The Spring Statement - reaction - March 2025
Introduction So we’ve just had the Spring Statement from the Chancellor - and there is not too much to talk about for the hospitality and...
Major changes coming to employment law: what to expect - February 2025
The new Employment Rights Bill is set to bring significant changes that every employer needs to be aware of. This bill (which is...
Calculating holiday pay - a change in interpretation of tips - January 2025
Important Update: Holiday Pay and Tronc A recent Employment Tribunal case (Mr. M. Palanki v. The Big Table Group Limited) has potentially...
Autumn budget statement - October 2024
There was a lot to wade through on that budget - as always, we’ll focus on the impact to hospitality and retail businesses. Quick point...
Tipping legislation now in force - October 2024
The change in tipping legislation is finally here! The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (or the “Tipping Act” as it is often...
Tipping Legislation - December 2023
UPDATE FINALLY RECEIVED On Friday evening the government released The Code of Practice which supports the Employment (Allocation of...
Autumn statement 2023 - for hospitality and retail
There are enough of these Autumn Statements going round so we’re going to keep this one short and focussed on hospitality & retail. The...
Tips, taxes and holidays
We send out monthly newsletters to our clients concerning items which will impact their businesses. Below is our June 2023 newsletter...
Reducing costs in the face of inflation
When will costs stop going up? It’s been a brutal 2 years in terms of cost inflation. In the recent ‘State of the Hospitality Nation’...
National Minimum Wage: don’t get caught out
With increases in National Minimum Wage / National Living Wage (NMW/NLW) coming into effect from the 1 April 2023, lots of companies will...