How is the Hospitality Industry Coping with the Coronavirus?
The hospitality jobs near me industry is going through some tough times. Here is a quick roundup of whats going on in the news and how people are coping, fighting back or folding
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/27/london-coronavirus-sacked-hospitality-workers-sleeping-rough
'London is so strange and sad': the sacked hospitality workers sleeping rough
rafalgar Square at night is silent and almost empty, the usual crowds of noisy tourists visiting London replaced by clusters of homeless people, who wait on the steps of the National Gallery for food to be distributed. But these are not all long-term rough sleepers: central London is seeing a surge of newly unemployed restaurant and pub workers forced to sleep on the streets because they can no longer afford to pay rent.
Rough sleepers like Martin, a recently-sacked chef from Poland, are finding life under lockdown increasingly difficult and dangerous. “London has become so strange and sad. The only people who are out look like they are looking for drugs. There are a lot of crazy people with knives,” he said.
Support for tourism, hospitality needs to be extended, says Ed Milliband
Extended social distancing will be ‘catastrophic’ for hospitality, industry chiefs warn
Up to four in 10 leisure firms could be closed indefinitely under social distancing plans as the lockdown is relaxed – with thousands of jobs and businesses at risk, industry chiefs have warned.
Corporate failures are inevitable on a massive scale after the Government admitted tough measures to stop Covid-19 could be in place until at least the end of the year, trade body UKHospitality said.
Restaurants, pubs and bars are expected to be among the last to reopen as lockdown rules are gradually relaxed in coming months.
The hospitality jobs near me industry is going through some tough times. Here is a quick roundup of whats going on in the news and how people are coping, fighting back or folding
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/27/london-coronavirus-sacked-hospitality-workers-sleeping-rough
'London is so strange and sad': the sacked hospitality workers sleeping rough
rafalgar Square at night is silent and almost empty, the usual crowds of noisy tourists visiting London replaced by clusters of homeless people, who wait on the steps of the National Gallery for food to be distributed. But these are not all long-term rough sleepers: central London is seeing a surge of newly unemployed restaurant and pub workers forced to sleep on the streets because they can no longer afford to pay rent.
Rough sleepers like Martin, a recently-sacked chef from Poland, are finding life under lockdown increasingly difficult and dangerous. “London has become so strange and sad. The only people who are out look like they are looking for drugs. There are a lot of crazy people with knives,” he said.
Hospitality businesses launch campaign to take legal action against insurers failing to pay out.
Leading hospitality businesses have launched a campaign to force the insurance sector to honour business interruption policies.
Headed by Rob Atkinson, a hospitality lawyer from Black and White Hospitality, which operates the Marco Pierre White group of franchised restaurants and manages a portfolio of hotels across the UK, the crowdfunding campaign has been launched to take legal action against insurers failing to pay out.
The campaign is initially supported by Best Western Hotels, Vine Hotels and UKHospitality, with other organisations are invited to join and share the message.
Up to four in 10 leisure firms could be closed indefinitely under social distancing plans as the lockdown is relaxed – with thousands of jobs and businesses at risk, industry chiefs have warned.
Corporate failures are inevitable on a massive scale after the Government admitted tough measures to stop Covid-19 could be in place until at least the end of the year, trade body UKHospitality said.
Restaurants, pubs and bars are expected to be among the last to reopen as lockdown rules are gradually relaxed in coming months.
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