All Legislation articles – Page 71
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BRC abandons business rates freeze call
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has abandoned its campaign for a freeze on business rates and is instead calling for a 2% cap
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Knowles urges fair play on zero hours
The head of the Perceptions Group has urged the Government not to intervene over minimum hours contacts but raised concern about how they are used by some operators
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News100 pubs given protected status
Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis will announce at the Great British Beer festival on Tuesday that 100 pubs in England have now been listed by as Assets of Community Value
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NewsJDW brings VAT campaign to customers
JD Wetherspoon has continued its campaign to reduce VAT for the sector by issuing a special edition of Wetherspoon News, aimed at customers, to all its pubs focused on the campaign
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BBPA to host alcohol roundtable
The British Beer and Pub Association is to host an Alcohol Strategy Roundtable with the Department of Health and Home Office in late August
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Women 1st calls for board quotas
Women 1st is calling for views on whether the Government should introduce quotas for women on boards
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NewsZero hour contract use 'varied'
The use of zero hour contracts is varied across the pub trade, an investigation by M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has found
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Opinion
The hours issue
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest that approximately 250,000 people – fewer than 1% of those in employment - consider themselves to be on a zero hour contract. However, with McDonald’s, Spirit and JD Wetherspoon all being drawn into the debate surrounding employee contracts, new CIPD research suggests this figure may be an underestimate.
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Labour proposes 'tourism tax'
A Labour shadow minister has proposed a new levy on overnight accommodation for tourists to fund improvements to popular tourism locations
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Drinkaware sets priorities
Drinkaware, the industry-funded alcohol awareness charity, has set out its four priorities for action in 2013 in a report on its progress last year
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Wales eyes independent alcohol policy
The Welsh Government explores whether it can take its own decisions on alcohol policy after its heath minister said he was “disappointed” by the lack of action on minimum pricing.
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Majority of McDonald’s workers on zero-hour contracts
McDonald’s has emerged as potentially the biggest zero-hours employer in the private sector
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Hosts warned over false hygiene scores
Licensees displaying incorrect food hygiene ratings could face prosecution, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned
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Tourism VAT cut campaign steps up
A campaign to reduce VAT to 5% for the tourism sector is targeting different regions of the UK
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Birmingham Council withdraws from Responsibility Deal
Birmingham City Council is the latest body to withdraw from the Responsibility Deal over the decision to shelve plans to introduce minimum pricing of alcohol and plain packaging for cigarettes
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Sector wary of zero hours contract ban
Abolishing zero hours employment contracts would have a negative impact on the hospitality industry, according to leading hospitality figures
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Most supermarkets sell below cost
Six out of seven major supermarkets sell alcohol below cost, with 220m litres of alcohol sold under cost price in one year
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Kensington & Chelsea pubs get more protection
The Government has confirmed that pubs in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will see greater protection from being turned into housing
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Government plans to shake up apprenticeship funding
Employers could be funded directly to purchase the apprenticeship training they want as part of proposals from the Government
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BISL warns over negative impact of Blackpool EMRO
Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) believes the introduction of the EMRO will have a negative effect for all aspects of the leisure industry in Blackpool