Minimum Wage

HMRC isn’t afraid to name and shame pubs paying peanuts

National Minimum Wage - what you need to know

By Adam Bernstein

HMRC is naming and shaming pubs, hotels and restaurants that pay below the national minimum wage. The PMA looks at recent changes and how this may affect your business

Legal guide: Employing young people

Legal guide: Employing young people

By Poppleston Allen

Soon children will be breaking up from school with an opportunity for the more entrepreneurial to earn some extra pocket money collecting glasses or working in the local pub. With the employment of children highly regulatory, Poppleston Allen runs through...

Breadline licensees could lose tax credits

Breadline licensees could lose tax credits

By Ellie Bothwell

Publicans currently claiming working tax credits could lose the benefit if their pub is not “gainful” under new Government changes, according to trade accountants.

Pub trade warned over tax relief changes

Pub trade warned over tax relief changes

By Ellie Bothwell

Property experts have raised concerns about new changes to tax relief that could make it more difficult for publicans to receive discounts.

Minimum wage to rise 3% to £6.50

Minimum wage to rise 3% to £6.50

By John Harrington

The Government has confirmed that the adult minimum wage is to rise by 3% to £6.50 from October, a rise of 19p.

CGA Peach business

Business confidence is returning, say senior executives

By Mark Wingett

Returning businesses confidence and a loosening of the purse strings on investment make for good prospects for 2014 for casual dining and pub firms—but caution remains about the impact of soaring property and energy prices and the costs of labour and...

Berry:

Will pubs pay the price of a minimum wage rise?

By Mike Berry

Could you afford to pay your staff an extra 69p per hour? Doesn’t sound a lot, does it really? The equivalent, say, of shifting a few extra bags of crisps or selling a few extra pints throughout the course of the day.

Hospitality wages outstrip inflation

Wage growth in hospitality outstrips inflation

By Michelle Perrett

Wage growth in the hospitality sector has outstripped inflation in each of the last three months on record, according to the latest research from the Assoication of Licensed Multiple Retailers(ALMR). 

Employment tribunal rules have now changed with claimants now having to pay more

New tribunal rules call for robust disciplinary procedures

By Poppleston Allen

Once again it seems that in an effort to simplify matters the Government might in fact complicate them, this time in employment tribunals where proposals to introduce a controversial fee system may cause more headaches than they cure. Poppleston Allen...

The perils and perks of running a pub

The perils and perks of running a pub

By Gerry Price

Managing people — getting someone to do what you want done, willingly and well — is important, whether you have one employee or many and it is possibly one of the biggest challenges, especially in the hospitality industry.

The vast majority of pub and bar staff are paid below the Living Wage

The pub industry should be paying the Living Wage

By Publican Sam

Today marks the beginning of Living Wage Week 2012, which, will encourage employers throughout the country to bring the poorest paid workers to a pay level above that of the national minimum wage.

ALMR calls for freeze in national minimum wage

ALMR calls for freeze in national minimum wage

By Michelle Perrett

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is calling on Government to freeze minimum wage rates in 2013 as the industry can ill afford further cost increases.

Industry fears over minimum pricing

Industry fears over minimum pricing

By Michelle Perrett

Industry leaders fear that Government intervention over minimum pricing could lead to a hike in duty rates and the closure of many pubs and brewers. 

HMRC: Warning issued over rogue

HMRC: Warning issued over rogue "gangmasters"

By Michelle Perrett

Pubs who plan to take on temporary staff for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been warned to check their labour providers by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Decision: Tribunal hearing

JW Lees wins live-in manager appeal

By Gurjit Degun

Manchester brewery JW Lees has won a landmark employment tribunal case over paying live-in managers for their off-duty time, which could have been a...

Minimum wage: going up

Minimum wage increases by 2.5%

By Graham Ridout

The new minimum wage rate for adults has been increased by 2.5% and are due to come into effect in October. The Government has accepted...

Brunning & Price: Black Jug in Horsham is part of the TRG estate

Restaurant Group: pubs trading well

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has reported an increase in margins and profits at its pub restaurants for the 53 weeks to 2 January.

Red tape: pubs are singled out in report

Red tape hope for pubs

By Ewan Turney

The red tape watchdog has told Government pubs face a "particularly high regulatory burden". The Better Regulation Executive has told Lord Young,...

Tips: staff say they aren't getting a fair deal

Unite: total failure on staff tips code

By Ewan Turney

Waiters and waitresses will hold a demonstration today in protest at the "total failure" of the new fair tips system introduced last year. On 1...

Kheng: wants to concentrate on training and consultancy

Kurnia Group to downsize pub estate

By Ewan Turney

Lincolnshire operator Kurnia Group is looking to downsize its seven-strong pub estate to concentrate on its property and training portfolio.

BII's Neil Robertson and Fair Pint's Karl Harrison outside the first mediation meeting

'Pubco mediation a sham', GMB tells EU

By Ewan Turney

Anti-pubco campaigners will tell EU officials the pubco mediation process is a sham and action is needed to outlaw the beer tie. The GMB Union and...