Friday 18 May 2012

Features

Can an employee claim unfair dismissal even if he stole money from us?

What action should be taken if an employee who has stolen money from the club is likely to claim unfair more…

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How does an employment tribunal decide if a dismissal is unfair?

The club is facing an unfair dismissal claim from an employee. To assess whether the club should fight the case more…

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Manager of the Year Peter Johns reflects on his prize holiday

I hadn’t expected the countryside around Bilbao to be quite so Alpine in its style! Shallow-roofed chalets set into steep more…

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Profile: Royal Aberdeen GC’s course manager Robert Patterson

Immediately on leaving school, Robert started greenkeeping.  “I was 15 years old and had no interest in school,” Robert told more…

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The new golf centre at Carnoustie Golf Links

It was a baptism of fire for one of Scotland’s most prestigious golf courses last summer, as it unveiled a more…

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How you can store electricity rather than sell it

Recently introduced government Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) have proved to be a great success and offer golf clubs a fabulous opportunity more…

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Three surveys on the attitudes of golfers and golf clubs

There hasn’t been a useful major survey on the golf industry since the answers to the Golf Club Membership Questionnaire more…

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Profile: Askernish Golf Club’s development manager, John Kemp

Last year, Stòras Uibhist, the community owner of the South Uist Estate, which covers almost the whole of the Outer more…

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How golf clubs can appeal to ‘nomads’

When I first started playing golf – as an adult in the 1990s – it was often with a friend more…

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How GPS is securing buggies

The theft of golf cars from clubs is an all too common occurrence. Whether it is for high jinks – more…

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