Wages
This covers all our reporting on wages and pay structures within the UK foodservice and hospitality industries, including minimum wage legislation, National Living Wage updates, tipping reforms, pay disputes, and employer responses. We provide analysis on how wage changes impact staffing models, cost structures, and recruitment strategies for restaurants, pubs, bars, and catering operations. Essential reading for operators, HR leads, and executives managing workforce planning and financial performance in a labour-sensitive sector.
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberComment
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 to disappear from the high street. Will it be possible to turn the company’s fortunes around? In a sector as fast-moving as the UK restaurant industry, even small changes can…
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Sep- 2019 -17 SeptemberCatering Companies
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 leaders seeing “plenty of room” for improvement. The fifth edition of the twice-yearly report highlights data showing that hospitality’s revenues have risen faster than employment levels in recent years. Gross…
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Aug- 2019 -5 AugustAnalysis
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. The company’s fall into administration is synonymous with the challenging times restaurant groups are currently facing, which has seen Byron Burgers approve company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) allowing them to close…
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5 AugustRestaurants
Spudulike closes all 37 stores
Restaurant chain Spudulike has officially shut down after over 40 years of trading with immediate effect. The closure was confirmed today (5 August) by accounting Firm Leonard Curtis, with all 37 retail stores and its head office close on 2 August, 298 employees have been made redundant. The company was…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JuneRegulations & Policies
Tamarind staff dismissed after claiming chicken stock was used in veggie meals
The former assistant manager of Michelin-starred Indian restaurant Tamarind in Mayfair, London, has won a legal dispute with the restaurant after he was made redundant when he raised concerns regarding the use of Knorr chicken stock in vegetarian dishes. According to employment tribunal documents, on 4 June Mafis Ali made…
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17 JuneRestaurants
Wahaca updates policy after waiter is charged for dine and dash
Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca has made changes to its walk out policy after it faced criticism for making a waiter pay part of the bill. The company has now said staff will not be asked to cover any part of the bill if this happens in the future. Former leader…
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Mar- 2019 -15 MarchPubs and Bars
Wetherspoons profits slip amid staff wage increase
Pub group JD Wetherspoon reported a drop in profits before tax for the half-year to 27 January 2019. Despite a 7.1% increase in revenue to £889.4m, the group’s profits before tax fell by 18.9% to £50.3m from £62m the year before. It closed the period with an operating profit of…
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14 MarchAdvice
The impact of location on business
According to Keystone, London is “ideal for headquarters and central offices,” and this is partially because London attracts a fair amount of executive talent, and partially because of the prestige that the city offers. For example, there is a ring designing company called 77 Diamonds, and they enable you to…
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Feb- 2019 -26 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Pub and restaurant closures lead to 31% rise in insolvency costs
Insolvent companies, across all sectors of the British economy, that couldn’t pay their debts have cost taxpayers £3.07bn in payments to former members of staff during the last decade new research has revealed. Last year, during 2018, The Insolvency Service an agency of The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial…
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14 FebruaryAdvice
Evolving employment laws – a stronger future for workers’ rights
Since 2010, the UK has experienced lower unemployment rates across every region, underpinned by a strong and innovative labour market that has seized on the opportunities offered by new technologies, emerging business models and changing ways of working. Existing employment law and policy framework has found a balance between flexibility…
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