Legislation

Government launches first pubs code review

30-Apr-2019 By Stuart Stone

Small business minister Kelly Tolhurst MP has revealed that the Government has launched its first statutory review of the pubs code and pubs code adjudicator.

Spotlight

The pubco gender pay gap

23-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Companies published their gender pay statistics this month, revealing many pubcos have narrowed their gaps, albeit by incremental percentages. Here’s what employers can do to ensure women can advance in the sector.

PCA waste guidance ‘may confuse rather than help publicans’

11-Apr-2019 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and British Pub Confederation have responded to new pubs code adjudicator (PCA) guidance designed to offer tenants greater clarity on waste and on beer and cider duty during rent negotiations.

What is the gender pay gap at UK pub companies?

08-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub companies’ gender pay gap data has been published by the Government, with many companies narrowing their gaps by small percentages.

Licensees claim business rates system is ‘broken’

05-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Almost three quarters (72%) of publicans have said the business rates system is unfair to pubs, according to a survey compiled by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Sales of illegal streaming devices land 3 in jail

01-Apr-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

A crackdown on the sales of illegal streaming devices by police has landed three in prison for a total of 17 years for defrauding the Premier League.

Expert claims some pubs will save £6k with business rates discount

01-Apr-2019 By Stuart Stone

High street shops, restaurants and pubs are poised for a tax reprieve of just over £500m, while accommodation businesses and operators of medium-sized pubs brace themselves for increased rates.

National living wage rises by 4.9% from today

01-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

The national living wage (NLW) paid to workers aged 25 or over has increased to £8.21 from today (1 April).

Where have all the pubs gone?

26-Mar-2019 By Poppleston Allen

The news has been full of doom and gloom of late. A trip to the pub could prove to be the perfect distraction but, if recent figures are to be believed, your small local pub may soon be no more.

British Pub Confederation: minister does not understand pubs code

26-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

The British Pub Confederation has written to business minister Kelly Tolhurst to express ‘deep concern’ over her understanding of the pubs code and engagement with licensees.

Right to work in the UK rules

19-Mar-2019 By Poppleston Allen

It is stating the obvious that everybody you employ must have a right to work in the UK.

‘Structural issues’ to blame for ‘neglected’ hospitality businesses closing

19-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

A Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) report looking at five areas of the economy has claimed the Government is failing ‘everyday economy’ sectors like hospitality.

Successful pub slapped with £20k business rates hike

19-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

An award-winning gastropub has been hit with a 44% rise in its business rates from £45,000 per year to almost £65,000.

Spring Budget unlikely to help pubs much

13-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Little of the Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget will give respite to the pub trade, with leaders continuing to call for tax equality.

Publicans hit hurdle with bets at the bar

07-Mar-2019 By Robert Mann

In the build-up to the highly anticipated Cheltenham Festival next week (12 March), publicans are being warned it’s ‘odds-on’ that those operating as bookmakers without a licence will be caught.