recognition to give your business a real boost.

11/2/2022

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

Maintaining a rewarding personal life while working unsociable hours

Maintaining a rewarding personal life while working unsociable hours

Nine tips for how to lead a rewarding social life when working unsociable hours - making the most of your time and meeting the demands of a busy life.

18/1/2022

Isabel Mayfair: staying open for service using Brigad

Isabel Mayfair: staying open for service using Brigad

Wioletta Nowak from Isabel Mayfair tells us how using Brigad has enabled her permanent staff to take regular breaks and ensure the restaurant remains open for service, despite facing staff shortages and hiring problems over the course of Brexit and COVID-19.

27/12/2021

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

Going plastic-free: how to reduce the use of plastic in your hotel or restaurant kitchen

Going plastic-free: how to reduce the use of plastic in your hotel or restaurant kitchen

Brigad’s 10 practical tips for achieving your target of going plastic-free in your restaurant or hotel kitchen!

16/12/2021

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

"Brigad changed my life" - Ornis Lodi, freelance carer

"Brigad changed my life" - Ornis Lodi, freelance carer

User of Brigad and freelance carer, Ornis Lodi, tells us about how Brigad has changed her life and allowed her to rediscover her job.

10/12/2021

4 concrete measures to improve wellbeing at work in hospitality and healthcare.

4 concrete measures to improve wellbeing at work in hospitality and healthcare.

Optimise your resources to ensure the best physical and mental wellbeing practices for your healthcare and hospitality workers.

8/12/2021

Leveraging digital tools to benefit healthcare and hospitality businesses

Leveraging digital tools to benefit healthcare and hospitality businesses

Brigad presents you with the best technological tools to use in health, social care, and hospitality.

19/11/2021

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

8 top tips for limiting staff turnover and avoiding overloaded teams

8 top tips for limiting staff turnover and avoiding overloaded teams

Brigad shares with you 8 tips for limiting staff turnover and overloaded teams in order to retain your employees.

3/11/2021

Hotel, catering, healthcare services: why choose Talents?

Hotel, catering, healthcare services: why choose Talents?

Reinforce or fill in empty slots in your workforce temporarily, and without commitment: the self-employed professional, a reliable and quality service.

18/10/2021

Managing your finances and tax as a self-employed professional

Managing your finances and tax as a self-employed professional

There are so many solutions and things to keep in mind when it comes to finances and saving money for your tax. But with our tips, you can figure out how to master your finances and deal with your tax on time.

14/6/2021

Upskill for Career Progression as a self-employed professional

Upskill for Career Progression as a self-employed professional

Key learnings & Highlights taken from our webinar on how Talents can upskill to progress in your career as a self-employed professional

11/5/2021

Webinar: how to get ready for the reopening

Webinar: how to get ready for the reopening

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

17/3/2021

Empowering the freelance community with new skills

Empowering the freelance community with new skills

Giving the community of Talents the best chance to access to the greatest roles within the sector has always been the goal.

6/12/2020

Top tips to be a freelance chef from Self-Employed Chef, Clyde

Top tips to be a freelance chef from Self-Employed Chef, Clyde

What is it like to be a self-employed chef today? Clyde, a self-employed chef using Brigad for over two years, is talking about being an independent chef in London nowadays.

18/10/2020

Post-COVID financial support for your businesses

Post-COVID financial support for your businesses

Whilst shops, bars and restaurants have started to open again, we are still far away from ‘business as usual’. So, we've done some digging, 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.

24/9/2020

How to keep trading safely with new regulations

How to keep trading safely with new regulations

The government has introduced 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.

22/9/2020

Will hospitality still see a shortage of skills?​

Will hospitality still see a shortage of skills?​

This question is as relevant now coming out of the lockdown as it was four years ago when Brexit was voted in. In 2016, EU nationals represented between 12% to 24% of the workforce in the hospitality sector

29/7/2020

Valter Bianchi - Self-Employed Chef

Valter Bianchi - Self-Employed Chef

Valter Bianchi, a chef from Brazil shares his experiences and journey since working as self-employed.

16/7/2020

Inspiring stories from businesses during lockdown​

Inspiring stories from businesses during lockdown​

After so many businesses were affected during lockdown, Brigad's users share their stories on how they managed to keep their business afloat and how they anticipated for 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

Re-opening: what does the post-covid industry look like?​

Re-opening: what does the post-covid industry look like?​

Without waiting for specific guidance from the government for restaurants, pubs & bars to re-open, the industry is acutely aware that reopening is really about winning back confidence of the consumer.

17/6/2020

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 including tips on remaining visible through Covid-19.

1/6/2020

How the Grand Outdoor Cafe could restart the hospitality industry​

How the Grand Outdoor Cafe could restart the hospitality industry​

Heard of the Lithuanian initiative that's saving their capital's hospitality sector? We have some guardian angels in our industry looking to do the same thing, across the UK.

26/5/2020

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

Many of the businesses in the UK have been impacted by the current crisis. Here is some information that can help you understand what the benefits and advantages are available to you.

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, a new program is launching at Brigad 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