David Gale-Hasleham FRICS IRRV (Hons) is Director, Leisure at Savills and gives the following advice to park operators regarding check cases on the 2017 Rating List, which must be sent by 31 March 2023: You should allow at least 15 working days to add a property to your account. Some property valuations need to be requested...
Hospitality has seen the highest rate of ten-year wage inflation out of all UK industries, with workers seeing a 53% increase in their salary compared to a decade ago. Average weekly earnings for hospitality staff have jumped from £328 per week (full time) in 2012 to £502 per week in 2022, according to data from...
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has revealed details of a new deposit return scheme, to be introduced in two years’ time. Through small cash deposits placed on single-use drinks containers, people will likely be incentivised to recycle their drinks bottles and cans, reducing litter and plastic pollution. The scheme would include special machines, known as reverse...
The government’s new plan sets out steps to unlock the potential of smart electric vehicle (EV) charging, including allowing motorists to power their homes using the electricity stored in their electric vehicle electric vehicle drivers could save hundreds of pounds each year while cutting emissions by smarter charging of their electric vehicles billpayers without electric...
New laws designed to step up protection against terrorism at the UK’s leisure facilities are to be published shortly, aimed at facilities with a capacity of over 100 – this could include entertainment and sports facilities within parks. Called Martyn’s Law – in memory of one of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing in...
Employers with 250 or more employees have just over two months remaining to publish the details of their employees’ gender pay gap. For private and voluntary sector organisations, a snapshot of employees’ pay should have been taken on 5 April 2022. Pay gap reports must then be published on your company’s own website and uploaded...
Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays will be banned in England, the government confirmed in January. DEFRA says the ban will come into effect in October 2023 – it follows similar moves by Scotland and Wales (see below). Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said the move would help protect the environment for future...
Fresh food prices at British supermarkets in early December were 15% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since at least 2005 when records started, figures from trade body, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), showed on 4 January 2023. British households were hit hard by a soaring cost of living in 2022, and...
As winter really kicks in, Acas has set out some essential information for employers regarding staff absences from work. Apart from annual holiday entitlement, an employee might need time off work for reasons including: short-term and long-term sickness, including mental health conditions helping a child, partner or relative medical and hospital appointments pregnancy-related illnesses and...
Government says this will provide certainty to pubs, breweries and distilleries facing tough challenges. End date aligns with new simpler alcohol tax system taking effect, with Chancellor reserving decision on future duty rates for Spring Budget 2023. In a statement to the House of Commons on 19 December, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Cartlidge...