All Legislation articles – Page 2
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NewsGovernment pushes back implementation of consultation requirements for tipping policies
Delaying the requirement for employers to hold formal consultations whenever a new tipping policy is introduced comes after the government suddenly withdrew a revised code of practice earlier this month
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NewsWithdrawal of revised tipping code leaves hospitality ‘in limbo’
UKHospitality says the revised code, expected to come into effect this October, has been withdrawn by government with no explanation and is calling for urgent clarity on its status and implementation
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NewsSuccess of alcohol-free beer restricted by red tape
The BBPA is calling for the government to change the definition of alcohol-free beer to those drinks with an ABV of 0.5% or less, rather than the current definition of 0.05%
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Analysis & InsightLeader confidence falls to 37%
Optimism among hospitality leaders has tumbled amid fears about operating costs and consumer spending, the latest Business Confidence Survey from NIQ and Zonal reveals
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Weekend PressWhitbread CEO: ‘Dear Andy Burnham, here’s why we’re investing £500m less in the UK’
Writing in The Sunday Times, Dominic Paul says the next prime minister must abandon ‘ruinous’ changes to business rates that are choking growth
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Weekend PressHow the Great British Summer Savings scheme is helping families
The BBC speaks to families planning to make the most of the policy, which sees VAT slashed from 20% to 5% across a range of family-focused hospitality and leisure settings including on kid’s meals in restaurants
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OpinionCould Winston Churchill’s wartime public canteens be making a return?
Lord Jim O’Neill, the former Goldman Sachs economist and one of Andy Burnham’s key economic advisors, has backed a University College London reportrecommending creating around 9,500 government-backed community food centres
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NewsBurnham adviser backs plans for National Food Service
The recommendations call for the creation of approximately 9,500 government-backed Community Food Centres that would offer nutritious meals free at the point of use
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NewsStarmer planning bank holiday if England win World Cup
A potential public holiday could reportedly be scheduled for week after the final on 19 July if England triumphs in the tournament
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News#VATsTheProblem campaign passes 260,000 signatures as shop launches for delivery
Hospitality businesses are now able to order printed campaign assets to be delivered direct to their venue
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NewsUKH calls on Plaid Cymru to deliver business rates cut in Wales
The trade body says it recommends reforming or replacing business rates to achieve a permanent, lower rate for hospitality businesses across the country
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NewsFast-food operators cleared in landmark HFSS ad rulings
Complaints against ad campaigns by Burger King, Domino’s Pizza, KFC, Papa Johns and Uber Eats were rejected after the ASA concluded the products featured were not classified as high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)
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News‘We’re paying twice’: Firms grapple with Labour’s sick pay changes
Hospitality firms say entitlement to SSP on first day off is encouraging staff not to turn up, meaning paid cover has to be found and adding to rising costs, The Times reports
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Analysis & InsightPub leaders: ‘Naïve to think new PM will give us everything we want’
Pub leaders welcomed Andy Burnham positive tone towards the sector, but also cautioned that hopes around tax cuts should be tempered by the realities of public finances
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NewsAndy Burnham plans ‘Amazon tax’ to cut high street business rates
Labour’s presumptive PM in waiting has said there is a case for higher business rates on warehouses to fund a cut for pubs and music venues
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NewsGuidance: Tips should be for workers providing service
Revised guidance from the Department for Business and Trade clarifies that service charge distribution should be broadly for workers providing service at the place where the tip was left
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Analysis & Insight‘It’s now or never’ – inside the campaign to cut VAT for hospitality
As it launches to consumers, MCA speaks to the movers and shakers across the industry who have come together to call on the government to reduce VAT to 10%
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NewsOne in six hospitality venues at risk of closure
A new joint survey carried out by the industry’s leading trade bodies reveals almost a quarter of respondents are operating at a loss, up from one in seven three months ago
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NewsLondon Mayor relaunches Summer Streets project
Sadiq Khan has committed £500,000 to support al fresco dining and events in the capital this summer
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Weekend PressLabour’s ill-considered tourist levy will be the death knell for England’s seaside
Local authorities being granted the power to enforce a tourist tax will price many hardworking families out of their usual summer break, The Telegraph writes