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Opinion

What really is behind the 2,000-per-year pub decline?

30-May-2019 By Ted Bruning

It goes without saying (doesn’t it?) that a reduction in beer duty would help Britain’s pubs, currently disappearing at a rate approaching 2,000 a year?

Move to axe EU migrant salary threshold welcomed

23-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Reports that the Government will look to move away from a £30,000 salary threshold for EU workers moving to the UK in future policy have been welcomed by hospitality trade bodies.

Pubs ‘exempt’ from ban on plastic straws

22-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Environment secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that a ban on single-use plastic coming into force in April 2020 will still allow pubs and bars to provide plastic straws to disabled customers on request.

Pub operator banned for 11 years after £7.9m in unpaid taxes

21-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

The operator of nine pubs across Derby and Nottingham has been disqualified from running a company for 11 years.

Late-night levies branded ‘a complete misstep’

20-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and UKHospitality (UKH) have slammed the possible introduction of late-night levies in response to consultations by Southwark and Redbridge borough councils.

Scotland’s deposit return scheme won’t force pubs to increase prices

09-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Industry bodies have reacted to the launch of a 20p deposit on drinks cans and bottles in Scotland by calling for a ‘UK-wide’ solution.

British Pub Confederation outlines three steps to ‘genuine MRO’

02-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

As the Government launches its first statutory review of the pubs code, chair of the British Pub Confederation, and former MP, Greg Mulholland has demanded the lack of “genuine” market-rent-only (MRO) option be addressed.

Pubs underpaying workers ‘should be named and shamed’

02-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has urged the Government to restart regularly naming employers who are found underpaying the minimum wage.

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.