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A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Premier Inn seeks legal advice over Travlelodge ‘refund’ campaign; M&B shareholder blocks appointment of new chairman; Toby ; Michelin-starred chefs on menu at Edinburgh’s Christmas food fair and more…
Posted: 30 November 2009 | 10:25
Despite MPs' concerns about the beer tie, the Office of Fair Trading has turned down a complaint from Camra because the tie does not affect competition. Daniel Thomas reports. The beer tie - the exclusive purchasing obligation for pub tenants - has become perhaps the most visible symptom ...
Posted: 30 October 2009 | 07:00
Workers in the catering, leisure and retail sectors are the least satisfied at work, while those in healthcare and education have the most job satisfaction, research has shown. Almost six million workers feel unfulfilled in their jobs and are likely to jump ship when the economy improves...
Posted: 05 October 2009 | 07:00
An Essex dinner lady has been sacked after she told a parent his seven-year-old daughter had been attacked by bullies. Carol Hill, who worked at Great Tey primary school near Colchester, lost her job over a breach in confidentiality, according to the BBC. She faced a disciplinary hearing last week ...
Posted: 22 September 2009 | 13:30
Tied pubs are charging up to 80p more for a pint of lager than managed free houses, a new study has revealed. The nationwide study by Britain’s General Union (GMB) found that big Pubcos are forcing tenants to charge customers between £2.16 and £3.06 for a pint of lager ...
Posted: 14 September 2009 | 14:26
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the government to abolish the beer tie in order to save Britain’s pubs.
A new FSB report has found that one in eight tied pubs is struggling to survive and paying up to 50% more for beer compared to untied pub owners, forcing them to pass these inflated charges to the customer.
Posted: 27 August 2009 | 16:26
Campaign group Fair Pint has accused the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFFB) of faking concern for the pub sector when its real interest is to defend its profits. The IFFB this week wrote to the Office of Fair Trading arguing that the removal of the beer tie would lead to further pub and ...
Posted: 25 August 2009 | 17:35
Abolishing the beer tie would lead to further pub closures and the loss of traditional breweries, the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has warned. The IFBB issued a 19-page document to the Office of Fair Trading in response to the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) super-complaint...
Posted: 25 August 2009 | 08:30
Pub managers are being forced to risk their health by working longer hours than any other group of employees in the UK, trade union Unite has warned.
In its Manifesto for the Pub Industry, Unite has called for a maximum working week for pub managers of 48-hours, a minimum of 25 days holiday a year ...
Posted: 11 August 2009 | 12:33
Jayne Wyatt, the former AA hotel inspector who was sacked after 30 years' service in 2007 is set to have her ‘remedies hearing’ today (5 August). The hearing in Southampton will decide how much compensation Wyatt should get for her loss of earnings after her unfair dismissal two years’ ago.
Posted: 05 August 2009 | 07:30
The Fair Pint Campaign has stressed the need for an independent representative body to stand up for the interests of pub tenants. Fair Pint argues that the appointment of Martin Caffrey as chief executive of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) and the suggestion for Enterprise Inns’ ...
Posted: 29 July 2009 | 17:01
The head chef at a Scottish football club was left unable to do his job when the club was taken over by an Italian chairman and all business was conducted in Italian, an employment tribunal heard. Andrew Park, 32, who worked for Livingstone FC, was awarded £8,000 by an employment tribunal ...
Posted: 29 July 2009 | 14:24
CAMRA’s referral of the beer tie to the Office of Fair Trading has received a mixed response, with the British Beer and Pub Association branding it an “unnecessary distraction”. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) exercised its right to issue a ‘super-complaint’ to the OFT on Friday ...
Posted: 27 July 2009 | 15:20
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has lodged a “super-complaint” to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) calling for a reform of the beer tie and an end to excessive rents. A super-complaint is a fast-track system open to designated consumer bodies.
CAMRA’s super-complaint ...
Posted: 27 July 2009 | 10:00
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Posted: 24 July 2009 | 15:27
Publican members of the general trade union GMB have ruled out their involvement in a mediation process about the controversial beer tie. The mediation process, originally initiated by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) which represents the Pubcos...
Posted: 10 July 2009 | 09:00
The chief executive of Capital Pub Company today called for the business model of the major pub companies to be referred to the Competition Commission. In May, MPs on the Business and Enterprise Committee slammed the major pub companies and the beer tie ...
Posted: 30 June 2009 | 10:29
London Mayor Boris Johnson has called on hospitality operators in the capital to pay the London Living Wage.
Speaking at the British Hospitality Association (BHA) Annual Lunch held at the Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, the mayor made the case for adopting the wage in front of an audience ...
Posted: 26 June 2009 | 07:30
London Citizens and the Unite union are to protest later today outside the British Hospitality Association’s (BHA) Annual Luncheon against hospitality operators’ refusal to adopt the London Living Wage. London Mayor Boris Johnson will urge those at the lunch to voluntarily adopt the wage ...
Posted: 24 June 2009 | 07:00
Punch Taverns, Marston’s, Adnams and the leading pub trade bodies held a meeting yesterday as part of efforts to ensure the industry presents a united response to the recent damning report on the beer tie.
The industry is hoping to persuade the Business and Enterprise Select Committee (...
Posted: 19 June 2009 | 07:30
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