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The latest news and updates on government policy, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Apr- 2018 -24 April
Government urged to ban fast food outlets opening near schools
The Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health has urged the government to ban fast food outlets within 400 metres of schools as part of its updated childhood obesity strategy. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has suggested introducing the measure in London previously, but the college said it wants…
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19 April
Plastic straws set to be banned in the UK
The prime minister has set out plans to ban plastic straws and stirrers, which she said formed part of “one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world”. May discussed this at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, using examples such as the plastic bag ban to show how the…
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16 April
High street collapse down to higher business rates, says Colliers
Fifteen major retailers or restaurant groups have gone into CVA or administration in the twelve months since the April 2017 Business Rates Revaluation, according to Colliers International, the global commercial real estate agency and consultancy. Ten of those have happened since the beginning of this year – in the last…
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13 April
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part of the government’s wider package of reforms to apprenticeships, groups of employers have come together to write the new ‘apprenticeship standards’. Some employers have used this opportunity to generate high-quality…
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12 April
Men earn more at UK’s top 10 catering firms
Eight out of the UK’s 10 leading contract caterers have reported a gender pay gap of more than 10% in hourly wages, according to a new analysis report by sustainable foodservice advisor Footprint. The study also found that there was an imbalance in the proportion of women who feature among…
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Mar- 2018 -28 March
Government proposes deposit scheme to cut waste
A deposit scheme is expected to to be introduced in England later this year, the government has announced. Consumers may soon have to pay a deposit when they buy drinks in bottles and cans in a bid to cut waste and increase recycling. The customer will then get their money…
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