Responsible Serving of Alcohol

Oisín joined me last week hoping to get a job in some of the hotels or bars in Warrnambool. He is on summer holidays from College at home but it is winter here. Despite this there appears to be work all year round. In order to work in a bar he had to do a course on the ‘Responsible Serving of Alcohol’. The costs vary but we got him on one for $80over two nights. He then had to sit an exam based on the course which covered excessive consumption; alcohol and the law; who is responsible? facts about alcohol; strategies for responsible serving; functions; refusing to serve and golden rules for bar staff. If a bar takes on someone without the RSA licence they can be fined up to $10,000. I had done the rounds last February to see what the job prospects were and in the last few days Oisin called around with his CV. He had two interviews on Thursday last and started work in a local hotel today. As luck would have it a friend told me that a worker there had broken his collarbone! Perfect timing.