While many staff will feel grateful to have a return date set in their diaries (albeit provisionally), we should reject the much posited idea of a ‘return to normal’. Accepting such a move lets both government and employers – many of whom have behaved disgracefully in the last twelve months – off the hook. While […]

Good old Sir Jim Ratcliffe telling it like it is: all our problems would simply vanish if only we would get rid of those pesky migrants. According to Sir Jim, if the migrants were to somehow vanish, getting a doctor’s appointment would be simple, the current obscene levels of inequality would disappear overnight, and the […]

We will be holding an open meeting on the 29th of March in London for hospitality workers who want to organise a union in their workplace. We will talk about ways people can organise at work that can actually get results, whether the problem is dodgy contracts, missed breaks, pay, or a wanker boss. We […]

Striking Starbucks baristas are calling on customers in the United States to delete its popular mobile app in solidarity with their fight against the company. Starbucks Workers United, which has been coordinating a strike for almost three months, is vowing to press ahead. “We baristas are still fighting for a fair contract, and this fight […]

The Employment Rights Act 2025 was passed in December 2025. It introduces a number of changes to your employment rights. The changes are being  phased  in from early 2026 through to 2027. Below we set out the timetable for the proposed changes to individual employment rights. However, these will be subject to changes.  Paternity leave […]

The Labour Government’s much exalted Employment Rights Bill finally became law on 18th December 2025. The passing of the Act was delayed due to the bitter resistance from that esteemed and totally undemocratic body, the House of Lords. The noble lords’ refusal to pass the Act inevitably led the government, with the support of the […]

Workers at two Leeds hotels are set to strike for the first time after a vote in favor of walkouts. Over 80 percent of housekeeping staff who are members of Unite at the Leeds North and Leeds South Village Hotels will strike from December 26 to 28. During this busy holiday period, guests can expect […]

  Below are the increases to the National Living Wage that will take effect on April 1, 2026. While any pay increase is welcome, these adjustments to the minimum wage will have only a minor impact on poverty pay levels in the hospitality sector. Additionally, they will not address the issue of underemployment that plagues […]