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Out and about Friday 17th May

We have the most chefs out so far this week with 80 this is up by 13 on last year.

We currently have 29 relief chefs confirmed for the week so far.

If you have any availability please get in touch, we have lots of relief jobs needing filled.

There will be the usual list to follow.

To get registered for relief work please email your CV to jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk along with contactable work references and your hygiene certificate.

Here are 10 chefs we have out working

Jordan Clements is new to CIS and have ventured up to Thurso for his 1st job out to Pentland View Care Home

Scott Macintyre is in his home town at the Ballachulish Hotel

Colin Thomson is back on the circuit after being at Crosskeys Hotel for nearly 2 years he is working at Brotherswater Inn in Cumbria.

Jenny Quashie is up near Dundee at Glenclove Hotel

Sarah Galloway is at The Duisdale Hotel on Isle of Skye

New relief chef Csaba Brunner is working at Penton Bridge in Cumbria

Tony Vinter is at The Cabarfeidh Hotel

Kai Stutzkeitz is still over on Isle of Harris at the Harris Hotel

Frank Davie is at Fishers Hotel in Pitlochry and has been extended

Leon Edgson is at Carrbridge Kitchen

Thanks to ALL our relief chefs you are all great and we appreciate your hard work and continued support 😊

Self-employed chefs

Self-employment accounts for 45 percent of the growth in employment since 2008 and now stands at over five million people.


We were advised by the Inland Revenue back in 2010 that there is no such thing as a self-employed chef. The reason they gave was because unless you own your own hotel or restaurant you are always working for someone else due to the inability to move a kitchen from establishment to establishment. We are aware that there are lots of chefs out there who are self-employed but obviously we must go by what The Inland Revenue say.

Obviously, there are favourable Tax and National Insurance rates for self-employed workers but there are lots of benefits to going through the books through PAYE including pension scheme and holiday pay which self-employed workers wouldn’t be entitled to.

We have found that some establishments can’t provide accommodation to self-employed workers which in my understanding is something to do with the public liability insurance for the staff accommodation. How do self-employed workers go about getting around this?

Out and about Friday 10th May

The availability of relief work coming in is very good, we currently have 76 relief chefs out working and 27 jobs confirmed for the week so far.

We have welcomed some new relief chefs and the feed back has been excellent so far 😊

We are still happy to meet chefs here in Moffat this can be to discuss permanent or relief work, just get in touch with us to check our availability.

Here are some of the chefs we have our working

Keren Tweedie is now 4 weeks in to her 6 week stint at the Greenwood Loch Holiday Park

Daniel Haig is at The Drovers Inn near Loch Lomond along with Dougie Gillies

Chris Wright and Shaun Gibson are both at Balcary Bay Hotel

Stephen Flindall is at the Inn on the Tay for a 4 month stint

Allan Baird is over in Stornoway with Sebastian Luszczynski at the County Hotel

Also in Stornoway is Ian Hoey and Tony Vinter they are both at Cabarfeidh Hotel

Glyn Musker is back at The Black Bull Lowick

Scott Mckie is at the Moorings Hotel in Fort William

Peter Norrie and Phil Smith are both at The Ben Cruachan Inn

Thanks to all of our relief chefs who are out working, your all doing a great job and we really appreciate your hard work and support 😊

Out and about Friday 3rd May

The availability for relief work is very good, we are suggesting a 50% chance of getting a chef to you within 2 weeks.

If you are a chef with any availability then please call 01683 222830 or email jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk if you are looking to register please email over your up to date CV, reference details and hygiene certificate.

We have over 70 relief chefs out working this includes all corners of Scotland. Relief work is a great way to visit different places meet new people and you’re are always guaranteed to bump into a fellow CIS chef.

Here are just a few chefs we have out just now

Kevin Porter is finishing this weekend after being at Balmacara Hotel for 3 weeks as head chef

Shaun Gibson who has now done 2 relief jobs with excellent feed back and is booked for his 3rd job next week

Roddy Mackinnon is out at Arisaig House as relief Sous Chef

Fraser Blackwood is finishing up at Loch Melfort Hotel

Lillian Clarkson is booked to start her new relief position early next week at The Garrison in Fort William

Chris Campbell is at The Selkirk Arms in Kirkcudbright

Patrick Johnstone and Stuart MacColl are both in Tongue Patrick at The Tongue Hotel and Stuart at The Ben Loyal Hotel

Chris Wright is at Balcary Bay Hotel

Kai Stutzskeitz is at the Harris Hotel

Scott Macintyre’s time is coming to and end at Kintail Lodge

Gian Devey is at The Boat Inn in Aboyne

Thank you to all of our relief chefs – keep up the good work 😊

Goals for May 2019

It’s hard to believe that we are already at the start of May. It feels as if January was only yesterday. As we get further into the season, we are being kept on our toes with both permanent and relief jobs being registered daily. We are securing chefs with new jobs for the season every week and we are getting new chefs being registered with us too for both permanent, seasonal and relief work.

As we start the new month, we all have new targets to aim for, this gives us goals to work towards. I enjoy having monthly targets as it keeps me motivated to meet them, depending on how the month goes they can’t always be met. I suppose it is part and parcel with the job. I enjoy having goals both in work an outside of work, I enjoy the gym and set myself monthly goals which I always want to meet. I think having goals is an important aspect of working and social life, it gives you something to aim for and keep you motivated.

With the first day of the month drawing in, have you set yourself any personal goals for this month? Either in work or in a personal hobby of yours?

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