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STAA calls on Rishi Sunak for additional government support
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [ STAA ] and CEO of UnderTheDoormat, has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, on behalf of STAA members asking for visitor accommodation businesses to be given additional government support as it faces into an autumn and winter season where tighter travel and hospitality […]
Sunak announces new jobs scheme, extended VAT cut
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the government’s replacement for the UK furlough scheme, which will support the wages of workers who cannot return to work full time. The new Jobs Support Scheme will subsidise the pay of employees working lower hours, with those who can work a third of normal hours receiving 77 per cent […]
ABTA estimates over 90k travel jobs lost, calls for government support
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: According to a survey of its members, The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) estimates around 93,000 jobs have been lost or put at risk by the pandemic. In response, ABTA has written to the chancellor to attempt to restore consumer confidence and save jobs. 39,000 jobs from its various members are confirmed to […]
Hospitality sector worst hit by Covid-19 as UK enters “largest” recession
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics [ONS] have shown that the hospitality sector was hit worse than any other sector by the Covid-19 pandemic, which coincides with the UK falling into recession for the first time since the 2008 financial crash. Despite signs of a tentative economic recovery in June, when […]
Sunak announces VAT cut for hospitality industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed a six-month cut in VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors, which equates to a $4 billion boost for the industry. Announced in the Chancellor’s mini-Budget speech, Sunak has pledged to get pubs and restaurants “bustling again” as he unveiled measures to kickstart the economy. A cut VAT on […]
“Urgent” support required for UK hospitality industry
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Industry leaders from around 120 UK hospitality and tourism businesses have warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the sector requires “urgent” support in order to prevent “widespread devastation”. The leaders and CEOs have signed an open letter urging the government to provide aid and investment for the sector, as well as reduced VAT, deferred […]
UK Furlough Scheme extended, companies to share burden from August
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed the extension of the UK’s coronavirus furlough scheme until October. The chancellor addressed MPs in the commons, promising continuing employee support and confirming that employers would need to share government burdens from august onward. The scheme will continue to provide 80 per cent support for employee salaries up to […]
Government issues guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Almost one week after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the launch of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the government has published guidance for employers to claim the temporary scheme. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to all UK employers for at least three months, starting from 1 March 2020, and is expected to be […]