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Feedback from a Private School in Cumbria
Hi there, Just to let you know that I do not require any Agency workers for the Prep school next week. I also will not need any cover after 20th…
Continue Reading >The AWOL View
The view from my desk is pretty static. Sure, it changes with the seasons (although it’s the back of a building so I suppose it’s mostly about light and dark…
Continue Reading >AWOL Relief Chef Profile: Jude Swan
Last year we ran a little series of profiles to help you get to know our team a bit better- be you existing AWOL chef or customer, there were a…
Continue Reading >Using Sole Traders… What Are The Risks?
As an agent, we’re used to being the bad guys, recruitment has become a dirty word in many industries, but a good agent who keeps on top of proper regulations…
Continue Reading >Contractor Changes for the New Year…. Are You Ready?
Following the announcement in the Autumn Statement at the back end of 2016, contractors (like AWOL Chefs) will no longer be able to claim travel and subsistence as an expense….
Continue Reading >More C Words…
In 2014 we decided that Christmas cards were not for us and that we would prefer to make a difference to a cause that is important to all of here…
Continue Reading >The C Word…
No, not that C word- keep your filth to yourself and your kitchen. This time next month will be Christmas. Inevitable stray pine needles, hyperactive children, booze for breakfast and…
Continue Reading >Single Item Menu: Yay or Nay
The rise of the single item menu. From cereal to grilled cheese to chips, it seems everyone is at it, especially in the capital, and why not I suppose. From…
Continue Reading >Breakfast In The Sky: AWOL Meets Martin Morales
Chloe on the AWOL Office team is an avid adventurer and recently decided that having breakfast 35 metres above the London Southbank would be a great idea. To be fair…
Continue Reading >Relief Chef Profiles: Phil Fazakerley
We’re back with another Relief Chef Profile for our series giving you a bit more background on the AWOL Team. This time it’s the turn of Phil. You can read…
Continue Reading >7 Things That Would Be Creepy In Any Other Profession
1. An unparalleled love for knives of all shapes and sizes. 2. Taking pride in burns and scars- the more infected the wound was, the more impressive it gets… 3….
Continue Reading >Relief Chef Profile: Ross Bowman
So far in our series of Relief Chef Profiles you had chance to get to know Jon Stevens and James Godfrey. Next up is Ross Bowman, so over to you…
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