The announcement that the pub chain Marston’s is to axe more than 2,000 jobs has led Unite to renew its call for the government to give concrete support for the struggling hospitality sector.
The…Read more…
New restrictions ‘will hit hospitality industry hard’
Workers in the hospitality industry are crying out for an extension of the furlough scheme and additional state support, after the government announced new restrictions on the sector which could…Read more…
‘Huge kick in the teeth’
One of Glasgow’s most prestigious restaurants has come under fire from staff who have said they’ve been badly treated during the coronavirus pandemic. Unite is supporting staff members of The Ivy…Read more…
Eat out to help out?
The hospitality industry is among the hardest hit sectors amid the Covid-19 pandemic – a recent report last week found that a shocking one in three furloughed workers’ jobs in the sector are at risk….Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you a new list of heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Unite hospitality members People working in the…Read more…
Fix broken tipping system now
Repeat a lie often enough, and people will think it’s true – this is the mantra successive Tory governments have adopted, after pledging countless times for more than four years now to introduce…Read more…
‘Save our Jobs’ call
Dozens of workers in the hospitality industry, Unite members, stood together in socially distanced solidarity at a pair of demonstrations today (July 21) to call on employers and the government to…Read more…
Unite: Govt must ‘step up to the plate’
Unite is urging the government and industry’s major employers to step up to the plate and act responsibly to save jobs, invest in skills and employee development programmes through the creation of…Read more…
‘We must demand better’
Chancellor’s £10 a head ‘meal deal’, VAT cut and £1,000 bonus is a gift to hospitality bosses. Now they need to stop the sackings and invest in staff to address the sector’s long term future. The…Read more…
Heroes and zeroes
Every week here on UniteLIVE, we highlight the heroes and zeroes of the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest: HEROES Healthcare scientists When we think of NHS workers — all of…Read more…
PM announces easing of lockdown measures
Prime minister Boris Johnson today (June 23) announced a further easing of lockdown measures, with plans to reopen pubs, cinemas, restaurants, museums and certain other venues from July 4….Read more…
Reducing social distancing to 1m doubles infection risk
Reducing the two metre social distancing requirement to one metre could double the risk of coronavirus infection, new research out on Tuesday (June 2) has found. The research, part-funded by the…Read more…
Victory for casual workers at Marriott Hotels
Unite celebrated a key victory in the hospitality sector after Marriott International, which owns one of the leading hotel chains in the world, agreed to furlough all 1,500 of its casual workers at…Read more…
Unite win for wages and clarity
In the first legal test of test of the government’s job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has secured clarification that the scheme can be used by companies in administration during the Covid-19…Read more…
Coronavirus latest
As the seriousness of the coronavirus epidemic grows each day, the government on Monday (March 16) announced stricter social distancing measures, including advising the public to limit all…Read more…
‘Rebuilding workers’ power’
As work is set to become even more precarious under a new Tory government, zero hours contracts have once again risen to the top of the agenda in the fight for decent jobs. The TUC will on…Read more…
‘Sour taste’
Kitchen staff at Colfe’s School, one of London’s oldest schools, will strike for seven days this autumn after they had been underpaid by an estimated £5,000 each over the last decade. Unite…Read more…
‘Bullied, overworked and underpaid’
Unite has lodged a formal complaint to the United Nations Global Compact today (May 1) over the ‘unethical’ anti- trade union behaviour of the world’s fourth largest and richest hotel chain,…Read more…
‘Disgraceful but not surprising’
Staff at a luxury Scottish hotel owned by Donald Trump are being paid below the legal minimum according to a whistle-blower. Unite said the way employees are treated at Trump’s Turnberry golf…Read more…
Fair Fringe call
A former Edinburgh Fringe worker has spoken out about suffering a breakdown after being exploited and paid “slave” wages. Shira Kaliski, 25, blew the whistle on working conditions at events…Read more…