Legislation News – Page 37
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NewsSir Patrick Vallance: ‘Absolutely no reason’ to stop working from home
Industry hopes of a return to work to boost hospitality spending were dealt a blow yesterday after the chief scientific advisor advised against it.
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NewsConfusion over face coverings for cafes
Confusion ensured today after ministers gave conflicting messages over whether food to go and coffee shop outlets will be included in the new law on face coverings.
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NewsFace masks won’t be compulsory in restaurants and pubs
Face masks will not be made compulsory in restaurants and pubs, environment secretary George Eustice has said.
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NewsGovernment reveals new details of points-based immigration system
Employers should focus on improving the skills of their workforce rather than relying on immigrant labour, Home Office minister Kevin Foster has said. Set to come into force in January 2021, the new system is intended to end free movement with the EU, meaning EU migrants will be treated the same as those from the rest of the world.
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NewsWelsh indoor hospitality to reopen 3 August
Welsh hospitality will be permitted to reopen indoor spaces from 3 August, first minister Mark Drakeford has announced.
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NewsLegal analysis: ‘Signs on the floor are no match for a drunk man wanting a hug’
Operators are reopening into a complex new regulatory landscape, where licensing, public health and law enforcement combine and overlap.
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NewsScottish hospitality to reopen with reduced distancing
Pubs and Restaurants in Scotland have been given the green light to reopen indoors on Wednesday (15 July) as the country moves into phase three of its four-step plan.
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NewsWestminster council ups crowd control measures
Westminster Council has released a new wave of measures to reduce the risk of crowding ahead of hospitality’s second weekend of reopening.
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NewsSunak unveils VAT cut and discount scheme
Consumers will be able to get a 50% reduction for sit-down meals in cafes, restaurants and pubs across the UK from Monday to Wednesday every week throughout August 2020, part of government plans to support the industry.
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NewsWelsh hospitality calls for inside reopening date as it faces 30,000 job losses
At least 30,000 jobs are expected to be lost in the Welsh hospitality sector as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and almost half of these have already happened, a survey by the Welsh Independent Restaurant Collective has found.
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NewsBBPA calls on chancellor for three-point pub support
Given sufficient support, the pub sector could help drive the economic recovery of the UK post-coronavirus, the British Beer & Pub Association has said.
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NewsUrgent support call for sector
More than 100 industry leaders from across the have written to the Government demanding urgent support to stimulate the revival of the sector following the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsMusic venues to benefit from £1.5bn arts bail-out
Music venues will be among the beneficiaries of a £1.5bn lifeline being drawn up by chancellor Rishi Sunak to support the arts sector.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: “Local lockdown” a misuse of terminology
The government’s proposed next stage of reactive, local lockdowns will not force full business closures, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has said.
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NewsOnly those in ‘prolonged contact’ with infected at risk of self-isolate order
Customers, visitors and staff who are identified as having been in the same premises at the same time as someone with coronavirus will only be told to self-isolate in the case of prolonged and close contact, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsOperating guidance: ‘This is exactly what was needed’
As 4 July got closer and closer, there was a sense of mounting nervousness over how the licensed trade was expected to successfully bounce back, if it did not yet know the rules it was supposed to play by.
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NewsLegislation planned to relax al fresco dining licensing
Ministers are expected to introduce a new bill in parliament today to temporarily change licensing laws on al fresco dining.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: Rent code the start not the end
Following the publication of the government’s voluntary rent code of practice last week – considered as little more than a token gesture by many – UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has reassured operators that the code is just the starting point for further rent support.
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NewsReopening guidelines for operators published
Operators are being advised by to keep a temporary record of customers and visitors for 21 days, to help assist the NHS Test and Trace scheme.
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NewsBurger King CEO Alasdair Murdoch: Expecting clarity from government guidance is futile
Rather than attempting to look for certainty in government reopening announcements, operators would be better advised to prepare based on their own judgement, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.