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Published: May 2026 | Last updated: May 2026 | Written by Michael Parrish, Co-Founder, Cube About the author: Michael Parrish is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2009. Having run his own agency before co-founding Cube with Michal Orlowski, Michael oversees the day to day operations and finances of the business and has spent over fifteen years observing what separates agencies that deliver from those that let clients down at the worst

Published: May 2026 | Last updated: May 2026 | Written by Michal Orlowski, Co-Founder, Cube About the author: Michal Orlowski is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2009. Having started his career as an agency worker, he has spent seventeen years placing vetted hospitality staff at some of London's most prestigious hotel properties including The Dorchester, Sofitel, Ham Yard, Brown's Hotel and Hilton. He writes from direct operational e

Published: May 2026 | Last updated: May 2026 | Written by Michal Orlowski, Co-Founder, Cube About the author: Michael is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2009. Having run his own agency before co-founding Cube with Michal Orlowski, Michael has spent over fifteen years overseeing the operations and day to day running of one of London's most trusted hospitality staffing businesses. He has placed staff at events ranging from intimate pr

Published: May 2026 | Last updated: May 2026 | Written by Michael, Co-Founder, Cube About the author: Michael is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2009. Having run his own agency before co-founding Cube with Michal Orlowski, Michael has spent over fifteen years overseeing the operations and day to day running of one of London's most trusted hospitality staffing businesses. He has placed staff at events ranging from intimate private di

Published: May 2026 | Last updated: May 2026 | Written by Michal Orlowski, Co-Founder, Cube About the author: Michal Orlowski is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2009. He started his career as an agency waiter in London in 2007 and has spent fifteen years on both sides of the industry. He has placed vetted event staff at some of London's most demanding venues including The Dorchester, Sofitel and Ham Yard Hotel. About Cube: Cube is a

Published: May 2026 | Last updated: May 2026 | Written by Michal Orlowski, Co-Founder, Cube About the author: Michal Orlowski is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2014. Having started his own career as an agency worker, Michal has spent over a decade placing vetted waiters, bar staff, chefs and hosts at some of London's most demanding venues including The Dorchester, Sofitel and Ham Yard Hotel. He writes from direct operational experi

Author: Michal Orlowski, Co-Founder, Cube Published: April 2026 | Last updated: April 2026 Michal Orlowski is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2014. Having started his own career as an agency worker, he has spent over a decade placing vetted event staff at some of London's most demanding venues including The Dorchester, Sofitel and Ham Yard Hotel. For 100 guests at a seated dinner you need 8 to 10 waiters. For a wedding, one waiter p

Author: Michal Orlowski Michal Orlowski is the co-founder of Cube, a London hospitality staffing agency established in 2014. Having started his own career as an agency worker, he has spent over a decade placing vetted event staff at some of London's most demanding venues including The Dorchester, Sofitel and Ham Yard Hotel. Event staff in London cost between £18 and £40 per hour depending on the role, with waiting staff starting at £18, bar staff at £20 and model waiters up t

Every event professional has been there. The confirmation comes in on a Thursday for a Saturday evening function. A staff member drops out 48 hours before a corporate dinner for 200 guests. Or a client calls to say numbers have doubled, and you need to scale your team overnight. Last-minute staffing is one of the most stressful parts of running events in London, but it doesn't have to end badly. If you know how to move fast and who to call, you can have a fully briefed, profe

Nothing derails a party faster than a queue at the bar. Guests get frustrated, the mood dips, and no amount of great food or beautiful décor makes up for slow, disorganised service behind the counter. Getting your bar staffing right is one of the most important decisions you will make when planning any event. It affects pace, atmosphere and how your guests feel from the first drink to the last. Get it right and nobody notices — which is exactly the point. Get it wrong and it

Planning an event in London? Find out how to hire the right event staff, what to ask your agency, and why experience matters more than numbers.