100,000 Jobs Lost Since April Cost Increases
Unemployment in the UK rose in April to the highest level in almost four years, according to official figures, as tax increases introduced by Chancellor…
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Cyclists Set Off For Annual Charity Bike Ride, Pedalling To Pubs, As Fundraising Hits £85k
Pedalling To Pubs 2025 has officially begun as hospitality industry leaders hit the pavement for an epic 220km sponsored bike ride across the Lake District,…
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One Third Of Hospitality Businesses Now Operating At A Loss
A new survey of hospitality operators from across the sector lays bare the impact of recent increases to employer National Insurance Contributions (NICS) and the…
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Government Skills Announcement Set To Deliver Economic Growth And Break Down Barriers To Opportunity
Government has announced radical skills reforms giving young people opportunity to develop skills in priority areas for the country. Young people are set to benefit…
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Business Confidence Across Services Sector Falls Sharply As Cost Pressures Accelerate
Business confidence across the services sector deteriorated sharply again in the quarter to May, according to the CBI’s latest Service Sector Survey. Business volumes also…
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Hall & Woodhouse Named a Sunday Times Best Places to Work Employer for Second Year Running
The 2025 Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards celebrate top UK companies that deliver employee satisfaction and workplace excellence. Results for the awards are…
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Wetherspoon Named Amongst ‘Europe’s Best Employers 2025’
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has been named among ‘Europe’s best employers’ for 2025 in a new report from the Financial Times and Statista. The Europe’s Best…
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Botched Business Rates Plan Risks Hospitality Closures And Job Losses
Welsh Government proposals to omit hospitality from business rates reform will dramatically increase costs sector leaders say. UKHospitality Cymru said the outline proposals “simply ignored”…
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Online Searches for ‘Redundancy Rights’ Soar by 77% Since Autumn Budget
The latest research from The Global Payroll Alliance (GPA), reveals that since the Autumn Budget in October 2024, online search interest in employee redundancy rights…
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Celebrate Your Kitchen Porter Heroes with Winterhalter
Announcing the launch of the eleventh KP of the Year competition It’s once again time to find the country’s best kitchen porter, as Winterhalter launches…
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Cumbria Tourism Recognised for Services to Skills and Employment
Rachel Tyson, Head of Partnerships & Projects at Cumbria Tourism, has attended His Majesty the King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace yesterday (Wednesday 14 May)…
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BII Licensee of the Year 2025 Finalists Announced!
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) is delighted to announce their six finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year Award (LOYA). Since the launch…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Chancellor’s April Hikes Are a Disaster – It’s Time for a Radical Rethink
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. A recent flash survey of UK businesses—revealing economic strain, plummeting confidence, and fears for survival—should send a chill down…
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Annual Pride Of Greene King Awards Celebrates Team Members From Across The Country
Greene King, the country’s leading pub company and brewer, enjoyed a gala night of celebration in Solihull on Wednesday evening (7 May) to crown the…
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Hospitality Training Programmes Rolled Out Across England
UKHospitality, in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is today announcing which areas will be running the SWAPs, to help people into…
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