Business
Home Grown Hotels fights back against minimum wage naming and shaming
Home Grown Hotels has pulled into question the language used by the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme after being brandished as a “rogue employer” for underpaying employees alongside 138 other UK businesses.
Birmingham City Council proposes ‘test and dine’ to get hospitality back up and running
Birmingham City Council is discussing a ‘test and dine’ scheme that would help open the doors of hospitality businesses currently closed due to Tier 3 restrictions.
Fears more than three-quarters of night-time economy will be out of business by Christmas
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UKHospitality urges continued support for pubs and venues ‘left behind’ by chancellor
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said that the dialogue on financial support must continue for[...]
Blues Kitchen to launch in Manchester in early 2021
Columbo Group has announced that it will launch a new Blues Kitchen in Manchester in early[...]
Government to cut red tape to encourage alfresco dining on pavements
The government has outlined plans to slash red tape and promote alfresco dining on pavements in[...]
City of London reinstates outside trading licences for selected hospitality operators
The City of London Corporation has said it will explore reallocating some street space to alfresco[...]
Hard-hit hospitality businesses in Liverpool to benefit from new business grant scheme
A pilot project in Liverpool that includes a business grant scheme, pedestrianisation and new street furniture has been unveiled."
Half of restaurants to close without £1.8b emergency package, warns Restaurants Association of Ireland
Half of all restaurants in Ireland will close unless the government intervenes with an emergency grant aid package worth £1.8b, the Restaurants Association of Ireland has warned.
Gather & Gather Ireland launches workplace dining across Dublin
Gather & Gather Ireland has launched Delivered by Gather & Gather, a workplace dining service delivering to offices and employees’ homes across Dublin.
Pub operators vow to open on 4 July, saying ‘we cannot wait for government’
Pub operators have vowed to open their doors on 4 July, saying it would be "irresponsible"[...]
'Worsening labour market' to come as workers on payroll fall by 600,000
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed a fall of 600,000 people in work despite[...]
Restaurant bosses write to PM calling for urgent action
High street brands, representing over 1,000 restaurants across the country, have written to prime minister Boris[...]
Joycelyn Neve 'heartbroken' as Seafood Pub Company files for administration
Founder of the award-winning Seafood Pub Company Joycelyn Neve has said she is “heartbroken” to have[...]
Welsh hospitality businesses risk losing 40,000 jobs this summer, UKHospitality warns
UKHospitality has warned that 40,000 jobs across the Welsh hospitality industry are at risk over the next two months because of continued uncertainty over reopening so late in the season."
Revised National Time Out rent plan delivered to chancellor as government warned that time is running out
Jonathan Downey has today sent chancellor Rishi Sunak a revised proposal for a National Time Out (NTO) rent deal for commercial landlords and tenants as he warns time is running out for the government to act.
Wave of redundancies as distancing and end of furlough bring business realities into focus
A wave of redundancies has begun across the hospitality sector as operators grapple with the prospect of social distancing, inflexible landlords and the winding down of the furlough scheme.
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