Employer National Insurance Contributions
Coverage of payroll costs, taxation policy, and legislative changes affecting employer contributions across the UK hospitality and foodservice sector. This section provides updates on National Insurance thresholds, government reforms, wage bill impact, and compliance guidance, supporting restaurant groups, pub operators, caterers, and F&B employers in managing workforce costs and financial planning in a labour-intensive industry.
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Apr- 2025 -16 AprilBusiness
Rising demand for revenue-based finance in hospitality
Hospitality businesses are one of the most frequent applicants for revenue-based finance according to SME funder 365 Finance. According to the company, the UK hospitality sector accounted for £43.7m of funding in 2024, representing a 16.9% increase compared to 2023. Alongside this, the number of advances 365 Finance approved for…
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9 AprilPubs and Bars
BII calls for ‘meaningful’ support as April changes hit 80% of members
The British Institute of Innkeeping has called for “meaningful support for pubs, not empty words”, as its latest survey revealed that 80% of its members said that all four elements of the changes that came into force this April have negatively impacted their businesses. The BII’s 13,000 members mainly run…
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1 AprilGovernment
UKH urges Gov to work with hospitality as ‘eyewatering’ £3.4bn costs hit
UKHospitality has urged the government to work with hospitality to help bring growth and jobs back to the sector on the day (1 April) that £3.4bn of new annual costs hit the sector. It comes as hospitality businesses will now face an additional £1.9bn in wage costs, £1bn of employer…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchBusiness
UKH calls for Government hospitality plan amid rising costs
UKHospitality has called on the Government to bring forward a plan for hospitality businesses that “enables the sector to unlock growth and jobs” as new costs hit the sector. It believes that this should include the Treasury ensuring its business rates reform, to be unveiled in the Autumn, offers the…
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11 MarchFeatures
How will the new allergen guidance affect businesses?
Last week the Food Standards Agency (FSA) unveiled new best practice industry guidance on providing allergen information to consumers with food hypersensitivities. This will undoubtedly have an effect on hospitality businesses, especially coming at a time when so much else is changing in regards to costs. So what is the…
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Feb- 2025 -21 FebruaryCatering Companies
Contract catering sales rise 12% YoY in Q4
Britain’s top contract caterers saw their sales grow by 12% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by NIQ and Bidfood. As the tracker’s highest growth of the year, it followed increases of 7%, 10% and 7% in the first three…
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4 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Admiral Taverns ‘well-positioned’ to weather tax increases
Admiral Taverns has stated that it is “well-positioned” to weather increases in employer National Insurance contributions and business rates following strong trading. The company revealed that its underlying operating profits rose almost 1% from £36.9m to £37.2m for the year ended 26 May 2024. Alongside this, the company’s turnover rose…
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Jan- 2025 -30 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 30/01/25
TGI Fridays has closed its flagship venue in London’s Leicester Square, which opened in 2015 after a multi-million pound investment. The closure means that TGI’s now has no restaurant in Central London although it retains venues at the O2 Greenwich and Westfield Stratford. UKH has urged the chancellor to bring…
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30 JanuaryTrade Associations
Growth plan must include foundation economy, UKH says
UKHospitality has urged the chancellor to bring forward a specific growth plan for hospitality, and other sectors in the foundation economy, that can deliver growth “swiftly”. While the trade body agreed that big infrastructure projects are much-needed, it also pointed out that their benefits won’t be realised “for years or…
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24 JanuaryAnalysis
How hospitality saved November and why it needs saving in April
The Office for National Statistics’ November 2024 GDP numbers highlight how important the hospitality industry is to the UK economy. It is evident that this industry continues to be a pillar of economic recovery, with the food and beverage subsector leading the economy in terms of performance, and hotels following…
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