Legislation News – Page 41
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NewsUKH and Industry CEOs call on Government for immediate support
In a joint letter with UK Hospitality, over 200 CEOs from across the hospitality industry have appealed to the Prime Minister to ’act without delay’ in implementing immediate government support for the sector.
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NewsDarwin & Wallace: ‘There’s going to be a huge human cost to this’
London-based bar and restaurant group Darwin & Wallace felt an immediate affect following the Government’s advice to avoid pubs, bars and restaurants yesterday, managing director Mel Marriot has told MCA.
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NewsIndustry leaders call for ‘drastic’ Government action
Following Boris Johnson’s announcement yesterday advising the UK to “avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues,” leaders from across the hospitality industry have warned of the devastating effect these measures will have if the sector is not supported accordingly.
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NewsUKH calls on PM to implement ‘urgent measures’
Hospitality businesses need immediate and wide-ranging support to deal with the threat of the coronavirus, UK Hospitality has informed the Government.
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NewsPret spends £20m on allergy overhaul
Pret A Manger spent £20m last year on anti-allergy measures, including full ingredients labelling, as it overhauled safety measures after the deaths of two people who had eaten its products, The Financial Times reports.
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NewsEmergency call for aid over coronavirus threat
Owners of hotels, nightclubs, bars and restaurants are calling on the government for emergency assistance as wave of customers cancel bookings as a precaution against contracting coronavirus.
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NewsImmigration bill will leave 200k jobs unfilled
More than 200,000 vacancies will be left unfilled in British pubs, bars and restaurants if the government’s new immigration bill is enforced in its current form, UK Hospitality has warned.
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NewsChancellor warned over ‘failing town syndrome’
The chancellor has been told to relieve the burden of business rates on the retail sector because it is having a “hidden human cost” in the most economically vulnerable communities, The Times reports.
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NewsEmma McClarkin: BBPA and UKH are “much stronger together”
The British Beer and Pub Association and UK Hospitality are “much stronger together,” Emma McClarkin, BBPA CEO told delegates at MCA’s Tenanted Pub Company Summit yesterday.
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NewsUKH urges Government to “act swiftly” on business rates
UK Hospitality has welcomed the Government’s statement on the impact of business rates but has urged it to act swiftly.
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NewsUKH calls for a Budget to help safeguard the future of the UK’s high streets
UKHospitality has called on the new Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reverse the decline of the UK’s high-streets and local communities by targeting support for hospitality and high street businesses in his upcoming Budget.
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NewsRates relief reaction: 'This is fantastic news for pubs'
Leading trade bodies have welcomed the Government’s announcement of business rates relief for pubs, and commitment to wider reform, has been welcomed.
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NewsBBPA offers to help to design new immigration rules
The British Beer & Pub Association have offered help to Home Secretary Priti Patel to design a new immigration system.
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NewsHearing the voice of Wetherspoon man
What can business expect from Boris Johnson’s new administration, bolstered as it is by a solid majority and heading full tilt forwards Brexit?
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NewsMarston’s - sediment dispute case ‘closed’
Marston’s has attempted to draw a line under a dispute with a tenant, insisting the matter was now closed following an investigation by the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA).
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NewsBusiness rates must be cut to support higher wages - UKH
Minimum wage increases must be mitigated by business tax cuts, UKHospitality has said.
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NewsCalls for NICs to be scrapped
UKHospitality has suggested scrapping employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs), on the first £12k of earnings, as it fears jobs will be lost otherwise.
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NewsUKH highlights hospitality’s role in National Food Strategy
UKHospitality has highlighted the areas in which the hospitality sector could help achieve the Government’s development of a National Food Strategy, if it has support, in its submission to Defra.
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NewsLaw requiring tips to go to staff in full
The UK government has announced a commitment to require employers to pass on all tips to workers in full.
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NewsRecommendation for ‘pub relief’ on alcohol duty
The ability for pubs to claim back a proportion of alcohol duty, through a new ‘Pub Relief’, has been set out as a recommendation in a new report on reforming alcohol duty in the UK.