18 Nov, 2024 NIC increases: A tipping point for hospitality and retail? By Charlotte Gunn Following the national insurance contribution (NIC) increase to 15% and lowering of the earnings threshold at which employer NICs are...
09 Oct, 2024 New guidance on tipping laws By Charlotte Gunn The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 came into force on 1 October 2024. In addition to the previously published statutory code of...
02 Oct, 2024 The Cineworld saga: restructuring plan approved By Joanna Charter Cineworld’s woes have been ongoing for some time. A restructuring in 2022-2023 through Chapter 11 in the US bought the group some...
05 Jul, 2024 Will the new government deliver for hospitality? By Helen Wheddon With Labour's landslide election win, UK hospitality is today calling for the new government to deliver on its manifesto promises to...
03 May, 2024 From misleading to un-ad-visable: considerations for hotels to avoid misleading advertising By Georgie Barrow A Premier Inn hotel advert has been banned for misleading claims about room prices after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found...
20 Mar, 2024 Positive news for Prezzo By Samantha Uzzell A corporate “restructuring” really can be good for business: since Prezzo’s Part 26A restructuring plan was sanctioned by the court on 5...
16 Jan, 2024 UK's largest nightclub operator calls time on underperforming venues By Helen Martin Rekom UK, the UK's largest nightclub operator, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators to a number of companies within...
14 Dec, 2023 The Booking.com app scam - what lessons can businesses learn? By Alasdair McDowell Cyber security, systems vulnerability and data protection are not the most festive topics. But recent fraudulent activity on the...
01 Nov, 2023 Company insolvencies at highest level since financial crisis By Helen Martin The Insolvency Service released the quarterly insolvency statistics for July - September 2023 on 31 October, painting a picture of...
24 Mar, 2023 Shortage Occupation List updated: good news for the construction sector but a blow for hospitality By Kerry Garcia The latest proposed additions to the Shortage Occupation List, which sets out those roles which the government deems are particularly...
23 Jan, 2023 "Pay now, argue later", says Supreme Court in latest service charge dispute By Markus Klempa The Supreme Court has handed down its much anticipated judgment in Sara Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023]...
17 Jan, 2023 Corporate fatalities continue to rise over festive period By Lucy Trott While many businesses (particularly in the retail, leisure and hospitality industries) will have been hoping to capitalise on a busy...