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Jun- 2020 -3 June
Hiring continues to slowdown in as hospitality jobs and applications drop
Hiring has continued to slow down in the hospitality industry last month, with job vacancies dropping by 49.5% month-on-month, according…
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3 June
Frankie and Benny’s to close ‘large number’ of sites
The Restaurant Group has reportedly told staff that a “large number” of Frankie and Benny’s sites will not reopen when…
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3 June
Social distancing will end the restaurant as we know it
Overall, the UK government deserves praise for providing swift financial support to small businesses. Here at Bia Rebel we have…
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2 June
Anti-Covid measures a necessity for majority of guests returning to pubs and restaurants
A majority of people want to see social distancing and sanitisation measures “overtly put in place” before then they will…
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2 June
Hospitality trade bodies welcome FCA action
Leading hospitality bodies across the UK have issued a joint statement that “strongly” welcomes action the FCA has taken against…
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2 June
KFC reopens 700 sites across UK & Ireland
KFC has revealed it has reopened 700 of its restaurants across the UK and Ireland amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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1 June
Trade associations welcome evolution of furlough scheme
Hospitality trade associations have welcomed the “pragmatic” evolution of the governments furlough scheme announced by the chancellor. The new updates…
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1 June
All pubs will need to be open for tapered furlough to work, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed some aspects of the new furlough scheme announced by Chancellor Rishi…
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May- 2020 -29 May
Monthly pay for hospitality workers down 40%, says Fourth
The majority of furloughed hospitality workers could be earning “significantly less” than 80% of their normal earnings, according to the…
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28 May
Service sector sentiment plunges at ‘record pace’, CBI finds
Business optimism plunged across the service sector in the three months to May, according to the latest quarterly CBI Service…
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