The budget has been revealed, some would say before the budget was revealed, and the podcast team give their reaction to the Chancellor's hand outs and what it means for their businesses and wider hospitality. We also get some more considered analysis...
In addition to the latest news on furlough and the National Living Wage, this latest jobs round-up looks at a hospitality sector skills shortage and a new petition to allow remote workers to set up a ‘pub office’.
What impact will Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s latest Budget have on the pub sector as it navigates the Government’s post-lockdown roadmap?
Despite broadly welcoming the provisions set out in the Spring Budget, trade body UKHospitality has flagged that a ‘£2bn millstone’ still faces pub, bar and restaurant operators.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until the end of September and employers will be asked to partially pay towards hours worked from the summer.
Pubs will not have to pay any business rates until June this year – an extension of three months, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced in the spring Budget.
While new research revealed that on average 30 licensed venues closed per day since December 2019, figures from FindMyPub.com found that pub applications almost doubled during 2020.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended by four months, until the end of September, it will be announced in the Budget later today (Wednesday 3 March)
Lockdown is costing each of Greene King's pubs on average £4,500 per week, which equates to £7m a week across its managed estate, CEO Nick Mackenzie has said.
By Gav Young, the Plough and Barleycorn, Isle of Wight
Now that we have sight of the long-awaited roadmap out of lockdown three, it is once again clear that the Government does not understand what a public house is or what it does.
With a sizeable portion of the hospitality revenue hailing from similar models to those picked up in The Supreme Court’s recent Uber ruling, how might we expect businesses to be impacted by the decision?
To celebrate International Women’s Day and raise awareness of the remarkable people we have in the sector, The MA is creating a list of 30 inspiring women under-30 to highlight the next generation of leaders in the pub trade.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has vastly under-estimated the rent costs faced by pubs, according to operators who say the Government has not listened to the trade.
Want to get your hands on the hottest new products soon to hit the on-trade? If you’re a pub or bar operator with responsibility over purchasing decisions, then we’d love to hear from you!
Urban Pubs & Bars lost out on £2.5m in sales in the first month of the March lockdown, and incurred a significant shortfall in profit due to its inability to mitigate costs immediately at the point of closure.
The Government has been forced to scrap its ‘substantial meal' rule following a legal challenge by Greater Manchester's night-time economy advisor, Sacha Lord.
