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Wake-up call: Get ready for the new tipping legislation

11 August 2022 by

The government is planning to make it illegal for businesses to take a cut of staff tips. Peter Davies tells what you can expect from the bill

Business

Wake-up call: Is it possible to fire and rehire?

04 August 2022 by

Dismissing staff and then re-engaging them on different terms is legal – but only if you follow proper procedure, as Stuart McBride explains

Three-month countdown to calorie labelling – what food operators need to do Business

Three-month countdown to calorie labelling – what food operators need to do

11 January 2022 by
Hospitality businesses to be banned from taking a cut of staff tips News

Hospitality businesses to be banned from taking a cut of staff tips

24 September 2021 by
Consultation launched on making pub marquees and street markets permanent News

Consultation launched on making pub marquees and street markets permanent

07 September 2021 by
Natasha’s Law: July conference highlights, summer series news and a free audit guide Business

Natasha’s Law: July conference highlights, summer series news and a free audit guide

26 July 2021 by

Three months to Natasha’s Law: your guide to being compliant by 1 October 2021 Business

Three months to Natasha’s Law: your guide to being compliant by 1 October 2021

05 July 2021 by

Sponsored article: With three months to go until the introduction of Natasha’s Law on 1 October[...]

How to get ready for the cost of the new tips bill Advice

How to get ready for the cost of the new tips bill

17 June 2021 by

Operators will soon have to pass on tips to staff without deductions, so it will pay[...]

Industry welcomes amended licensing regulations News

Industry welcomes amended licensing regulations

10 June 2021 by

Hospitality has welcomed amended licensing regulations in England and Wales.

Natasha's Law: just 19 weeks left on the countdown to compliance Business

Natasha's Law: just 19 weeks left on the countdown to compliance

24 May 2021 by

There are roughly 19 weeks left before Natasha’s Law is coming into force in the UK,[...]

News

Chef secures pay rise for 300 staff after exposing London Living Wage loophole

A chef has managed to secure a pay rise for his colleagues who provide school meals for primary school children in Ealing after discovering the council was failing to pay the London Living Wage, to which it had committed to back in 2013. "

13 May 2021 by
Calorie labelling to be mandatory for large hospitality businesses from 2022 News

Calorie labelling to be mandatory for large hospitality businesses from 2022

13 May 2021
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Large hospitality businesses will be required to display calorie information on menus and food labels from April 2022, the government has announced.

Natasha’s Law critical industry update: How to manage the risks around allergen misinformation Business

Natasha’s Law critical industry update: How to manage the risks around allergen misinformation

26 April 2021
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With the food and hospitality sector reopening and the weather brightening up, it finally seems that we can look forward to doing what the industry does best – ​serving great food to customers!

Government to consult on mandatory calorie labelling of alcohol News

Government to consult on mandatory calorie labelling of alcohol

14 April 2021 by

The government has confirmed it is planning a consultation on introducing mandatory calorie labelling on alcoholic[...]

News

Tomahawk accused of ‘bullying’ staff into paying their own pension and NI

01 March 2021 by

Tomahawk Steakhouse has been accused of “bullying” furloughed staff into paying their own pension and National[...]

£23m fund announced for fishing businesses suffering export losses News

£23m fund announced for fishing businesses suffering export losses

20 January 2021 by

A £23m fund has been made available to support exporters in the fishing industry that have[...]

Technology Prospectus 2021: setting up an allergy alert system Technology

Technology Prospectus 2021: setting up an allergy alert system

11 December 2020 by

Covid safety has flown to the top of operators’ priority lists this year, but with new[...]

Advice

How to set up an online takeaway business

From taking online payments to employing drivers, there are a few rules to follow when starting a new venture, says Sarah Earl."

10 December 2020 by
Calorie labelling to be mandatory under new law described as a ‘slap in the face’ for hospitality News

Calorie labelling to be mandatory under new law described as a ‘slap in the face’ for hospitality

27 July 2020
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Listing calories on menus will be mandatory for restaurant, café and takeaway businesses with more than 250 employees under new laws being drawn up by government, in a move that UKHospitality has said “could not come at a worse time”.

Revised National Time Out rent plan delivered to chancellor as government warned that time is running out News

Revised National Time Out rent plan delivered to chancellor as government warned that time is running out

08 June 2020
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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.

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