Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Leroy the latest restaurant to call time on discretionary service charge
Leroy in east London has become the latest restaurant to stop adding a discretionary service charge to bills, explaining “if you want to eat in a quality place it will cost you more, but you will also be doing better[...]
Chancellor expected to announce VAT cut while Treasury revisits coronavirus support loans
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a temporary VAT cut for hospitality businesses as part of his summer statement on Wednesday.
Reduced furlough and lack of tronc could see wages fall below 60%
Concerns have been raised that furloughed hospitality workers could see their pay fall below 60% if[...]
Operators raise concerns over Scotland’s lockdown route map
Operators have raised concerns over Scotland’s route map to exiting lockdown, including businesses’ outdoor spaces being[...]
Will furlough put paid to the tronc?
With the coronavirus furlough scheme leaving some waiting staff out of pocket, is it time to[...]
MPs from across political parties support calls for tronc to be included in furlough pay
MPs from across political parties have supported calls for tronc, service charge and tips to be[...]
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended until the end of October
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended until the end of October."
Hotel operators to return to ‘a very different market’, where trust will be ‘paramount’
Building trust between the hotelier and customer will be “paramount” when operators return to “a very different market”, according to Russell Kett, chair of consultancy HVS London.
Furlough scheme 'failing business', says open letter to Chancellor
London-based coffee roaster Volcano Coffee Works has written an open letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for furloughed employees to be allowed to work, after a survey revealed 86% want to support rebuilding the British economy.
Government confirms 'ambition' to open some hospitality venues, including pubs and hotels, from 4 July
The government has confirmed an “ambition” to open some hospitality businesses, including “foodservice providers, pubs and[...]
Support must continue if hospitality to begin reopening under social distancing from July, operators say
Hospitality operators have stressed that support must continue if parts of the sector are to be[...]
Jeremy King launches voucher fundraiser to support staff following exclusion of tronc from furlough pay
Jeremy King has launched a voucher fundraiser to support employees who have been left in a[...]
SMEs may 'be hit by nasty bills from accidentally overclaiming’ on furlough applications
Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are making errors on their applications for the government’s furlough[...]
Chancellor: No 'cliff-edge' to the furlough scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that there will be no “cliff-edge” to the furlough scheme and that he is exploring the most effective way to wind it down."
More support needed to avoid 'bloodbath of job losses' as scale of revenue hit revealed
The hospitality sector saw sales decline by 21.3% in the first quarter of 2020, as the coronavirus lockdown forced businesses to close.
D&D London’s Des Gunewardena lobbies for tronc inclusion in furlough scheme
D&D London chairman and chief executive Des Gunewardena has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak today urging for tronc to be included in the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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