All Legislation articles – Page 70
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Women 1st calls for board quotas
Women 1st is calling for views on whether the Government should introduce quotas for women on boards
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NewsZero hour contract use 'varied'
The use of zero hour contracts is varied across the pub trade, an investigation by M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has found
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Opinion
The hours issue
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest that approximately 250,000 people – fewer than 1% of those in employment - consider themselves to be on a zero hour contract. However, with McDonald’s, Spirit and JD Wetherspoon all being drawn into the debate surrounding employee contracts, new CIPD research suggests this figure may be an underestimate.
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Labour proposes 'tourism tax'
A Labour shadow minister has proposed a new levy on overnight accommodation for tourists to fund improvements to popular tourism locations
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Drinkaware sets priorities
Drinkaware, the industry-funded alcohol awareness charity, has set out its four priorities for action in 2013 in a report on its progress last year
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Wales eyes independent alcohol policy
The Welsh Government explores whether it can take its own decisions on alcohol policy after its heath minister said he was “disappointed” by the lack of action on minimum pricing.
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Majority of McDonald’s workers on zero-hour contracts
McDonald’s has emerged as potentially the biggest zero-hours employer in the private sector
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Hosts warned over false hygiene scores
Licensees displaying incorrect food hygiene ratings could face prosecution, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned
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Tourism VAT cut campaign steps up
A campaign to reduce VAT to 5% for the tourism sector is targeting different regions of the UK
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Birmingham Council withdraws from Responsibility Deal
Birmingham City Council is the latest body to withdraw from the Responsibility Deal over the decision to shelve plans to introduce minimum pricing of alcohol and plain packaging for cigarettes
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Sector wary of zero hours contract ban
Abolishing zero hours employment contracts would have a negative impact on the hospitality industry, according to leading hospitality figures
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Most supermarkets sell below cost
Six out of seven major supermarkets sell alcohol below cost, with 220m litres of alcohol sold under cost price in one year
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Kensington & Chelsea pubs get more protection
The Government has confirmed that pubs in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will see greater protection from being turned into housing
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Government plans to shake up apprenticeship funding
Employers could be funded directly to purchase the apprenticeship training they want as part of proposals from the Government
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BISL warns over negative impact of Blackpool EMRO
Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) believes the introduction of the EMRO will have a negative effect for all aspects of the leisure industry in Blackpool
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MPs 'up the ante' over pubcos
BISC chair Adrian Bailey says MPs are “upping the ante” on the Government to pressure it into action over the implementation of the statutory pubco code
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Minimum pricing u-turn 'saved on-trade £62.2m'
The Government’s decision to shelve a 45p minimum unit price for alcohol has saved the on-trade from a £62.2m drop in revenue, according to a new report
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Vianet criticises flow monitoring restrictions
Vianet, the beer flow monitoring and data management company, has “strongly opposed” Government plans to restrict the use of flow monitoring equipment
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NewsMPs urge flexibility and haste in pubco code
Business, Innovation & Skills Committee urges “flexibility” in the proposed statutory code for pubcos so it could be applied to smaller tenanted pub operators at a later date
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Tuppen: put shop alcohol behind counters
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has called for all supermarket alcohol to be kept behind counters