Angela Graham is not given to emotional responses, but she looks back on the St Andrew’s Sunflower Meadow Festival in Scotshouse, Co Monaghan, last August as the moment before a dark past returned.

After 1,104 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in June, only 162 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Many small business owners struggle with the question of whether to hire all full-time employees, all part-time staff or a combination of both. Some employers need more part-time staff to remain ...