2025 Splendid Awards Celebrate Outstanding People Achievements
Splendid Hospitality Group (SHG) hosted the 2025 Splendid Awards – its annual event to celebrate the brilliance of team members across the company’s portfolio of…
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774,000 Hospitality Workers Dragged Into New NICS Threshold
New analysis from UKHospitality reveals that a fifth of hospitality’s workforce will be dragged into the new employer NICs threshold for the first time. The…
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Hospitality Action to Expand Support for Hospitality Workers with £100,000 Donation from Chick-fil-A
Hospitality Action has received a £100,000 donation from Chick-fil-A, Inc., the third largest quick service restaurant company in the United States, to support the charity’s…
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Only A Pavement Away Calls For More Employability Support Following First All-Women Programme
Only A Pavement Away, the national charity supporting people facing homelessness and those wanting to rebuild their lives through employment in hospitality, is urgently seeking…
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Research Reveals Labour’s Employment Plan Will Harm Jobs and Cause Spiralling Benefits Bill
New research shows scale to which Labour’s employment plan will harm jobs, lock people out of work and cause spiralling benefits bill 92 per cent…
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More Inclusive Workplace Practices To Fill Staff Shortages
By Giles Fuchs, Owner of Burgh Island Hotel (www.burghisland.com) The hospitality sector is looking for ways to return to pre-pandemic staffing levels: vacancies in the…
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Chopstix Lays Out Strategy To Support 100 Neurodiverse Young People Into Work By 2027
Chopstix, the largest Asian-Inspired QSR brand in Europe, has launched an employment initiative which sets out to place 100 neurodiverse young people into work in…
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75% Of Night Time Economy Staff Fear Budget Tax Raid Could Lead To Job Cuts Or Reduced Shifts NTIA Poll Reveals
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has released the findings of a new poll examining the effects of the upcoming tax increases from the Autumn…
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Employing Seasonal Workers? Don’t Be In The Dark About Your Pension Duties This Winter!
Employers in the food and drink service industry are being reminded they may risk a fine if they don’t comply with their legal pension duties….
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As Parliament Debates Changes To Nics Today, UKHospitality Steps Up Campaign For Changes To Protect Lower Earners
In its latest salvo against plans to increase National Insurance Contributions, leading trade body UKHospitality is releasing tools to explain the impact to the public…
Read more...Ministers Must Look Again At Key Employment Proposals After Sharp Wake-Up Call From Government’s Own Watchdog, Say Small Firms
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging the Government to address significant concerns about its Employment Rights Bill which have been laid bare in…
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Workplace Accident Data Shows Rise In Injuries As Hospitality Sector Incidents Go Up 13%
Data from the HSE notes that employers reported over 4,000 cases of workplace injury in 2023/24, though employee reports provide a figure ten times higher….
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New Research Finds Sustainability Drives Hospitality Staff Retention
New research shows that sustainability is emerging as a critical factor in employee retention, with over three quarters of hospitality staff (76%) and 88% of…
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Hospitality Insolvencies: Is This The Calm Before The Storm?
Today’s company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies were up 5% in the year to September 2024 (from 3,490 in the 12 months…
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National Pubwatch Star Awards for Clapham Doormen
National Pubwatch has acknowledged the bravery of two Clapham doormen with Star Awards. The Star Awards were presented to Itua Moses and Wyn Mowatt for…
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