Apprenticeship Levy
In-depth reporting on workforce training and funding schemes shaping talent development across the UK foodservice sector. From navigating complex employer contributions to maximising government-backed apprenticeship programmes, this section supports operators, chefs, and catering leaders in building skilled, future-ready teams.
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Jun- 2019 -5 JuneAdvice
Living the dream?
I always dreamed of running a pub, greeting the regulars with a smile, a quip and their favourite tipple. After more than 30 years of handling debt recovery work for the licensed trade, I can see that the reality is very different. It is not an easy life. For many,…
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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilEducation
Ei Group joins HIT Training to launch management programme
Ei Group has enhanced its internal Management Development Programme, which is designed to bolster the skillset of its senior managers. The pub company has joined forces with HIT Training – apprenticeship provider in the hospitality industry – to offer the Level 5 Apprenticeship in Operational Management. The qualification is focused…
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Mar- 2019 -6 MarchOpinion
How the hospitality industry can protect its future
Current political, economic and social factors are all casting a degree of uncertainty over the hospitality industry. For instance, there isn’t a business within the sector that’s not affected by staff shortages and ambiguity surrounding Brexit – it’s certainly a testing time for operators looking to safeguard for the future.…
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberBusiness
Over half of hospitality businesses risk losing their apprenticeship levy fund
With under six months to go until some Apprenticeship Levy funding starts to expire, new research shows less than half of businesses have used up the majority of their funds – meaning thousands of pounds will potentially be lost. The research, commissioned by HIT Training, revealed that despite 66% of…
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6 NovemberRestaurants
Restaurant insolvencies reach highest level in eight years
The number of restaurant businesses going bust has reached its highest level since 2010, jumping sharply in the first three quarters of 2018, according to data by accountancy firm Price Bailey. According to the firm, 1,123 British restaurant businesses became insolvent in the first three quarters of 2018, a 35%…
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Oct- 2018 -11 OctoberOpinion
Apprenticeships reform: Good news for SMEs
“For the past 18 months the Apprenticeship Levy has been firmly in the spotlight. While larger business with a pay bill over £3m now pay monthly into their levy pots, SMEs have been hit by new requirements to pay a 10% contribution to their apprenticeships, where previously they received the…
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Aug- 2018 -24 AugustFeatures
The changing face of apprenticeships
In light of GCSE results day (23 August 2018), there will be many school leavers across the country deciding what their next steps will be. With university graduates racking up debts of £50k on average, and no guaranteed job to show for it, apprenticeships are growing in favour as an…
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Jul- 2018 -30 JulyFeatures
The Apprenticeship Levy – one year on
Following a year of the Apprenticeship Levy, the government initiative to fund three million places for apprentices by 2020, Jill Whittaker, managing director at HIT Training, reflects on its impact, what the future holds for apprenticeships in the UK and what opportunities this opens for the hospitality sector “For some…
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May- 2018 -24 MayBusiness
Three quarters of recruiters ‘don’t see any value’ in apprenticeship levy
According to new research three quarters of recruiters see no value in the apprenticeship levy. The research conducted by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) also found that fewer than half are currently using their levy funds, or planning to do so in the next 12 months. Samantha Hurley,…
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Apr- 2018 -16 AprilBusiness
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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