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Three quarters of hospitality anxious about job security

06-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Nearly three quarters of hospitality workers have said they are worried about losing their job amid the current lockdown, according to a snap survey.

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New Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company boss, pubco lockdown rent updates

05-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

Following the joint venture's completion, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company has appointed a new chief executive, while a number of pub companies have provided rent and job updates ahead of England's second lockdown.

Shepherd Neame cuts 10% of staff

04-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

Shepherd Neame has cut one-in-ten of its employees in preparation for a month in lockdown.

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Hawkes founder steps down, Burnham beer staff fundraiser, Red Mist to ‘give back’ apprentice grants

29-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

The latest on-trade job news includes the departure of Hawkes founder Simon Wright, the launch of a fundraising scheme revolving around an Andy Burnham inspired beer, a cash windfall for Red Mist apprentices and a new hire for George Clooney's tequila...

St Austell Brewery ‘to cut 100 jobs’

26-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

South west-based operator and brewer St Austell Brewery is set to cut up to 10% of its 1,000 workforce.

Sunak’s support ‘welcome but still a long way to go’

23-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s latest financial aid announcement including cash grants, extended support for the self-employed and changes to the Job Support Scheme has been met with trepidation from trade bodies.

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LTC helpline volume more than doubles, 1 in 3 Brits know a jobless hospitality worker, live job advert drop

22-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

While Puttshack, Disaronno International UK, Chestnut and Wines of Great Britain have announced senior reshuffles, the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) has reported increased demand for mental health support.

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More than half of Brits fear for jobs when furlough ends, 500k hospitality roles at risk

15-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

In the past seven days, pub operators Marston’s and Mitchells & Butlers have provided jobs updates, while a number of surveys and industry commentators have attempted to take the hospitality job market's temperature as the furlough scheme winds...

2,150 Marston's pub jobs ‘will be impacted’ by additional Covid-19 restrictions

15-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator Marston’s has revealed the Government's new Covid-19 measures, including the enforced closure of almost 40 of its pubs, will put more than 2,000 roles at risk.

Analysis

What support has been available to pubs and bars across Europe?

14-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

How does the UK Government's support for the hospitality sector stack up against what's being offered on the continent?

Half a million hospitality jobs lost since January

12-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

A survey of more than 700 companies across the restaurant, pub, bar and fast-food sectors has found an estimated one in five workers have lost their jobs since January.

Enhanced job support package ‘welcome’ but more help needed

12-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Chancellor’s expansion of the Job Support Scheme (JSS) for areas in local lockdown has been lauded by the on-trade however, industry bodies have called for further financial aid.

BREAKING

Hospitality furlough scheme for coronavirus hotspots

09-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the Government will pay employees who cannot work 67% of their salaries up to £2,100 a month.

Fuller's boss 'rightsizing business'

09-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Fuller’s chief executive has said he is optimistic his London-based estate can overcome “short term challenges”, in an interview with The Morning Advertiser (MA).

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‘Inexcusable’ pub job losses afoot, Liberation Group rebrand, Incipio converts rugby star

08-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

While both Greene King and Eclectic Bars set out redundancy plans, Liberation Group unveiled a company-wide shake-up and Incipio Group announced a new signing.

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Post-18 education plans ‘must target hospitality’, Covid-19 ‘catalyst for gendered and ethnic change'

01-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Industry leaders have called for the Government’s post-18 education and training pledge to support hospitality businesses while a new report has found that Covid-19 ‘might be the catalyst for more positive gendered and ethnic change’.

Boris Johnson urged to save pubs from 'bleakest of winters'

30-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Prime Minister has been pressed to issue sector-specific support for pubs, in a letter signed by more than 100 hospitality businesses.

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Self-employment support extended

24-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has extended existing support for self-employed individuals, with a one-off sum of up to £1,875 available.

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Jobs plan 'doesn’t go anywhere near far enough' for pubs

24-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Government’s freshly announced Job Support Scheme has been criticised as not going far enough to protect pub jobs.

Opinion

Not good enough Mr Sunak

24-Sep-2020 By Ed Bedington

And so the much awaited Government support has been announced and greeted with not so much a cheer as more of a whimper from an industry that is crying out for help.

Winter economy plan

Chancellor Sunak lays out winter plan for jobs and VAT cut extension

24-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced a new Job Support Scheme alongside an extension of the VAT cut for hospitality.

Chancellor to announce plan to protect jobs today

24-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to reveal the Government’s plan to protect jobs during winter later today (Thursday 24 September) amid reports the Autumn Budget has been cancelled.

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Job protection update imminent, JDW and Whitbread redundancy plans, The Alchemist’s ‘Culture Shock’

24-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

As the Government prepares to address the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme's expiry, nationwide operators JD Wetherspoon (JDW) and Whitbread announced redundancy plans and the Portman Group announced the appointment of a new chair.

Government must prevent 'steady stream' of job losses

23-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub industry voices have called on the Government to extend support measures ahead of a potential six months of restrictions.

Whitbread to cut 6,000 jobs

22-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

The operator behind brands such as Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Premier Inn has announced that as many as 6,000 members of staff could face redundancy following a collapse in sales during the coronavirus crisis.

London Mayor calls for 12-month business rates holiday extension

18-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has urged the Government to extend its business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses by a further year amid fears of tens of thousands of job losses.

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EOTHO created an extra 821 years’ worth of work, Brighton Pier Group announces layoffs, sector jobs under threat

17-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

The latest hospitality jobs data has found that while the Government-backed Eat Out to Help Out scheme saw a 44% increase in scheduled hours in August, hundreds of thousands of the sector’s jobs remain at risk.

UKH fires jobs warning as one in three still furloughed

16-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

At least 900,000 people working in hospitality face losing their job without a tailored support package, one of the sector's trade associations has warned.

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New role for JW Lees boss, H&W strengthens board, Boxpark adds COO from former Fuller's brand

10-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

In addition to Thwaites and Deltic outlining redundancy programmes, record Greene King tenanted and leased applications and the protection of hundreds of jobs at embattled bar operators, a number of hospitality businesses have recently revealed new appointments....

PM rules out furlough extension

09-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

A Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) extension has been ruled out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a Downing Street press conference.

Ending furlough scheme in autumn will close more pubs, Labour warns

09-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

Shadow business minister Lucy Powell has warned that a ‘blanket approach’ to ending the Government-backed Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will see more pubs shuttered.