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Employment Records

The average NMW penalty is £5,545 and the naming rounds are public. Duty Room keeps right to work, working time, and tipping records current per site.

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Employment Tribunal Exposure in UK Hospitality →

UK hospitality's tribunal queue is up 49% in a year. Statute is repricing claims: harassment uplifts now, third-party liability 2026, dismissal uncapped 2027.

June 30, 2026 14 min read

Reports

Data analysis covering Employment for UK operators.

Named and Shamed: Hospitality Employers in HMRC NMW Naming Rounds

Rounds 20–23 named PizzaExpress, Wetherspoon, Mitchells & Butlers and Shepherd Neame. The NMW errors that caught hospitality's biggest names.

9 min read

Briefings

Briefings covering Employment for UK operators.

How a Right to Work Failure Can Cost You Your Premises Licence

One illegal worker cost a Horsham restaurant a £40,000 penalty and its premises licence. How a right-to-work failure becomes a licence review.

July 14, 20265 min read

Immigration Enforcement at Licensed Premises

An alcohol licence lets immigration officers in under Section 179 with no warrant. The same right-to-work failure can then cost you the licence itself.

July 7, 20265 min read

What Happens When the Fair Work Agency Inspects You

An FWA wage check starts the moment they contact you. Fix an underpayment before that or the Notice of Underpayment stands anyway.

May 28, 20265 min read

The Accommodation Offset: Getting Staff Housing Right for NMW

How the accommodation offset works under the NMW Regulations, why hospitality operators miscalculate it, and what HMRC does when they do.

May 18, 20267 min read

Right to Work Checks for Pubs, Bars, Restaurants and Hotels

Civil penalties reach £45,000 per illegal worker, and hospitality is the top enforcement target. How a correct check before day one buys a statutory excuse.

March 31, 20268 min read

The Fair Work Agency: What Hospitality Operators Need to Know

One minimum-wage complaint can open six years of payroll, rota and tipping records. What the Fair Work Agency enforces in hospitality, and what it does not.

March 31, 20265 min read