Why join the GCMA?
Keith Lloyd, CEO of the Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA) has urged members to try to swell our ranks by more…
Sunday, December 25th, 2011 No Comments »The Clubhouse
Achieving an energy efficient kitchen
Most golf club managers could be forgiven if they feel they have been subjected to an environmental friendly overload in more…
Sunday, December 25th, 2011 No Comments »Unfair dismissal after less than one year of work?
I have been dismissed just before achieving one year’s service. Am I therefore unable to submit a claim for unfair more…
Sunday, December 25th, 2011 No Comments »Can employees opt out of the Working Time Regulations?
Is there any objection to incorporating into a contract of employment that the employee agrees to opt out of the more…
Sunday, December 25th, 2011 No Comments »Club profile: Saunton Sands Golf Club
Sited in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area more…
Sunday, December 25th, 2011 No Comments »Tim Aggett: Enough is enough for inactive handicaps
Once upon a time there was a handicap system. It was brutal, but effective. If you played one or two more…
Saturday, December 24th, 2011 3 Comments »We have paid statutory sick pay to a greenkeeper for 11 months
We have an employee who has been off work with a bad back for 11 months. He has been paid more…
Saturday, December 24th, 2011 No Comments »What a golf management degree actually entails
Let me begin by making something clear. I am not very good at playing golf (very poor in fact). That more…
Saturday, December 24th, 2011 No Comments »The state of English golf clubs
Last year, the English Golf Union (EGU) published the results of the biennial questionnaire that analysed the state of the more…
Friday, December 23rd, 2011 No Comments »Profile: Ryder Cup Wales CEO Rob Holt
Atop a golden crown sits a priceless diamond, the Ryder Cup golf match. It is held aloft by golden arches, more…
Friday, December 23rd, 2011 No Comments »