All Legislation articles – Page 6
-
NewsTrade unions accuse McDonald’s UK of violating guidelines over harassment claims
The fast-food chain has said it is ‘reviewing the information and considering next steps’ after a group of five trade unions submitted a complaint to the UK National Contact Point
-
NewsMinisters explore concessions on business rates
As pressure continues to mount over rates hikes for pubs, reports suggest ministers are engaging with the sector to reach a resolution, while the PM assured the Commons the government was looking into further action and support
-
NewsJonathan Neame: ‘There’s a risk Labour is doing to us what Thatcher did to the miners’
The Shepherd Neame CEO has told The Times he believes the pub sector is now at one of the most critical points in its history
-
NewsHospitality warned not to protest over business rates hike as cabinet revolt brews
The government has reportedly been warning businesses not to protest over the changes if they want to get any concessions amid ‘ongoing cabinet-level opposition’ to the hike
-
NewsScottish hospitality warns rates rise will serve as ‘closure notice’ to country’s high streets
The Scottish Hospitality Group has described the latest non-domestic rates revaluation as ‘totally disconnected from the trading reality’
-
Analysis & InsightDoes there need to be a rethink in how the hospitality sector lobbies the government?
Successively damaging budgets have left some operators calling for an alternative approach to how the sector and its trade representatives engage with government
-
NewsPrime Minister admits pubs will struggle under business rates changes
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that for pubs and others, the re-evaluation of properties ”means that they will struggle in relation to the business rates applicable to them”
-
NewsReeves banned from her local pub in wake of hospitality tax rises
Customers back landlord barring all Labour MPs, including her constituency representative, in protest at soaring bills
-
News‘You’re barred!’: Labour’s battle with pubs promises a new year headache
A protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they represent
-
Analysis & InsightHospitality venues hit with average £32k business rates increase
The figures reveal the scale of cost increases facing hospitality businesses across the country, even when factoring in the lower multiplier and transitional relief
-
NewsHospitality urges FCA to extend business insurance claims window by two years
Law firm Stewarts warns that thousands of hospitality businesses remain significantly out of pocket more than five years after the Covid-19 pandemic forced venues across the country to close
-
NewsMichael Kill: ‘The Treasury have got the modelling completely wrong for revaluations’
The NTIA is questioning what checks on business rates the government carried out before the budget with its CEO telling MCA he believes the matter of revaluations will be readdressed
-
NewsScottish hospitality set for £69m business rates hit without support
UKHospitality Scotland warns that without action Business rates bills will be sent soaring, as rateable values increase 23% on average across Scottish hospitality
-
NewsWhitbread CEO: ‘All our industry is asking for is fair treatment’
Writing in The Times, Dominic Paul says increasing costs and taxes will affect where businesses like Whitbread put their money
-
OpinionCrisp Pizza on relocating pubs
Carl McCluskey points the finger at the landlord of his family Hammersmith pub; and a flamboyant former pub tycoon joins forces with a former PM for a private members’ club wheeze
-
InterviewsTom Kerridge: Business rates rises will make it harder to ‘keep our doors open’
The Michelin-starred chef has said he still supports the Labour Party, but criticised the government for failing to reform business rates
-
NewsKFC: ‘Hospitality can help close the employment gap’
Chelsea Hamlyn, chief people and culture officer at KFC UK & Ireland, has called for greater investment in youth employability programmes to help more young people find work
-
NewsPub chiefs call for 30% business rates relief after emergency summit
The BBPA has demanded pub-specific business rates relief following a summit of industry leaders this week, warning that the industry faces further closures and job losses
-
NewsPret to contribute compensation over Celia Marsh allergy death
The mother of five died in 2017 after eating a Super-Veg Rainbow Flatbread that had been labelled as a vegan product, but was later found to contain traces of dairy
-
Analysis & InsightBusiness rates: ‘Stealth tax increases will push many hotels to breaking point’
As businesses continue to assess the impact of the budget on their balance sheets, hotels are learning they are some of the worst affected by changes to business rates, with a double whammy of tax hikes which will see bills rising 115% for the average hotel