All Legislation articles – Page 14
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AB InBev fined £173m for EU antitrust breach
AB InBev has been fined €200m (£173m) by the European Commission for breaching EU competition rules.
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UKH urges Government to re-think high streets proposals
UKHospitality has urged the Government to re-consider proposals to ease the burden of business rates on high street businesses through revenue raised by a Digital Services Tax.
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Consultation shows support for mandatory allergen labelling
A consultation on how best to display allergen information on pre-packaged food has shown 73% of respondents favour mandatory full-ingredient labelling.
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Pubs Code review launched
The Government has launched its promised review of the Pubs Code and the effectiveness of the adjudicator.
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EU approves gig worker protections
The European Parliament has approved new EU rules to protect workers in the “gig economy”, which include food delivery couriers.
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‘Beyond belief councils are still pushing for late night levies’
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said it is “almost beyond belief” that councils are continuing to push ahead with “discredited” late night levies.
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Opinion
The real winners and losers from Theresa May’s deal
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin gives his view on the latest Brexit developments, claiming that if Theresa May’s deal is eventually approved, “the public will shun EU suppliers - and UK companies which promoted Project Fear”.
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Poppleston Allen promotes Taylor to partner
Licensing law firm Poppleston Allen has announced that it has promoted associate Sarah Taylor to Partner.
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Minimum wages look set to rise following LPC review
The Government has said it wants to set National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates “as high as possible without damaging the employment prospects for each group”, as it looks to eradicate low pay in the UK.
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Poll shows MPs underestimate sector impact on apprenticeships
A poll of more than 100 MPs found the majority underestimated the scale of the use of apprenticeships in the hospitality sector.
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Trade bodies call for additional business support around NMW regulations
Industry trade bodies have called for both greater support for business around National Minimum Wage (NMW) regulations, and additional payment cycles for NMW employees.
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Opinion
Allergic reaction
Leon’s John Vincent, who received criticism last month for the company’s approach to communicating allergen information, has now called on the industry to work together to find the way forward. James Wallin looks at what the likes of Leon and Pret are doing to tackle the issue and asks to what extent the sector can take responsibility for sufferers’ safety.
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Select Committee report urges business rates shake-up
Significant reform of business rates, a pause in extending permitted development rights and the scrapping of upward-only rent reviews are among the recommendations from a select committee inquiry into the future of our high streets and town centres.
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Just Eat to kick out operators with zero hygiene rating
Just Eat is to start removing operators with food hygiene ratings of zero form its platform from 1 May.
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Faster planning appeals plans welcomed
UKHospitality has welcomed a recommendation to cut planning appeals decisions by five months.
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Tipping legislation delayed again
The Government has confirmed that legislation around tipping policies will not be implemented until later in the year at the earliest.
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Trade bodies warn Gove over no-deal Brexit
UK food industry bodies including UKHospitality have threatened to suspend co-operation with a swathe of government consultations until the “catastrophic impact of a no-deal Brexit” is resolved, Sky News reports.
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Pret not told for nine months about Natasha’s death
Speaking at MCA’s Food To Go Conference yesterday, former Food Standards Agency chief executive, Tim Smith, called for wholesale changes to the reporting of serious allergen-related incidents.
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Brewers in ‘squeezed middle’ urge rates reform
The Coalition of Small Brewers has accused SIBA of seeking to block meaningful reform of Small Breweries’ Relief.
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Opinion
Nanny state pressures set to come to a head in 2019
A string of proposals, consultations and leaked reports on possible Government interference in the way food and drink is sold should be seen as a “wake-up call to the sector”, experts have said.