UKHospitality
Government advised to lower National Living Wage threshold to 18
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended gradually lowering the age of eligibility for the National Living Wage from 21 to 18.
Viewpoint: This cut-and-paste Budget isn’t even a sticking plaster for hospitality
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
Trade bodies call on chancellor to link April rates to April inflation
Kate Nicholls: Government must get hospitality back on its feet in the Budget
UKHospitality backs government plans for food security index
Quarter of hospitality firms in 'perilous state' and running out of money
A quarter of hospitality businesses have run out of money are trading in a “perilous state”,[...]
UK recession 'a big worry', says UKHospitality
The UK has fallen into a ‘technical’ recession, according to the latest data from the Office[...]
Allen Simpson named deputy chief executive of UKHospitality
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
Cross-party MPs have backed calls to offer more support to the hospitality industry, including a cut[...]
Government-backed hospitality jobs scheme launches in Wales
A government-backed scheme to train jobseekers to work in hospitality has launched in Cardiff this week."
Hospitality job vacancies fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels
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
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
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
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
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
The government has introduced new legislation which requires 40% of train services to run during strikes.
Hospitality calls for business rates support amid 'endless cost rises'
Hospitality venues will be forced to cut staff levels and roll back investment if they do not receive help with business rates bills next year, a new survey has found."
Number of UK licensed premises drops below 100,000 for first time in two decades
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’
The hospitality industry could be faced with an “insurmountable” £864m business rates bill next April, UKHospitality has warned.
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