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Government advised to lower National Living Wage threshold to 18

27 March 2024 by

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended gradually lowering the age of eligibility for the National Living Wage from 21 to 18.

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Viewpoint: This cut-and-paste Budget isn’t even a sticking plaster for hospitality

21 March 2024 by

The chancellor could have used the Spring Budget to give the hospitality industry a better chance of survival, but instead he may have condemned even more companies to closure, says Kate Nicholls

Quarter of hospitality firms in 'perilous state' and running out of money News

Quarter of hospitality firms in 'perilous state' and running out of money

19 February 2024 by

A quarter of hospitality businesses have run out of money are trading in a “perilous state”,[...]

UK recession 'a big worry', says UKHospitality News

UK recession 'a big worry', says UKHospitality

15 February 2024 by

The UK has fallen into a ‘technical’ recession, according to the latest data from the Office[...]

Allen Simpson named deputy chief executive of UKHospitality News

Allen Simpson named deputy chief executive of UKHospitality

01 February 2024 by

Allen Simpson has been appointed deputy chief executive of UKHospitality, joining from a role at London[...]

MPs back calls for hospitality VAT cut in parliamentary debate News

MPs back calls for hospitality VAT cut in parliamentary debate

01 February 2024 by

Cross-party MPs have backed calls to offer more support to the hospitality industry, including a cut[...]

Hospitality job vacancies fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels News

Hospitality job vacancies fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

17 January 2024

There were 112,000 vacancies in hospitality at the end of 2023, down from 147,000 the year before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

UKHospitality sets out plan for 2024 election year News

UKHospitality sets out plan for 2024 election year

02 January 2024

Trade body UKHospitality has set out its priorities for 2024 as the country prepares for a general election.

Tourism on the rise but still 9% short of 2019 levels News

Tourism on the rise but still 9% short of 2019 levels

24 November 2023 by

Visits to the UK have increased 112% year-on-year, but is still 9% short of 2019 levels,[...]

‘This is a killer’: industry reacts to rise in National Living Wage News

‘This is a killer’: industry reacts to rise in National Living Wage

22 November 2023 by

The industry has criticised the government’s announcement that it will increase the National Living Wage by[...]

Tom Kerridge: Hospitality venues will close without business rates freeze News

Tom Kerridge: Hospitality venues will close without business rates freeze

10 November 2023 by

Chefs Tom Kerridge, Monica Galetti and Tom Aikens have led calls for the government to freeze[...]

‘Stop de-railing Christmas’: Government announces law to ensure 40% of trains run during strikes News

‘Stop de-railing Christmas’: Government announces law to ensure 40% of trains run during strikes

07 November 2023 by

The government has introduced new legislation which requires 40% of train services to run during strikes.

Number of UK licensed premises drops below 100,000 for first time in two decades News

Number of UK licensed premises drops below 100,000 for first time in two decades

30 October 2023

UKHospitality has called for urgent government support in the Autumn Statement as new figures have revealed that the number of licensed premises in Britain has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in 20 years.

Warning that £864m hospitality business rates bill would be ‘final nail in the coffin’ News

Warning that £864m hospitality business rates bill would be ‘final nail in the coffin’

18 October 2023

The hospitality industry could be faced with an “insurmountable” £864m business rates bill next April, UKHospitality has warned.

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