Minimum wage
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Posted: 19 June 2009 | 14:20
Some hotel operators are regularly paying staff less than the national minimum wage, running the risk of heavy fines, Caterer has learnt. Sources have said that abuse of the minimum wage – currently £5.73 an hour for those aged 22 and over – is “rife” in certain areas, with salaried hotel staff ...
Posted: 18 June 2009 | 07:00
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: New tipping laws may not benefit staff; Pret and Itsu ban bluefin tuna ; Starwood seeks €300m for landmark Paris hotel; profits fall at Firmdale Hotels;; detective seeks male partners of missing chef
Posted: 08 June 2009 | 10:20
So it really never simply rains if you're a pub operator, it pours and then some. Compounding a quite miserable few months for the pub trade, MPs this week accused the likes of Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns of bullying their tenants. Ouch, that's going ...
Posted: 15 May 2009 | 15:43
Hospitality operators will have to pay all staff 22 years old and over a minimum of £5.80 an hour from October, after the Government announced a modest rise in the national minimum wage. The move – a 7p rise on the current level - follows last week’s ...
Posted: 12 May 2009 | 12:24
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Government likely to defy business leaders on minimum wage rise; Enterprise Inns boss defends beer tie against critics; MPs likely to call for loosening of beer tie
Posted: 11 May 2009 | 10:36
The Government’s decision to outlaw the practice of using tips to make up minimum wage from October has been welcomed by consumer groups and unions.
Posted: 07 May 2009 | 07:00
Using tips to make up staff pay to minimum wage levels will be outlawed from October this year, it was announced today.
Posted: 06 May 2009 | 10:28
The British Hospitality Association’s (BHA) warning that 45,000 jobs could be lost when the practice of using tips to top up the minimum wage is made illegal has been rejected by an official government study.
Posted: 06 May 2009 | 08:30
Campaign group London Citizens has expressed outrage at the lack of response from industry bodies to its calls to implement a London Living Wage at hotels in the capital ahead of the Olympics.
Posted: 02 April 2009 | 08:30
Now is not the time to demand that hotels introduce a London Living Wage, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has warned...
Posted: 25 March 2009 | 12:35
Trade union Unite and campaign group London Citizens are again calling on hospitality chief executives, the British Hospitality Assocation and Visit Britain to support them in their campaign for a London Living Wage.
Posted: 25 March 2009 | 07:00
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: BHA seeks delay in reform of restaurant tips; Scottish hotels cut prices and offer freebies; Curry college needed to save Indian restaurants; Chief medical officer recommends minimum alcohol price.
Posted: 16 March 2009 | 10:06
Catering staff in Glasgow could be set for a boost in wages after the council’s leader vowed to introduce a Glasgow Living Wage of £7 an hour.
Posted: 12 March 2009 | 07:00
The Government's crackdown on rogue hotel operators that fail to pay staff minimum wage has been labelled as "terribly ineffective".
Posted: 29 January 2009 | 07:00
Hospitality workers in the hotel, restaurant and bar sectors are most likely to be cheated out of the minimum wage by unscrupulous employers, according to a report by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Posted: 23 January 2009 | 12:06
The national minimum wage rises from £5.52 to £5.73 an hour for employees over the age of 21 from today.
Posted: 01 October 2008 | 07:00
The Dorchester will tonight be accused of docking staff service charge payments and giving the cash to senior managers instead.
Posted: 09 September 2008 | 13:06
The Government is stepping up its efforts to protect the UK's most vulnerable workers, warns Employment Minister Pat McFadden
Posted: 28 August 2008 | 00:00
Restaurant chains could see their costs rising by as much as 10% after the Government ruled that they will no longer be allowed to top up minimum wage with tips, a report predicted today.
Posted: 13 August 2008 | 11:46
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