Half of the UK job disadvantages in hospitality, owners say

Leaders in the hospitality industry have said that since the previous budget, more than half of the UK has come from their area after the loss of jobs.

According to the ouster analysis of the office for national statistics data, the loss of jobs in restaurants, bar, pubs and hotels around 89,000 since last October.

The group stated that the high taxes declared by Chancellor Rachel Reves in the autumn budget had reduced unevenly to invest and hiring, saying that “immediate action” needed to cut trade rates and VAT.

Treasury said it was helping pubs, cafes and restaurants by relieving commercial rates and cutting the cost of licensing to offer more establishments al Fresco food.

Ukhosepater, which has approximately 750 members and represents more than 123,000 places, stated that the UK has 53% of all job losses in the region.

The group said that about 4.1% of all jobs in the region was lost and the number could reach 100,000 by the time of the next budget.

Kate Nichols, president of Ukhosepater, stated that the number was “shocking”.

“What we are seeing at this time is a third of businesses cutting in early hours, one in eight stated that they are closing the sites, and 60% say they are cutting staff number.”

“We can see very important business closure and failures and quick job loss until next year, and it can be as high as we saw during the Covid period.

“The sheer scale of costs being kept on hospitality has forced businesses to make difficult decisions to cut jobs-often at risk with deserted and flexible roles.”

Mark Vrigle, who was the owner of Atlas Bar in Manchester, told the BBC that he had stopped paying himself to save the cost.

“We probably produce £ 300,000 or £ 400,000 from this one business, and yet I have not got anything from it,” Mark Wrigley told BBC breakfast.

The increase in minimum wages, which came in this April, means that the owners have to pay more in an environment where other costs, such as materials and energy bills are also increasing.

Employers are also now paying high national insurance contribution, which means that someone costs more to employ.

This is high commercial cost coincidence With rising cost of lifeWhich means that people are going out to eat less to save costs, reduce sales and profits for holiday industries.

Prices in UK 3.8% increased from July to JulyMainly powered by a jump in air fare and food price.

This means that inflation has been at its highest level since January 2024 and is still above the 2%target of Bank of England, according to ONS.

In your last set of jobsGiven the period between May and July, ONS stated that the opening of the job continued to decline, with fewer people on parole.

Liz Mcken, director of Economic Statistics at ONS, said, “The number of employees on parole has fallen in 10 of the last 12 months, focused in hospitality and retail.

In almost all industries, the job opening between May and July fell by 5.8% to 718,000.

ONS said that there was evidence that some firms could not recruit new workers or those who have left are changing them.

A spokesperson of the Treasury said: “Pubs, cafes and restaurants are important for local communities, which is why we are cutting the cost of licensing, offer footpaths and al -fresco food to help more pubs, cafes and restaurants, and expand the business rate relief for these businesses – Draft Pints ​​and Caping Corporates to Caping Corporation taxes.