EAT STREET

EAT STREET - Final Business Plan

Human Resources

Planning Permission -The sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises or takeaway

service requires an A3 planning consent. Before acquiring a property you must insure this

permit is granted from the Local Authority before agreeing to take on the premise. In most cases

the terms are agreed upon the granting of application with the representing Agent or Landlord

before moving forward to drawing up an Agreement Lease. Our premise already comes with a

consent as it was a Cafe. (Planning Aid.com).

Lease Agreement - We will be negotiating a Commercial Tenancy Agreement

(Lawdepot.co.uk) with the owner of the property. This will be secured in all 4 of our partners

names so we can protect ourselves legally. An agreement will formally state all the terms and

conditions and any such clauses entailed in the use of the property.

Basic information of rent amount, rent review period, length of agreement and use of property

allowed, etc. In most likelihood it is better to seek a solicitor firm to carry out the task. In this way

it will be registered and legally binding between both parties.

Registration and Company Ownership - We will be setting up the business as a ‘Private

Limited Company’ done by an Accountancy firm who we will hire to do. A company name is

registered as a ‘limited’ company and its constitution contained in the ‘Memorandum of

Articles of Association’ with the ‘Companies House’ (Clayton, P (2006) pp.21-21).Once the

name is registered, it will be solely owned by us and cannot be used by anyone else.. The

advantage of incorporating business activities into a ‘Company’ means that the business is a

separate legal entity. Profits and losses, debts and obligations all belong to the company. This

safeguards the personal assets of the shareholders of the business.

The accountant will contact HMRC and register the business so that we are compliant on

tax,VAT, and paying PAYE and pension contribution for employees.(GOV.UK).

Accountancy and Banking - On completion of registering the company, we are choosing to

open a business account. We have considered choosing a bank who is offering the lowest

service charge, lower overdraft interests and comes with online, postal, and branch service with

added online banking facilities.(Bernstein, A (2012) pp.32-35).

Insurance cover - It is important to purchase business liability insurance from a reputable

firm to protect its assets, material damage caused by fire and flooding,interruption period and

public and employee indemnity insurance. This will cover us from claims made by third parties

and customers and also everybody working in the premises from accidents and

injuries.(Hospitality (2007) pp.1-5).

Job Advertising - When advertising a job vacancy the following things will be mentioned:-

Job Title: - Put in a simple and relevant title.

Job description: - Tells about the responsibilities of the job in a clear and concise way.

Person Specification: - Make known the requirements of the job and the skills necessary for the

particular post advertised.

Methods of Advertising - We have various options of advertising a job but would take the less

costlier routes available. Prospective candidates should be able to source our job adverts in the

following platform.

1)Facebook

2)Instagram

3)Tweeter

4)Jobcentre

Interviews and Selection - Candidates will be required to send in their CV’s either by online

via email or by post or person.

After receiving the applications which should be received by a given deadline,we will be sifting

through together picking out a maximum of 4 candidates and calling them back for an interview.

To select the right candidate we will rigorously see if they match our needs in skills and

experience and evaluate them from the answers we pose them. The candidates will require to

supply references and past employment history. (Marchington, M. and Wilkinson, A. (2008)

pp.303-314).

Employment Law - UK Law stipulates that employment law is maintained between employees

and employers.

Following are some topics on Employment Law: - (CIPD; 2019)

1)Recruitment

2)Terms and conditions of employment

3)Employment status

4)Data protection

5)Holiday entitlement and pay

6)Working time

7)Health and safety

8)Maternity and parental rights

9)Sex descrimination

10)Equal pay

11)Age discrimination

12)Disability discrimination

13)Race discrimination

14)Religion and belief discrimination

15)Sexual orientiation discrimination

16)Bullying and harassment

17)Discipline and grievance

18)Whistleblowing

19)Dismissal

20)Employment tribunals

21)Transfer of undertakings

22)Redundancy

Health, Safety and Security - (HSE.GOV.UK)

1)Fire exit signs and doors and notices showing Assembly points. Fire extinguishers

placed around the premises which are annually inspected and serviced by

professionals.

2)Fully kitted first aid box and fire blankets. Staff should have basic knowledge and know

what steps to take in case of burns,slips, trips and falls.

3)Sharp tools such as knives, blenders, mixers and processors need safe handling and

stored away once completed task.

4)All food handlers must attain food and hygiene certificates which should be valid and

renewed before expiration. This is an essential criteria for anyone being employed to

make and prepare food.

5)Good ventilations in kitchen. E.g. Extraction of gas fumes and smoke and prevention of

carbon monoxide.

6)Risk assess hazards and food contamination in food preparation and service areas and

have report books to write down what controls are in place. Carry out risk assessment

annually or when a new member joins.

7)Staff who are sick and unwell i.e flu, fever, nausea and vomiting and diarrhoea must stay

off work because these infections and viruses can be transmitted to food and also

spread to other people.

8)Correct and clean uniforms and safety footwear to be worn during working hours.

9)Keeping accurate records of daily health and hygiene inspection sheets. The scores on

the door issued by local environmental health officers will publish a score that will be

available to view online and a sticker to be displayed on the front for consumers to see.

(Hall, J. (2009) web)

Working Shift Patterns - The business will be operating 10 hours a day everyday. But the shift

will start an hour before opening and an hour extra after closing. This is due to pre opening

preparation and closing clearing and cleaning; hence 12 hours a day multiplied by 7 days is

equalled to 84 hours of duty.

We have allocated equally between the four to work 42 hours a week each. During the shift

there will simultaneously be 1 managing kitchen and another at the front.

Pay - Front pay will be £10 hour

Back pay £12 hour

References

>> Bernstein,A (2012) “How to Choose a Bank Account.” Caterer & Hotelkeeper. V.202(4732).

pp.32-5.

>> CIPD. (2019) Accssed 28/6/2019

https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/emp-law

>> Clayton, P (2006) Forming a Limited Company - A Practical Guide to Legal Requirements

and Procedures (9th ed). London: Kogan Page. pp. 20-21.

>> “Going Undercover - Hospitality Insurance.” Hospitality (11724285) V.43(9); 2007. pp.1-5.

>> GOV.UK. Accessed 29/6/2019. https://www.gov.uk/set-up-business.

>> Hall, J (2009) “Dealing with health and safety inspections at your pub or restaurant”. Simply

Business. Accessed 29/6/2019.

https://www.simplybusiness.co.uk/knowledge/articles/2009/11/2009-11-25-dealing-with-health

-and-safety-inspections-at-your-pub-or-restaurant/

>> HSE.GOV.UK. Accessed 28/6/2019. http://www.hse.gov.uk/catering/index.htm

>> Lawdepot.co.uk. Accessed 29/6/2019. https://www.lawdepot.co.uk/

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>> Marchington, M. and Wilkinson, A. (2008). People management and development.

Wimbledon: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. pp.303-314.

>> Planning Aid. com. Accessed 28/6/2019

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