So, you thought it was safe to go out? Well, from April 12 in the UK people will be allowed to dine and drink outside pubs, bars and restaurants in the UK. But, every single…
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What the 4 Tiers Mean for Hospitality
Last weekend, the government introduced a new Tier 4 and placed 16 million people in the south-east of England into this tier. The new, stricter tier was announced because of a new COVID mutation which…
Guide to re-opening restaurants from July 4th
The government published its guidance for re-opening restaurants and hospitality businesses to open safely from 4th July in the UK. This is a revised version of the document which runs to 43 pages. You can…
Flexible Furlough Scheme – Guidance for Employers July to October
From 1st July 2020, employers will have the flexibility to bring back furloughed employees for part-time work, for any amount of time and on any shift pattern, and still claim furlough grants for any of…
Life on the Front Lines: A Restaurant in May 2020
COVID 19. Restaurants are closed. The only options are takeaway or delivery. Or bury your head in the sand if you have a good cash float. What follows is my experience from operating a restaurant…
UK Restaurants & The Three-Stage Lockdown Release Plan
The Government has said that businesses will begin to reopen in three steps. However, the Government is also clear that this timetable may change depending on how successful each step has been and whether the…
The Post-COVID Restaurant
In the UK we have just been told it would be another 6 weeks (at best) before restaurants will be permitted to have dine-in guests (July 2020). It’s been 6 weeks since the COVID ‘lockdown’…