Legislation News – Page 5
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NewsPubs can stay open later for King’s Coronation weekend
Pubs, bars and clubs in England and Wales will be able to serve customers until 1am between Friday 5 and Sunday 7 May
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NewsUK ministers consider allowing hospitality to recruit from overseas
The government is looking into overseas recruitment and annual worker health checks to tackle labour shortages, The Guardian reports
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NewsSurge in UK rate expectations prompts Bank of England pushback
Stubbornly high US inflation has sparked a global repricing in interest rate markets, The Financial Times reports
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NewsGovernment updates on Hospitality Strategy
The update shows the “substantial progress” that has been made in the sector’s recovery and towards a more resilient future, according to Kate Nicholls
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NewsStonegate offers to change non-compliant rent review terms in MRO agreements
Around 70 market rent only (MRO) lessees have received an offer from Stonegate to remove the upward only open market rent review from their agreement when combined with an RPI linked rent review
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NewsSupport measures can help lower inflation
In its submission to the Chancellor, ahead of his Spring Budget, UKHospitality has called for support on energy, a lower business rates multiplier for hospitality and a temporary reduction in VAT
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NewsRMT members will decide whether to accept offer to end deadlock
‘It’ll be up to our members to decide, and they’ll inform the leadership,’ said RMT general secretary Mick Lynch, the Evening Standard reports
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NewsUKH working with Ofgem over ‘unreasonable’ energy costs
The trade body is helping the energy regulator gather evidence over repeated reports of “unacceptable practice” towards business customers
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NewsSingle-use plastic: Takeaways face ban in October
A ban on some single-use plastics will come into force in England from October, the government has announced
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NewsNew energy scheme will see £4.5bn bills hike
The £5.5bn scheme has no sector-specific help, and the lower level of support will be unsustainable for many hospitality businesses, UKHospitality has warned
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NewsEnergy support ‘unsustainably expensive’
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told sector leaders any future support, while at a lower level, will be designed to avoid a cliff edge
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NewsEnergy support to be halved
Next month chancellor Jeremy Hunt will announce a 12-month extension to the business scheme, but with the level of support reduced amid concerns over costs, The Times reports
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NewsPubs, clubs and bars could open for longer to celebrate King’s coronation
The Home Office is launching a consultation looking at extending licensing hours on the three days of the bank holiday weekend, Sky News reports
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NewsMinisters to offer business energy support package until early 2024
Jeremy Hunt wants to keep the cost of the assistance down given the tight squeeze on public finances, The FT reports
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NewsWelsh businesses to get £460m in rates support from government
Welsh minister for finance and local government Rebecca Evans said it would boost businesses struggling with inflation and energy costs
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NewsRail strikes to go ahead over Christmas after RMT rejects offer
It means commuters will face severe disruption on 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 December, and 3, 4, 6 and 7 January
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NewsHush wins case against landlord
Royal London Asset Management took commercial advantage of Covid by terminating an option for a new lease because of a late payment during lockdown, founder Jamie Barber said
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NewsChancellor to bring forward targeted approach to support for businesses on energy
In his Autumn Statement this morning, Jeremy Hunt also confirmed a rise in the National Living Wage, from £9.50 to £10.42 in April
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NewsBBPA makes last ditch plea for duty freeze
The trade body has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt asking him to reconsider reinstating the freeze on beer duty as costs continue to rise for consumers resulting in a softening of beer sales
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NewsDisappointment over lack of formal review for Late Night Levy
UKHospitality said any review would show the enormous impact of the levy on business and it continues to call for it to be abolished.