Wages

Hospitality insolvencies at highest level in seven years

Insolvencies in the hospitality sector increased by 10.4% in 2019, the highest amount in seven years, according to analysis by…

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Hospitality wages increase in January

The average wage in the hospitality industry rose by 2.5% in January to £8.84, according to the new statistics from…

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Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold

A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend…

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Boohoo more valuable than M&S – a sea-change encapsulated

From a purely journalistic standpoint it is now a de facto cliché to refer to Marks and Spencer as the “high street…

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Greene King union staff members vote for strike action

Greene King workers who are part of the Unite union have voted for strike action following a “paltry” pay offer…

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Fewer closures but more job losses in casual dining, research finds

Casual dining closures fell by more than a fifth last year, according to joint research from the Altus Group and…

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Losses at top 100 UK restaurant groups increase to £93m in last year

The UK’s top 100 restaurants made a £93m loss in the last year, down from a profit of £37m 12…

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Pizza Express: how to keep pizza on the menu and on the High Street

Recent news that Pizza Express, is engaging in ‘debt talks’ has sparked fears that it could be the next company…

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Hospitality productivity rising, but more support needed, report suggests

Hospitality is more productive than widely thought, according to the latest Future Shock report from CGA and UKHospitality, with business…

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Jamie Oliver’s Restaurant Group – timeline

The collapse of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain is arguably one of the biggest developments in the industry in recent times.…

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