Legislation
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The Government is today expected to respond to a call from a committee of MPs to introduce statutory codes of practice for pub companies. In September, the Business Innovation and Skills Committee said it was time for the Government to act, and slammed the industry's slow approach to reform...
Posted: 24 November 2011 | 09:55
Business Secretary Vince Cable has detailed changes to employment law designed to make it easier for small businesses to let employees go. The Government will consider exempting "micro-firms" (those with fewer than 10 employees) from employment regulations.
Posted: 23 November 2011 | 13:13
Hospitality provider Keith Prowse has issued a warning to UK businesses to beware of being mis-sold corporate hospitality. Suppliers looking to cash in are already trying to sell hospitality packages for the World Athletics Championships 2017...
Posted: 22 November 2011 | 14:05
Having just introduced agency worker regulations, the Government is now seeking to dilute them. Legal expert James Hall explains what this means
Posted: 18 November 2011 | 16:42
How should you respond when asked informally about someone you once worked with? Be careful what you say about them, warns Katee Dias
Posted: 18 November 2011 | 12:01
XpertHR Small Business - a service run by Caterer and Hotelkeeper's sister website, XpertHR - examines this month's national minimum wage rise
Posted: 10 November 2011 | 12:14
A ban on the sale of alcohol at prices below the cost of the tax paid on it will be introduced in England and Wales from 6 April 2012. The move, announced by the Government today, works out as 38p for a can of weak lager and £10.71 for a litre of vodka.
Posted: 08 November 2011 | 11:38
The coalition government has now pushed through laws to tighten up licensing in an effort to deal with antisocial behaviour. Matthew Phipps explains what this means for licence holders
Posted: 07 November 2011 | 11:25
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed a decision by music licensing company PPL to defer action on plans for huge fee rises in its Specially...
Posted: 31 October 2011 | 15:38
A director of a London hotel has been ordered to pay £690 by magistrates for not having a television licence. Marion Ruffy was fined £525 for having...
Posted: 31 October 2011 | 12:23
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to "stick to its guns" on planning reform that could result in less red tape for pubs that want to make minor modifications to premises...
Posted: 27 October 2011 | 16:04
Pubs, rather than supermarkets and off licences, are still the hardest hit by beer tax rises. That's according to new research from the British Beer...
Posted: 25 October 2011 | 11:31
The UK's high rate of VAT is one of several barriers to the growth of the hospitality industry, a new report from the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has warned. The report, entitled Hospitality: Driving Local Economies, is aimed at highlighting the critical role the sector plays in the economic and social life...
Posted: 13 October 2011 | 09:46
Caterers run the risk of flouting forthcoming EU legislation if they buy eggs from European battery farmed hens. New EU rules will come into force...
Posted: 10 October 2011 | 17:02
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has warned that today's ruling by the European Court of Justice on screening football in pubs is not...
Posted: 04 October 2011 | 11:49
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed a judgment from the European Court of Justice that selling broadcasting rights on a territorial basis breached EU law. The case was launched by Portsmouth pub landlady Karen Murphy.
Posted: 04 October 2011 | 11:06
Pubs and bars may be able to show cheaper foreign TV services after the European Court of Justice ruled that selling broadcasting rights on a territorial basis breached EU law. The case was launched by Portsmouth landlady Karen Murphy, who was fined for screening English Premier League matches via a Greek pat-TV decoder at 3pm on a Saturday.
Posted: 04 October 2011 | 10:32
A split in the husband-wife relationship can rip out the heart of a family-run business if it's not resolved swiftly, Andrew Fox explains
Posted: 29 September 2011 | 17:27
The Government is set to scrap or simplify 60 regulations governing the food and hospitality industry, following feedback from the industry. Tourism minister John Penrose (announced the move today after the public and businesses made 600 comments as part of the Government's Red Tape Challenge.
Posted: 29 September 2011 | 10:20
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has rejected a call by MPs for statutory regulation arguing that it would result in the closure of more pubs. Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the BBPA...
Posted: 21 September 2011 | 10:47
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