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All three major political parties see the need to reform the beer tie, it emerged in a Parliamentary debate yesterday that was sponsored by Camra (the Campaign for Real Ale). The event, which was chaired by Lib Dem MP and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group...
Posted: 17 March 2010 | 12:40
Representatives from the GMB Pub Revolution branch are to meet new Pubs Minister John Healey in Westminster on Tuesday. The meeting, at 12.15pm, will come ahead of a meeting of up to 100 GMB parliamentary group members who will meet MPs to highlight their problems...
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 14:56
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: M&B finance director to quit to join Rentokil; Punch launches new tenancy agreement for graduates and new entrants; Subway, KFC and McDonald’s fall foul of Honest Food campaign and more...
Posted: 08 March 2010 | 10:11
The Government has decided to add an extra day's bank holiday in 2012, to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, but how will this fit in with statutory holiday regulations? Legal expert Nicola McMahon outlines the issues involved.
Posted: 05 March 2010 | 12:28
The government has warned the pub companies that, unless there is “real reform” in the business practices to improve conditions for licensees, it will step in and impose statutory regulation. In a report that will disappoint those licensees seeking immediate action...
Posted: 05 March 2010 | 12:20
The GMB union is holding a road show to drum up support for potential industrial action by disgruntled pub licensees. Neil Gerrard sat in on the London meeting.
Posted: 04 March 2010 | 13:14
The Cavendish hotel, London, is the only hospitality company to be included in the Sunday Times 'Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work For' 2010 list. The 230-bedroom, four star property was placed at number 99 on the list which was put together from 964 company entries ...
Posted: 01 March 2010 | 18:04
MPs reinforced the call to take the fight for a lower rate of duty on draught beer to Europe, as part of a wide-ranging debate in Parliament yesterday. Tory MP Nigel Evans, who called the debate, said: "I have asked Ministers about it and every time they say, 'Brussels won't allow it. There's a problem with Brussels....
Posted: 24 February 2010 | 12:13
The GMB union has unveiled details of 16 public meetings to discuss the tie with licensees ahead of potential industrial action.The aim of the GMB's national roadshow is to win support of tied licensees to take part in an official ballot for action to secure £12,000 cuts in the wholesale prices ...
Posted: 08 February 2010 | 13:58
Campaigners say Pub Industry Framework Code of Practice is still unfair to publicans and calls for mandatory rules for pub companies. Neil Gerrard reports.
Posted: 27 January 2010 | 17:21
Story of the week: Last Friday saw the rather unexpected release of the results of the 2010 Michelin Guide for Great Britain & Ireland, which were unveiled five days ahead of schedule after online retailer Amazon accidentally shipped copies of the guide ahead of its publication date.
Posted: 22 January 2010 | 15:57
Job losses continue in almost every sector of the ecomony, as businesses strive to slash their overheads. But redundancies aren't the only way to stem employment...
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 14:37
With women forming an ever-increasing proportion of the workforce, it's essential for any employer to have a sound policy on maternity leave. Emilie Bennetts explains.
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 14:37
The GMB union is to start touring the country in a bid to meet as many lessees of tied pubs as possible before it ballots on potential industrial action. GMB national officer Paul Maloney told Caterer that meetings would start tomorrow in London, with dates also planned for Birmingham, Manchester...
Posted: 11 January 2010 | 16:25
Employers have been urged to be flexible during the harsh weather conditions and not force staff to “risk life and limb” getting to work. As the cold snap continues, with up to 40cm of snow forecast overnight for some parts of the UK, employers have been encouraged to be more aware of staff needs...
Posted: 05 January 2010 | 17:22
Battle lines are being drawn in the dispute between the major pub companies and their tenants over the beer tie, with the GMB union launching an official ballot on potential industrial action. Following the failure of the Campaign for Real Ale to persuade the Office of Fair Trading to rule that the beer tie...
Posted: 04 January 2010 | 16:56
The industry can look back on 2009 with relief that predictions of widespread carnage had been exaggerated. Many businesses have proved resourceful in the face of economic meltdown, but the year hasn't been without its casualties, as Daniel Thomas reports.
Posted: 23 December 2009 | 12:24
The Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) has criticised pub companies for doing little to reform the industry since a damning report from MPs was published in May. The newly-formed umbrella body, which represents organisations including Fair Pint, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers...
Posted: 09 December 2009 | 09:00
The Government thinks it is still “too early” to respond to a report from MPs that called on it to address the power of the major pub companies, seven months after it was published. The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BISC) report, released in May, accused the major pubcos of “downright bullying”...
Posted: 09 December 2009 | 07:00
Justice for Licensees staged a protest outside Parliament yesterday (7 December) against “unfairly high beer and rent prices” imposed on licensees by the major pubcos. The pub protest group, backed by the Unite union and trade associations, called on the Government ...
Posted: 08 December 2009 | 07:00
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