All Legislation articles – Page 9
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NewsSunak: Protecting jobs ‘number one priority’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering cuts to employers’ National Insurance contributions and an extension of the business rates holiday, as he described finding new ways to protect jobs as his “number one priority”.
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InterviewsRare Restaurants CEO Martin Williams: ‘Moratorium extension pointless without fiscal support for rent’
An extension of the lease forfeiture moratorium will do little to solve the industry’s rent crisis without a significant financial contribution from government, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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News‘Positive outcome’ in covid insurance test case
Business interruption insurance policies with pandemic or notifiable disease clauses should be read as to cover coronavirus and claims should be met, the High Court has heard.
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NewsKeir Starmer to call for targeted furlough scheme
Labour leader Keir Starmer is expected to call for a flexible alternative to the government’s Jobs Retention Scheme to “avoid mass unemployment,” according to the Financial Times.
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NewsPubs face rates bill of £800m
A business rates bill of £800m for pubs across the UK could be the last straw for many, forcing them to close for good, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned.
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NewsTrack and trace to become mandatory in England
The Government is set to tighten track and trace rules making it compulsory for pubs and restaurants in England to take customers’ details.
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NewsNew law a 'reinforcement and reminder’ of existing rules for pubs and restaurants
New coronavirus restrictions, reducing social gatherings to no more than six, make current guidelines legally binding for business, UK Hospitality’s Kate Nicholls has said.
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Analysis & InsightLights out for late night?
Having already provided your full name and contact details, you pass by the thermal imaging camera and through the personal protection tunnel, where you remain for five seconds to ensure the chlorine dioxide has thoroughly disinfected your clothes and skin. No, this is not Area 51. Welcome to opening night at Piano Works, Farringdon. In its preparations for reopening, which operations director Tristan Moffat hopes will be by the beginning of October, the London-based live music concept isn’t taking any shortcuts when it comes to consumer safety.
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NewsTrade bodies urge sector to adopt ‘robust’ test and trace procedure
The sector must treat test and trace as a key part of its approach to reopening, or risk guidelines being “significantly strengthened” going forward, industry trade bodies have warned.
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NewsCEBR: Eat Out to Help Out could be government’s ‘most effective’ crisis policy
The Eat Out to Help Out scheme could end up being the government’s most effective crisis policy, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has said.
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NewsSoho Summer Street Festival a 'huge victory' as 90% re-open
The Summer Street Festival, a campaign launched in June by commercial landlords Soho Estates and Shaftesbury to temporarily pedestrianise the Soho area, has been celebrated as a “huge victory” in allowing hospitality businesses to operate alfresco. According to Soho Estates, 90% of hospitality operators have now reopened within the pedestrianised ...
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NewsSky investigation ‘not representative’ and ‘agenda building’
Pub sector leaders have expressed their disappointment at a Sky News investigation that claimed pubs and bars in England are “ignoring” coronavirus guidance and “potentially putting public health at risk.”
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NewsSky investigation finds Manchester pubs flouting coronavirus guidance
Some pubs and bars in Manchester have been accused of flouting the coronavirus guidance, and not taking customer contact details, a Sky News investigation has claimed.
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NewsEat Out to Help Out used 10.5m times in first week
Diners used the Eat Out to Help Out scheme more than 10.5m times in its first week, the Treasury has said.
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NewsGreene King Premium, Urban and Venture Brands MD Karen Bosher: ‘It’s not our job to lecture people on healthy eating’
Although the Government may be adopting a nanny-state approach in its Obesity Strategy, it is not the responsibility of hospitality operators to determine the public’s eating habits, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsBBPA calls for VAT cut on beer as European Commission gives green light
The British Beer and Pub Association has called on Government to include beer in its VAT cut for pubs.
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NewsS.A. Brain CEO Alistair Darby: Industry must prove it’s not 'dirty, germ-ridden'
In classing hospitality behind non-essential retail in its reopening strategy, the Government has enabled the idea that pubs and restaurants are high-risk spaces to return to, S.A. Brain CEO Alistair Darby has said. Speaking as part of MCA’s The Conversation, Darby shared his frustration that delaying the sector’s reopening – hospitality spaces in Wales are still prohibited from opening inside until 3 August – has “created the idea in many people’s minds that pubs and restaurants are dangerous places to go.”
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NewsBBPA: Calorie labelling will harm pub recovery
Mandatory calorie labelling on food and alcohol will harm pubs and brewers as they attempt to recover from the coronavirus crisis, the British Beer and Pub Association has warned.
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NewsCalorie count requirement for large operators
The government has confirmed it plans to introduce legislation to require large restaurants, cafes and takeaways with more than 250 employees to provide calorie counts on labels and menus.
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NewsCalories counts on menus under consideration
Restaurants could face new requirements for calorie counts on menus, under far-reaching proposals being considered by the government.