National Insurance
Coverage includes key policy changes, thresholds, and government announcements affecting payroll costs and contributions for hospitality employers. Reporting focuses on how evolving rates and regulations impact staffing budgets, employer liabilities, and net pay across restaurants, pubs, catering firms, and hospitality businesses, offering clarity and guidance for operators navigating workforce-related financial planning.
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Jan- 2026 -20 JanuaryBusiness
Hospitality sector loses almost 9,000 jobs in December
The hospitality sector employed 8,784 fewer people in December 2025 compared with the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics. The data also reveals the industry employed 20,014 fewer people in December 2025 than in September 2025. The decline occurred during the festive season, a period when businesses…
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14 JanuaryRestaurants
Turtle Bay FY revenues fall 10% to £84.3m amid site closures
Turtle Bay Hospitality has reported a 10% fall in revenues to £84.3m in the 52 weeks to 30 March 2025, after closing underperforming restaurants and taking a £6.3m hit from non-cash charges. According to the operator of Caribbean-themed restaurants, rising costs and weaker consumer spending weighed on trading during the…
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13 JanuaryTrade Associations
UKH warns of over 2,000 closures without business rates relief
More than 2,000 hospitality venues could close over the coming year unless the government introduces sector-wide relief on business rates, according to new analysis from UKHospitality. The trade body said modelling suggests 2,076 closures in 2026, equivalent to around six venues a day, driven by sharp increases in business rates…
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7 JanuaryGovernment
Scottish hospitality faces closures amid rates revaluation, sector warns
Licensed hospitality businesses across Scotland face an increased risk of closure as a result of the non-domestic rates revaluation due to take effect in April 2026, according to the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG).With the Scottish Budget due on Tuesday 13 January, the industry body said ministers must decide how the…
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6 JanuaryRestaurants
Individual Restaurants posts FY loss after portfolio consolidation
Individual Restaurants Limited has reported a loss after tax of £10.5m for the 52-week period ended 30 March 2025, reflecting the first year of consolidated reporting across its restaurant portfolio. Revenues increased 2.4% year-on-year to £75.9m, up from £74.1m in the previous period, while adjusted EBITDA declined to £1.7m from…
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Dec- 2025 -24 DecemberPubs and Bars
Half of night-time venues expect business rates to rise over 50%
Nearly half of Britain’s nightclubs, live music venues and late-night entertainment spaces expect their business rates to rise by 50% or more, raising concerns about the long-term viability of the sector from 2026, according to a survey of operators. A flash poll of 345 nightlife businesses found that rising business…
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3 DecemberFeatures
Pizza Hut UK’s future and the state of the pizza market
Pizza Hut is heading into one of the most turbulent periods in its UK history after its restaurant operator collapsed into administration, a moment that brought a familiar high-street brand abruptly back into the news. DC London Pie Limited, which ran Pizza Hut’s dine-in estate, appointed FTI Consulting as administrators…
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Nov- 2025 -26 NovemberGovernment
BUDGET: Income tax bands frozen, minimum wage to increase, NI-exempt pension threshold scrapped
Income tax and NI thresholds will be frozen while the minimum wage will rise by 50p from April 2026, the chancellor Rachel Reeves said in her Autumn Budget statement today. Reeves announced a series of tax changes in other areas, including salary-sacrificed NI contributions on pensions, as part of measures…
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24 NovemberBusiness
Hospitality leaders’ confidence hits five-year low ahead of Budget
Hospitality leaders’ confidence in their business outlook has fallen to its lowest level in five years as rising costs and weaker consumer spending place fresh strain on pubs, bars and restaurants, according to CGA by NIQ and Sona. The latest Business Confidence Survey found that just 26% of leaders feel…
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19 NovemberTrade Associations
Hospitality groups warn of more job losses without Budget support
More than half of hospitality businesses say they will be forced to cut staff or raise prices if next week’s Budget (26 November) does not provide additional support, according to a new survey of sector members. The poll by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, the British Beer and Pub…
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