Legislation News – Page 39
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NewsBusiness rates revaluation postponed
A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 to help reduce uncertainty for businesses affected by the impacts of coronavirus, the government has announced.
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NewsUKH: 'PM’s lack of nuance could be detrimental for hospitality’
Ahead of the expected announcement this week on the Government’s ‘phase two’ plans, UK Hospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has expressed concern that should the Prime Minister’s phrasing lack precision, the industry may experience a financial backlash.
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NewsChancellor preparing to “wean” businesses off furlough
The Chancellor is set to announce plans next week to wind down the furlough scheme from July amid fears that the nation has become “addicted” to the wage subsidies.
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NewsNo ‘cliff edge’ in furlough scheme
There will be no “cliff-edge” for businesses to face when the coronavirus job retention scheme is brought to end, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.
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NewsWolstencroft: ‘Without certainty on rent and social distancing we can’t move forward’
The industry urgently needs some clarity from Government on rent and social distancing measures before it can consider moving forward, Martin Wolstencroft has told MCA.
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NewsGovernment looks to extend JRS for hospitality
Government is “actively looking” at extending the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme for hospitality but would like to take other areas of the economy off the scheme where possible, Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has said.
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NewsUKH drafts covid-19 operating framework for sector
UK Hospitality is working on an industry-wide voluntary framework on how to operate safely amid social distancing, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsOccupants to be protected from ‘aggressive rent collection’
Restaurant, bar and café businesses will be protected from aggressive rent collection and asked to “pay what they can” during the coronavirus pandemic, the Business Secretary announced today.
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NewsUKH: Million jobs at risk if Government extends social distancing without support
Unless further measures are put in place to protect hospitality businesses, an extended period of social distancing could cost up to one million jobs, UK Hospitality has warned in the Government.
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NewsColvin instructed by NTIA in insurance stand-off
Leading licensing lawyer Philip Kolvin QC has been instructed by the Night Time Industries Association in its stand-off with insurance companies who refuse to pay out in relation to the covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsUKH: ‘There’s an opportunity to press reset on certain legislation’
The Government must look at alternative methods of funding the hospitality industry if it wants the sector to play a meaningful part in the recovery of the UK economy, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has told MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsLockdown extended for three weeks
Lockdown will continue for at least another three weeks, with “light at the end of the tunnel” if certain criteria are met.
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NewsRestaurants and coffee shops first in line to reopen
Restaurants and coffee shops, as well as estate agents, could be the first to reopen, according to a report seen by ministers.
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants: 15 sites under threat of legal action
Pizza Hut Restaurants has joined calls for a moratorium on debt enforcement after revealing that 15 of its sites are being threatened with or already subject to legal action by landlords.
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NewsBeer duty deferment urged by BBPA
The Government should defer payments of beer duty due on 25 April for beer produced in March when pubs were forced to shut down, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged.
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NewsLondon czar calls for late night levy suspension
London night czar Amy Lamé has written to each of the capital’s local authorities requesting they suspend collection of annual licence and late-night levy fees for a year.
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NewsGovernment announces new emergency loans package
The Government has announced a new emergency loans package intended to support the “squeezed middle” – some 85% of businesses in the hospitality industry – who were previously excluded from previous coronavirus support packages.
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NewsUKH calls on Government to protect businesses against “punitive” landlord sanctions
Hospitality businesses need urgent support to protect them from punitive legal sanctions from commercial landlords, UK Hospitality has informed the Government.
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What have we learnt about the jobs retention scheme?
Howard Kennedy legal director Lydia Christie gives her verdict on the clarifications from the government on its jobs retention scheme.
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NewsDirectors protected against trading while insolvent
The UK government has announced changes to insolvency laws to prevent company directors being accused of wrongful trading.