The shock rise in PPL fees hundreds of pounds extra even f
02-Dec-2004
How many price rises does that make it this year? Ten at least. Beer, business rates, lease duty, council tax, climate levy, waste recycling, minimum...
Minimum wage up tomorrow
30-Sep-2004
The national minimum wage increase and new dismissals procedure come into force tomorrow with industry experts warning licensees that any mistakes...
Inn-flation
30-Sep-2004
Some licensees will will now earn less per hour than their bar staff. Martyn Cornell reports on the latest increase in the minimum wage, and the...
Publicans ready for latest minimum wage rise
01-Sep-2004
Licensees say they are ready for the latest hike in the national minimum wage - the second largest since the wage was introduced in 1999.From October...
Lifestyle Report: The Staff
24-Jun-2004
Legislation can make employing staff a headache, but it is a necessary one.A very special skill which licensees must cultivate is the ability to...
FSB attacks pubco profits
03-Jun-2004
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has accused pub companies of "creaming off huge profits" from licensees. In its most outspoken comment on...
Legal advice: NMW for 16 and 17-year olds
10-Mar-2004
How would a national minimum wage for 16 and 17-year-olds affect the licensed trade?By Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from...
Taxman may collect on tips
10-Mar-2004
Publicans of food-led pubs are being warned to tighten up the way they distribute tips or face investigation by the Inland Revenue and a hefty tax...
What the Sunday papers say
09-Feb-2004
The Sunday TimesMinisters are planning a purge on pubs and clubs that cause violent or anti-social behaviour by encouraging binge-drinking with...
Cost of reform is top fear for licensees
16-Oct-2003
Licensing reform comes out as the top concern for licensees, according to latest research conducted by the Red Tape Group and The Publican.Licensees...
Taxman to probe waiting staff tips
03-Oct-2003
Food-led pubs are being warned to tighten their systems for dealing with staff tips or face paying thousands of pounds to the Inland Revenue.A new...
Minimum wage rise is latest burden for hosts
25-Sep-2003
by Tony Halstead Pubs face a big increase in employment costs from 1 October when the national minimum wage goes up by 30p an hour. The increase to...
Market Report 2003: 53 per cent of licensees fear sales dip
16-Aug-2003
More than half of licensees expect to see a significant drop in their trading over the next 12 months, says The Publican Market Report 2003. The...
Long road ahead for tips change
31-Jul-2003
Hold your horses. A piece in last week's Morning Advertiser caught my eye, suggesting that the law on tips had been changed, so that even tips on...
Employment law changes
16-Jun-2003
Developments in employment law that may affect pubsby Claire Davies and Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London...
48-hour week puts pub trade under pressure
12-Jun-2003
by Claire Hu Plans to end Britain's opt-out of the 48-hour working week will result in many smaller managed houses converting to tenancies and others...
Short changed over drinks tips'
08-May-2003
I see that there has been a new twist to my recent pieces about barmaids taking drinks as tips. Concern has been expressed, particularly in Scotland,...
On and OFF beer price gap GROWs
24-Apr-2003
by The PMA Team The gap in beer prices between pubs and the off-trade is increasing at its fastest ever rate, according to a new report by respected...
This Government came to power on a ticket of education, educ
10-Apr-2003
In many respects of course we welcome the potential changes we're expecting to see across our industry, which for too long was reliant on outdated...
National Minimum Wage increase
09-Apr-2003
by David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonThe national minimum wage is the minimum hourly wage...
The Publican People Charter Update
03-Apr-2003
Last week, The Publican Newspaper launched its new campaign - The Publican People Charter - which has been set up in a bid to improve customer...
Flexi-time and NI to hit licensees
03-Apr-2003
by Tony Halstead Licensees will be hit with a fresh wave of bureaucracy, increased costs and potentially costly litigation this Saturday. Working...
Rise in minimum wage gives trade the jitters
27-Mar-2003
By Tony Halstead A 16% hike in the minimum wage rate over the next two years, taking it up to £4.85 per hour, has been slammed by trade leaders. One...
Licensees split over minimum wage rise
25-Mar-2003
Over 40 per cent of licensees believe that the 30p an hour increase in the minimum wage will not affect their businesses, according to a poll on...
Minimum wage hike sparks trade fury
20-Mar-2003
Pubs are set to face a huge salary burden following a 30p an hour hike in the minimum wage. Yesterday the government accepted recommendations put...
Government meeting breaks duty cut deadlock
18-Feb-2003
The government has given its strongest indication yet of the possibility of cutting duty.A meeting last week between trade leaders and Treasury...
Pub margins robust in face of tough trading
19-Dec-2002
by Mike Bennett Pub margins across the sector both managed and tenanted are holding up robustly in the face of an ever more challenging trading...
Licensees are worried about staff shortages and rising costs
17-Oct-2002
Hospitality businesses including pubs are worried about the impacts of staff shortages and rising costs, says the latest survey by the British...
Ruling means waiters' tips are classed as wages
03-Oct-2002
Waiters have reacted angrily to a European ruling that means some of their tips are counted as part of their minimum wage.Human rights judges in...
Licensees facing bankruptcy because of high rents and rising beer prices
03-Oct-2002
Hundreds of licensees are facing debt and bankruptcy because of increased red-tape, high rents and rising beer prices.And many licensees are too...
Licensees face financial hardship
01-Oct-2002
Hundreds of licensees are facing debt and bankruptcy because of increased red-tape, high rents and rising beer prices.And many licensees are too...
Government's actions on red tape 'too little too late'
13-Aug-2002
The Government's latest effort to cut red tape has been described by trade campaigners as being "too little too late".The Department of Trade and...
TUC calls for minimum wage rate to be increased
12-Aug-2002
Licensees and pub companies could be hit with an increased wage bill if the government accepts the TUC's call for a further increase in the minimum...
On a cash course
19-Jun-2002
For the unwary publican there is a wide range of drains on the purse that have a habit of turning into a nasty surprise. By Andrew TurzynskiThere are...
Bar owner in unemployment blackspot can't find staff
30-Nov-2001
The owner of a new bar has been left stunned after failing to find workers in one of the country's worst unemployment blackspots.Linda Barker was...
Wages
03-Oct-2001
With the rate of the national minimum wage rising next month, we take a look at the basic rules and regulations that must be followed when paying...
Rise in minimum wage took many pubs by surprise
02-Oct-2001
Many pubs were unaware of the 40p an hour rise in the minimum wage which came into effect this week.Business organisations have criticised the...
Guide to the minimum wage
05-Sep-2001
By David Clifton, of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson WilsonThe Government recently published its report on the national...
Red Tape Group targets election candidates
09-May-2001
The trade's Red Tape Group, which is fighting for an end to excessive regulation, is to write to all the candidates standing in the forthcoming...
counting costs
14-Mar-2001
When the minimum wage was introduced in 1998 it was heralded, by some, as the way forward in creating a more professional industry and becoming more...
Minimum pay hike slammed as pre-election 'sweetener'
14-Mar-2001
Trade leaders last week accused the government of going back on its promise not to increase the minimum wage annually.News that the minimum wage is...
