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Brace for impact: how hospitality must prepare for the Employment Rights Bill

The government has set a phased timeline for rolling out changes under the Employment Rights Bill. The most complex reforms, including guaranteed hours and enhanced protections from unfair dismissal, will not take effect until 2027. Before then, employers will face a series of earlier reforms. From April 2026, new rules…

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UKH welcomes new energy security department

UKHospitality has welcomed the creation of a new department for energy security following a restructuring of government departments yesterday (7 February), calling the move “good news” for the sector.  The reshuffle saw the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) split into three new departments, including the Department…

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Hospitality braces for 101% rise in energy bills this quarter

Hospitality businesses are bracing for a 101% increase in energy bills this quarter, compared with the same period last year, according to the joint Q1 Hospitality Members Survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and Hospitality Ulster.  The figures have been raised directly…

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Rapidly escalating energy bills are killing pubs, says BII

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has written to the secretary of state for BEIS and the chancellor to highlight the “devastating” impact of the energy crisis on its members running independent pub businesses and calling for urgent, essential support from the government. The news comes as licensees across the…

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Environment Agency to monitor greenwashing in F&B sector

A project to establish standardised metrics to measure environmental performance and tackle greenwashing across the food and beverage sector has been launched by the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency – working in partnership with the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Northern Ireland Environment…

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UKH calls for greater clarity as lockdown nears end

UKHospitality has called for greater support for the hospitality sector following the second national lockdown, as well as “urgent clarity” on the tier system businesses will enter as the lockdown ends next month.   Giving evidence to the House of Commons BEIS Committee, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls argued that restrictions have…

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UKH urges Government to confirm hospitality reopening date

UKHospitality has urged the Government to confirm a re-opening date for hospitality and tourism, to allow businesses to prepare for a return to trading. Following the Government’s announcement of a review of social distancing requirements, the trade body has written to Secretaries of State at BEIS and DCMS, to “reiterate…

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BBPA welcomes new task force for pubs and restaurants

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the creation of five new ministerial-led task forces to develop plans for how and when closed sectors can reopen safely, following publication of the UK’s roadmap to rebuild Britain. One of the new task forces will specifically look at pubs and…

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