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'It's heart-breaking' – Jack Stein speaks of difficult decisions and calls for clarity on relief funds timescale

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Accor to divert quarter of £245m dividend towards staff support fund

02 April 2020 by Katherine Price

Accor has announced it will be diverting a quarter of its €280m (£245m) proposed 2019 dividend towards a fund to support its employees.

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Landlords must not be allowed to target tenants during coronavirus, says UKHospitality

02 April 2020 by Emma Lake

Commercial landlords must be prevented from taking punitive legal actions against businesses suffering a loss of income during the coronavirus crisis, UKHospitality has told the government.

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Gourmet Burger Kitchen parent company cuts off funding

02 April 2020 by Katherine Price

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Harri makes mental health and wellbeing courses available for free

02 April 2020 by Emma Lake

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InterContinental Park Lane general manager Alvaro Rey leaves after 11 years

02 April 2020 by Katherine Price

News

Struggling businesses urge chancellor’s intervention on government-backed loans

02 April 2020 by Jennie Milsom

Business

News

Benito’s Hat goes into administration but four restaurants to live on under new ownership

01 April 2020 by Jennie Milsom

Mexican restaurant chain Benito’s Hat has filed for administration after the impact of the coronavirus on the restaurant industry left the company “no option” but to cease trading.

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Landlords unite with tenants in call to government to adopt 'the big freeze'

01 April 2020 by Jennie Milsom

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and British landlords are calling on prime minister Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak urgently to freeze rent, rates, mortgages and loans or face empty high streets and a major loss of UK business.

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‘Completely unacceptable’ for banks to unfairly refuse funds to businesses in difficulty

01 April 2020 by Emma Lake

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Research finds a fifth of small and medium-sized firms unlikely to survive shutdown

01 April 2020 by James Stagg

In-Depth

Robin Hutson marvels at the difference a day can make

31 March 2020 by Robin Hutson

News

Advice: financial planning for after the lockdown and making sense of insolvency laws

31 March 2020 by Emma Lake

People

Advice

Wake-up call: How to handle redundancy during coronavirus

30 March 2020 by News Desk

Covid-19 is having a devastating impact on businesses across the country. The lockdown measures are likely[...]

News

Protect your staff now and that loyalty will be repaid, say HR experts

27 March 2020 by Katherine Price

Protect your employees now as best you can and that loyalty will be repaid later both[...]

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Messaging app Yapster free for companies with more than 100 furloughed workers

26 March 2020 by Emma Lake

Yapster has announced that companies with more than 100 furloughed employees will be able to use[...]

Profiles

The Caterer interview: Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons and the Venue Group

25 March 2020 by Katherine Price

As well as being one-quarter of British folk rock band Mumford & Sons, Ben Lovett is[...]

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Chef

Recipe of the week: roasted cod with a coriander crust

The combination of fish and tahini is one we find hard to resist, but this works just as well without the tahini sauce if you’re looking for a shortcut or want to keep the focus on the lemon. Either way, this is as close to fast food as you can[...]"