Legislation
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Hell’s Kitchen winner Terry Miller has won a four-and-a-half year trademark legal wrangle with the music bigwigs behind Jay-Z and Kanye West. The Geordie chef, winner of the ITV show in 2005, and his wife Linda won a ruling from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office granting them a trademark ...
Posted: 12 January 2010 | 15:24
A scathing House of Commons report has called for minimum pricing on alcohol in England, alongside a rise in duty on strong drinks and mandatory health warning labelling. The report by the Health Committee, published this morning, criticised the Government and the drinks industry ...
Posted: 08 January 2010 | 11:36
A number of legislative changes are due this year that will affect employers and their staff. Also expected are a number of draft regulations concerning changes to the law that are due to be introduced in 2011. Nicola McMahon explains.
Posted: 07 January 2010 | 14:14
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Kraft to increase Cadbury bid; M&B faces shareholder showdown; Hilton tipped for restructure; DCMS to relax live music rules for small venues; Wetherspoon to buy 12 venues and rerun 99p-a-pint promotion; and more...
Posted: 04 January 2010 | 10:16
Many hotels now offer a DVD library of films for guests to watch in the privacy of their room, but if you provide this service you must comply with copyright law. Distribution specialist Filmbank explains the implications for hoteliers.
Posted: 18 December 2009 | 14:41
As the recent spate of blazes in restaurants and hotels bears witness, fires pose a real and present danger to hospitality businesses. Aside from endangering the lives of your staff and customers, fires can leave you with unforeseen costs even if you're insured. So how can you prepare for the event of a fire, and how should you deal with it if one affects your business? Rosie Birkett reports.
Posted: 11 December 2009 | 18:00
Office Christmas parties are considered work for the purposes of discrimination law, so employers need to ensure that things do not get out of hand or they could leave themselves open to complaints from staff. Katee Dias explains.
Posted: 11 December 2009 | 17:37
Paying an employee money to go away quietly does not protect you from future claims over notice pay, unfair dismissal or discrimination. For that, you need to ensure that you have a compromise agreement in place. Katee Dias explains.
Posted: 27 November 2009 | 18:17
Story of the week: Gordon Ramsay's annus horribilis continued as the fiery chef endured another bad week with four of his companies dragged through the courts by the Inland Revenue and threatened with receivership. Better news for top chefs came in the form of the Michelin guide...
Posted: 27 November 2009 | 14:39
Labour looks set to block a plan to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland, after it signalled it would not support a key part of a new alcohol bill. The SNP government published the bill this morning as part of a bid to tackle Scotland's problems with drink-fuelled violence...
Posted: 27 November 2009 | 08:00
Under forthcoming new laws, temporary staff provided by employment agencies will soon have rights similar to permanent employees of the company they are working at. James Hall explains the implications for employers.
Posted: 25 November 2009 | 17:25
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Compass’s Lloyds win from Aramark worth £100m; Delia Smith awarded CBE by Prince of Wales; Soho House delivers 19% boost to annual profits; staff stay on to rebuild Mumbai hotel attacked by terrorists...
Posted: 23 November 2009 | 10:25
In the second of his regular columns, Peter Hancock, chief executive of luxury hotel marketing consortium Pride of Britain Hotels, argues against further changes to licensing laws and calls on political leaders to listen.
Posted: 19 November 2009 | 08:00
Joanna Cowie, head of legal at HR Insight, takes a look at the new paternity leave regulations following the Government's recent announcement to change the entitlement for fathers of children due on or after 3 April 2011.
Posted: 12 November 2009 | 17:37
New legislation toughening up the staff vetting procedure for those working with children is causing confusion for school caterers, industry figures have warned.
Posted: 11 November 2009 | 07:00
Health experts have warned that the NHS faces a tough few months as a second wave of swine flu hits the UK this autumn. Marc Brennan at Gauntlet Insurance examines the implications for the hospitality industry and explains how to prepare and protect your business
Posted: 06 November 2009 | 12:46
Higher pay awards confidence; employment rights unknown; and bad customer service deterrent.
Posted: 06 November 2009 | 12:33
The European Court of Justice has ruled that where an employee is sick when on annual leave, they have the right to take sick leave and reschedule the annual leave. Matthew Tom explains what this means for employers.
Posted: 06 November 2009 | 12:26
Sommeliers, wine bars and wine stores are among those celebrating the news that the Government is set to legalise smaller measures from April 2010 and allow them more freedom with the size of their samplers and flights. Fiona Sims reports.
Posted: 05 November 2009 | 12:03
Parties looking to resolve financial disputes without trudging through the courts can opt to have their case heard by an arbitrator instead, explains Daniel Djanogly.
Posted: 29 October 2009 | 15:22
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