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Beverley - Late Night Levy
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is considering introducing a "Late Night Levy". In a report, which is to be considered by the Council's Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee, if the late-night supply period runs ...
'Best Practice' on Service Charges, Tips, Gratuities and Cover Charges
It is not for us to comment on all the current press coverage on operator’s disparate policies on tips, service charges and the like. One thing is clear - and this is that service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges cannot be used t...
Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol - yet more!
This follows on from the news yesterday ('Scotland - Indication By European Court on legality of MUP') that a preliminary judgment of the European Court of Justice indicated that prescribing a minimum price for alcoholic drinks could only be justi...
Gambling - Discussion paper on the Gambling Commission's approach to setting fees
In July 2012, the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee published a report “The Gambling Act 2005: A Bet Worth Taking?". In response, the previous Government indicated that it would consider reviewing the Gambling Commission's fees...
Scotland - Indication By European Court on legality of MUP
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today released an initial ruling on the legality of the introduction of a Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland, which appears to support the challenge by the Scottish whiskey Association. The co...
'Zero-hours' contracts - Parliamentary Briefing
For those operators currently using zero-hours contracts - or for those simply interested - the House of Commons library has just released a parliamentary briefing on this type of contract, often used by employers whereby workers agree to be ...