In the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves revoked a 1992 inheritance tax exemption for farms, meaning that from April 2026, farmers will pay 20% in tax over a £1m threshold. The intended target ...
Hospitality is no stranger to challenges. We’re an industry built on adaptability, creativity, and resilience. But we’ve also been in survival mode for several years now. We don’t need to tell you that, because you're living it. Every day, ...
It is likely that at some point during our careers in hospitality, we will have seen or will be a victim of some form of sexual harassment from a colleague, a manager, an ...
2025 has only just started, but it’s already shaping up to be a challenging year. With the new budget and service charge legislatures, the continued rise in costs of living, and the changing geopolitical and cultural landscapes to navigate, ...
WHAT DOES A CHEF LOOK LIKE? For too long, the answer in the public imagination has been male—likely white, straight, and in recent years, adorned with a healthy dose of tattoos. But this stereotype poorly reflects the true diversity of ...
We were overwhelmed by the response to our article last week detailing the upcoming changes announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget. As we mentioned, there are many factors - greatest among them the rise in National Insurance ...
The recent Autumn Budget 2024, announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, significantly impacts the UK hospitality sector, particularly in areas like National Insurance Contributions (NICs), business rates relief, and minimum wage increases. The following points summarise the main ...
Let’s talk about pay. It’s one of the trickiest - and let’s be honest, the touchiest - subjects in hospitality. Workers feel it’s too low, employers say their wage bills are sky-high, and meeting in the middle everyone’s feeling the ...
