
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin calls for European Union worker visa scheme
The boss of JD Wetherspoon has called on the prime minister to introduce a visa scheme for European Union workers as British pubs and restaurants struggle…
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The boss of JD Wetherspoon has called on the prime minister to introduce a visa scheme for European Union workers as British pubs and restaurants struggle…

Britain’s hospitality industry has issued a stark warning to the government, saying that any delay to the scheduled relaxation of restrictions this month would have a…

George Bramble, founder of pet food brand Beco, explains why sustainability and the environment is at the very heart of his business.

UK manufacturing is growing at its fastest rate for almost 30 years as the easing of lockdown unleashes pent-up demand, according to a survey.

UK workers are putting in an additional 20 working days per year by skipping all or some of their lunch breaks, new research has found.

Kraft Heinz says it will invest $199m (£140m) in a UK food manufacturing facility over the next four years.

A dedicated terminal for passengers arriving in the UK from countries with a high risk of Covid has opened at Heathrow Airport.

Hopes of a post-Covid “explosion in revelry” this summer are at risk from staff shortages, uncertainty about the variant first discovered in India and the ongoing…

Britain will be almost cashless by 2024 as the pandemic fuels a permanent shift in consumer habits, a payments firm has predicted.

Britain’s economy will grow at its fastest pace since the Second World War as households spend their savings and businesses ramp up investment, the Organisation for…

Imports from high-polluting countries could face new taxes, the environment secretary has said.

More than £700,000 is lost to bank transfer scams every day, which works out at £491 a minute, according to research by the consumer body Which?

Boris Johnson has been warned by business leaders that a fresh package of economic support would be required if rising Covid-19 infections prevent the further relaxation…

Recruiters must clamp down on tax abuse and exploitation of workers via umbrella companies, the industry’s lobby group has told its members, amid growing pressure for…

A property boss who switched from stores to warehouses before the rise in online shopping has criticised rivals who say they are seeing opportunities to invest…