Legislation News – Page 47
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Action against two-for-one junk food offers within weeks
Buy-one-get-one-free deals on junk food are set to be banned after opposition parties gave Theresa May their backing to tackle the obesity crisis.
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Samuel Smith Old Brewery to be prosecuted by Pensions Regulator
Samuel Smith Old Brewery and its company chairman Humphrey Smith are to be prosecuted The Pension’s Regulator (TPR), for failing to provide information and documents required as part of an ongoing investigation.
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NewsGovernment pledges plastic straw ban
The Government has announced a consultation over a ban of plastic straws and drinks stirrers in a bid to cut plastic waste.
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Increase bar staff pay to boost productivity
Increasing pay for baristas and bar staff could help boost UK productivity, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Junk food ads could face social media ban
Advertisements could be banned on social media under plans being drawn up by the government to tackle childhood obesity, The Times has reported.
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Sugar tax comes into effect
The government’s new levy on soft drinks containing sugar is now effective from today (6 April).
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Hospitality sector to tackle packaging waste with industry event
UKHospitality and the BII will spearhead the sector’s efforts to tackle packaging waste with a new sector-wide event
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Business rates revaluation brought forward to 2021
Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed that business rates revaluation would be brought forward by one year, to 2021, in his spring statement, yesterday.
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Diabetes UK calls for mandatory calorie labelling in restaurants
Charity Diabetes UK is calling on government to commit to introduce mandatory calorie labelling on food, which would see “key high street restaurants, cafes and takeaways” required to show this information on menus.
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NewsWagamama & TGIs flagged up on minimum wage
Wagamama and TGI Fridays are among the latest companies named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay the legal minimum wage.
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New tax rule could change landscape for new pub funding
The introduction of the Risk-to-Capital rule could disrupt the future funding landscape for both new and growing pub businesses, a serial sector investor has warned.
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Plans to introduce Agent of Change across UK
The Government has published draft proposals which would see the agent of change principle rolled out nationwide.
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NFU president calls for action on ‘local’ menu claims
The new president of the National Farmers Union has used her maiden speech to attack false claims of local provenance and call for evidence-based food labels.
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Colliers call for business rates reform
Colliers International has called for reform of business rates as restaurant and casual dining brands struggle with the “onerous” regime.
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Sector ‘needs more clarity’ on Good Work Plan
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has welcomed the steps to address illegal use of unpaid interns as part of the Good Work plan but called on the Government to provide additional clarity for businesses.
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NewsGovernment to consider higher minimum wage for zero-hour workers
The Government is to ask the Low Pay Commission to consider higher minimum wage rates for workers on zero-hour contracts.
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FSA review after Russel Hume and 2 Sisters scandals
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have launched a review of meat cutting premises and cold stores following serious non-compliance issues found at plants operated by 2 Sisters Food Group and Russell Hume.
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NewsHospitality ‘will overpay business rates by £10bn without reform’
The Government has been warned that without action to overhaul business taxation, the hospitality sector will overpay business rates by £10bn by 2025.
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VAT campaigners hail “excellent meeting” with Brexit MP
The organisers of the campaign to reduce VAT in the hospitality sector have met with the Minister of State at the Brexit Department, Steve Baker MP and a number of other senior Conservative MPs.
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New pubs minister revealed
Richard Harrington, parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has revealed he was appointed as the new pubs minister earlier this week, during a Westminster Hall debate on the application of the Pubs Code 2016, yesterday (24 January).