Chefs : The unspoken side of the kitchen - Recognised Wellfare & Support — 10 signatures. Status: rejected.
Introduce statutory protections for chefs, including fair pay, limits on excessive hours, independent HR and grievance safeguards, mental-health and addiction support, and stronger protection from bullying, retaliation and unfair dismissal. After 10+ Years it's time for me to speak out about it.
Chefs often work excessive hours in high-pressure kitchens while facing low pay, bullying, insecure employment and little independent support when workplace procedures fail. The Government should introduce a statutory hospitality employment code covering safe working hours, transparent pay, protected breaks, independent grievance routes, mental-health and addiction support, and stronger protection against retaliation and unfair dismissal. Hospitality is filled with loopholes, but for companies
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