All Legislation articles – Page 13
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News
Law 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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Business rates reform at risk of delay
Urgent business rates reform risks being delayed by the recent ministerial, the British Retail Consortium and other trade bodies have warned.
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BBPA calls for greater clarity around Pubs Code
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has raised concerns about some aspects of the Pubs Code, suggesting there needs to be improvements to clarity and certainty for all parties involved.
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Pubs Code Adjudicator to return more than £800k
The Pubs Code Adjudicator will return more than £800,000 to the pub companies it regulates because it did not launch any investigations in the year to April.
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CMA could scupper Deliveroo deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Amazon’s investment into Deliveroo.
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BBPA welcomes review on migrant salary thresholds
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the Home Office’s announcement that home secretary Sajid Javid has asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review and advise on salary thresholds for the future immigration system.
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‘Natasha’s law’ to require full ingredients on pre-packaged food
A new law protecting allergy sufferers will be introduced, forcing food business to include a full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged food, following the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse.
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Legal challenge pauses ‘exorbitant’ PPL tariff hike
An effective moratorium has been imposed on potentially “devastating” tariff increase for businesses hosting discos and DJ events because of a legal challenge by UKHospitality (UKH) and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).
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Analysis & Insight
Four-day weeks: Is four the magic number?
With the political debate around a four-day week intensifying and an increasing number of employers adopting it, Jo Bruce talks to hospitality operators who have reduced their team members’ working hours on their experiences of a shorter working week.
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Calls for Government not to water-down calorie labelling plans
Diabetes UK has urged the Government not to water-down plans for mandatory calorie labelling in restaurants, café and takeaway chains.
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Opinion
Allergen shake-up could be 'hammer blow' to operators
If the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DeFRA) approves the FSA’s recommendations around allergens, it will be a hammer blow to the thousands of operators across the UK, writes Jon Shayler, chief operating officer at Erudus.
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First step in relaxation of chef employment restrictions welcomed
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has granted a lifeline to hospitality companies by removing a clause preventing pubs, restaurants and hotels employing non-European Union chefs if they also provide a takeaway service.
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Opinion
Late Night Levies: A sledgehammer to crack a nut
The Late Night Levy (LNL) has been described as “death by a thousand cuts” and, for most operators, is yet another spool of red tape poised to hurt the night-time economy. Andrew Don reports.
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Report urges councils to approach Tourist Tax with caution
A cross-party group of MPs has called on councils to proceed with caution if considering introducing a Tourist Tax.
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Opinion
A year of GDPR: The industry view
Tomorrow [Saturday] will be the first anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) implementation. MCA gauged the reaction of a variety of industry players.
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News
Exemptions around ban on plastic straws and stirrers welcomed
The announcement by Defra to exempt hospitality businesses from a blanket ban on plastic straws and stirrers has been welcomed by industry associations.
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Home Office yet to commit to Late Night Levy consultation timescale
The Home Office has refused to commit itself to a timing on changes to the Late Night Levy system in England and Wales despite reports it planned to go out to consultation this spring. The existing framework has been hugely unpopular among local authorities since the Government brought it in ...
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Analysis & Insight
Sector cannot stomach further minimum wage hikes
Significant increases to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) could have a devasting effect on the sector, those in the industry have argued.
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A climate of change that can be good for business
With public attitudes shifting increasingly towards sustainability, the pressure is mounting on businesses to communicate how they are playing their part. MCA contributing editor, Peter Martin, calls on hospitality operators to get involved and make their voices heard
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UKH supports calls for shake-up of apprenticeships
UKHospitality has come out in support of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) calls for a shake-up of the apprenticeship programme and reform of the levy.