Increase in Wages from October 2011

Adult rate will increase from £5.93 to £6.08 per hour

18-20 yrs from £4.92 to £4.98 per hour

16-17 yrs from £3.64 to £3.68 per hour

Apprentices from £2.50 to £2.60 per hr

From 1st October cigarette vending machines have been banned, pubs wanting to sell them will have to do so under the counter. This is to stop underage children from buying them from the machines as many are unsupervised. Also having an advert promoting cigarettes could mean a fine of up to £5,000 or a 6 month imprisonment or both. It seems the government are cracking down with a firm foot on the selling of tobacco. Does this mean then that Landlords will charge the same price for cigarettes??  

Why not Save for a Rainy VAT Day

It’s always raining when your VAT bill comes a knocking, so why not save a little every week or monthly and cut down on the stress. (more…)

50,000 New Apprenticeships in the Food Industry

Part of an industry push to get more young people into skilled food jobs, we all have to eat and we all like to go out to eat and there’s nothing better than a person who can cook and cook well…getting young people back to working with their hands is something that will stand them in good stead.

Food & Agriculture Minister Jim Paice said “These 50,000 apprenticeships show that the food industry is serious about becoming a place where young people seek out skilled and fulfilling careers. I would encourage anyone out there looking for a challenging career in a growing sector to think about the food industry”

It might be something to look at if your outlet fits the cirteria to take on an apprentice who could be trained up by your chef for example, giving a young person a good start in their career and your establishment a trainee chef, current wages from Oct 2011 would be £2.60 a hour but many licensees give a little extra research has shown that the average take home pay is around £170 per week and off course holiday entitlement is at least 20 days a year.

You can use apprenticeship schemes to train both new & existing employees. The National Apprenticeship Service has overall responsibility for Apprenticeships in England. They support some of the financial cost in the off the job training at the colleges and learning providers, the on the job training takes place at your outlet. 

If you want to know more about getting started with apprenticeships follow this link   http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1086795193&type=RESOURCES

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Something a little different …

James May came across an Irish Pub that doubled as a hardware store which I thought was a little different. Then it got me thinking that a hardware store is fine for blokes but what about the women. If my local pub had a monthly feature of doing handbag, makeup, skincare or even clothes parties once a month especially running up to Xmas that would definitely be a hit. Maybe handbags in one room, football in another and kids movies in another if you’ve got room and you have something for all the family!

If anyone has any ideas they wish to share on how to improve trade in these difficult times please let me know and i will feature this in our next newsletter. I might even send you a little prize through for your time.

Contact me on michelle@innscribeuk.com

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Welcome to the Spring edition of Inn-news from Innscribe.This month we are looking at how the increase in VAT is effecting licensees, how to counter counterfeit notes and some ideas from the BII & us on how to keep business ticking over in these slow months.

Effects of the VAT Increase

The price of a pint could be going up by at least 10p per pint according to The British Beer & Pub Association they estimate that the VAT rise and duty increases on their own would add 6p per pint, so it’s looking like 10p would be a minimum increase for licensees. This is having a knock on effect on (more…)

Vat Increase to 20%

I’m sure you are all aware that VAT is increasing to 20% from the 4th January 2011 and this means that your prices will need to go up to take account of this. So here at Innscribe we want to make this as easy as possible for you. Click here to get the Gross Profit ready reckoner which will help you work out your new prices for next year. (more…)

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