Legislation

Pub industry drives seasonal surge in EU hospitality workers

18-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

Latest figures have revealed that, after several months of decline, an influx of seasonal workers to the pub industry has delivered a spike in EU workers entering the hospitality industry.

‘Badly designed’ deposit scheme may be unfair on small brewers

18-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy has been heralded as “the most ambitious, and most forward-looking document to come from Government in this area in years” by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).

BEIS consultation on ‘restrictive’ wage conditions welcomed

18-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed a consultation by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy (BEIS) on national minimum wage conditions.

Labelling on sugary drinks dubbed a 'public health scandal'

17-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The labelling of sugary drinks has been lambasted as a “scandal” by politician Tom Watson and campaigners.

Close to 2,000 Welsh pubs to benefit from rates relief scheme

17-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Welsh government has announced that it will invest £23.6m to extend its high street business rates relief scheme in 2019-20.

Charities say calorie labelling would magnify eating disorders

13-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Plans to introduce mandatory calorie labelling on pub menus would cause “great distress” for people with eating disorders, charities and MPs have warned.

Pub trade bodies call for certainty amid Brexit chaos

11-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Trade bodies UKHospitality and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have said further uncertainty over Brexit is damaging to businesses.

Gypsies and Travellers 'regularly' face discrimination in pubs, says charity

10-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Incidents of discrimination towards Gypsies and Travellers in pubs and restaurants occur 'on a far too regular basis', a charity has said.

Brexit deal offers an ‘inferior scenario’ to EU membership, say drinks manufacturers

10-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Drinks manufacturers have described the proposed Brexit Withdrawal Agreement as offering a “scenario inferior” to the status quo of EU membership.

Calls to end late payments to small businesses

07-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A crackdown on big firms who pay their smaller suppliers late has been urged by a committee of MPs.

BBPA says mandatory calorie labelling would be 'another nail in the coffin' for pubs

07-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) would be 'hugely detrimental' for pubs.

Trade bodies react to plastic straw ban consultation

03-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Two pub trade bodies have responded to the Government’s plans to introduce a ban on plastic straws as its consultation on the issue draws to a close.

More pub jobs despite closures

26-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

There are more jobs in pubs and bars compared to a decade ago, possibly because of an increase in pubs taking a food-led approach, official figures show.

Trade reacts to new Brexit declaration

22-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Trade leaders have been responding to the announcement that the political declaration on the future relationship of the UK and EU has been agreed.

Evidence call on airport drinking

20-Nov-2018 By Poppleston Allen

The Government has called for evidence to be submitted by 1 February 2019 regarding the impact of excessive consumption of alcohol airside in airports.