Legislation
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Would you be within your rights to merge a management role with that of a junior member of staff to save on salary costs? Andrew Forrest reports
Posted: 01 July 2011 | 11:17
Caterers will have to give fair access to small and local producers across public sector contracts worth up to £2b a year from September, after the Government announced it was launching new Government Buying Standards (GBS)...
Posted: 01 July 2011 | 11:00
If your business is in part of a building, you are probably well versed in disagreements over running costs. Legal expert Debra Kent explains how tenants can protect themselves from excessive service charges
Posted: 24 June 2011 | 16:58
If your business does not have the correct planning permission, or the nature of the operation changes, you could find yourself in hot water. Legal expert Debra Kent explains how to stay on the right side of the law
Posted: 07 June 2011 | 13:55
The responsibility for fire safety was transferred from the fire department to the owner or employer five years ago. Since then a number of incidents have occured in hotels that have resulted in deaths
Posted: 19 May 2011 | 11:17
Earlier this month, Compass chief executive Richard Cousins fired a shot across the bows of food service suppliers considering further price hikes. Speaking at Arena's Savoy Lecture, Cousins warned that "those of us towards the bottom of the chain can only absorb so much inflation to our cost base...
Posted: 09 May 2011 | 16:49
The case of a gay couple being asked to leave a London pub for kissing has again raised the issue of discrimination in hospitality businesses. Emilie Bennetts outlines how operators can make sure they comply with the law
Posted: 09 May 2011 | 15:13
Operators can collect data through a number of ways, but there is an increase in the number of customers complaining to the regulator about how that data is being used. Legal expert Alison Deighton explains
Posted: 06 May 2011 | 13:03
New guidance has been published by the Government to help employers and the recruitment sector understand changes in employment law. The Agency Workers Regulations are being brought into UK law on 1 October but have been on the statute book since January 2010.
Posted: 06 May 2011 | 12:59
The government is urging the hospitality sector to have its say on ways to cut red tape as part of a major new initiative. The Red Tape Challenge is giving businesses the chance...
Posted: 29 April 2011 | 11:15
Questions about childcare arrangements, living arrangements and plans to get married or have children should all be avoided when interviewing potential employees. Legal expert Hayley Prescott explains
Posted: 28 April 2011 | 14:49
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Jamie Oliver likens threat to healthy school meals to 'child abuse'; Macdonald Hotels seeks growth from spas, golf and restaurants and more...
Posted: 04 April 2011 | 10:04
A Tory MP is expected to put forward a private members' bill in Parliament to limit the exposure of children to alcohol marketing. The bill, championed...
Posted: 25 March 2011 | 17:15
Black beer and Angostura bitters are both set to lose their special tax relief as part of this year's Budget . Angostura...
Posted: 23 March 2011 | 14:50
The Advertising Standards Authority has extended its remit to include company websites and social media. Legal expert David Bond explains what this means for those who advertise or promote via online content
Posted: 18 March 2011 | 15:22
A new EU ruling on take-away food VAT may force the UK Government to pay out millions of pounds in refunds. Take-away traders in the UK could make claims dating back four years, according to accountancy firm Chantrey Vellacott.
Posted: 18 March 2011 | 12:23
The Government is now 'changing gear' to start implementing its Tourism Strategy launched earlier this month. That's the message from Tourism Minister John Penrose, responsing to criticism from British Hospitality Association chief executive Ufi Ibrahim that the Strategy was...
Posted: 16 March 2011 | 13:36
Compass Group's healthcare brand Medirest has been ordered to pay £200 compensation after a patient...
Posted: 14 March 2011 | 12:33
The abolition of the default retirement age will not only have consequences for those employees approaching retirement but also those who have been injured in accidents while at work. Legal expert Noel Walsh explains
Posted: 11 March 2011 | 14:24
Total alcohol consumption rose slightly in 2010, but the consumption of beer fell by almost 2%. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), which...
Posted: 09 March 2011 | 10:42
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