Industry launches legal action against hospitality restrictions

Five of Scotland’s hospitality industry trade groups have joined forces to launch a legal action against restrictions imposed on the sector by the Scottish Government

Sunak alters Job Support Scheme ‘to make it easier for businesses to keep staff’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced amendments to the upcoming Job Support Scheme, which will replace the Job Retention (furlough) Scheme from November
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Campaign urges government to ‘save our jobs’

A new campaign fronted by several prominent hospitality operators is aiming to raise awareness of the job losses expected when the UK-wide furlough scheme comes to an end later this month
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Groups call for greater support and co-operation

Hospitality trade groups have renewed calls for greater support and co-operation from the Scottish Government after today's announcement that the current COVID-19 restrictions will be extended

Current COVID-19 restrictions extended for another week

The current trading restrictions imposed by the Scottish Government will continue for another week, the first minister has confirmed
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£40 million grant scheme is ‘totally derisory’

Trade organisation the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has blasted the Scottish Government’s most recent grant scheme, which opened for applications today (October 20), saying the scheme is “totally derisory for our sector”
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Grant applications go live today (October 20)

Applications for the Scottish Government’s COVID-19 Restrictions and Hardship grants go live on local authority websites today (October 20)
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Call for further Scottish Government support to keep hospitality sector alive

The Scottish Government must go further to support the country’s hospitality businesses if it is to have “any hope of keeping businesses alive and jobs safe”, according to UK Hospitality

Scottish Government grants announced

The Scottish Government has released further details of the £40 million business support package it announced last week

UK Government will pay two-thirds of employees’ wages if businesses are forced to close

The UK Government has announced an expansion of its Job Support Scheme which will see it pay two-thirds of employee wages if their company is forced to close due to coronavirus restrictions

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