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London MPs criticised the growing burden being placed on the hospitality sector by the Chancellor

With data suggesting the sector has been hit hardest, some employers can’t afford to recruit summer worker

An increase in national insurance and a rising living wage, is leading to predictions of a hiring freeze across the sector. But not every economist agrees

Trade body tells Competition and Markets Authority it fears companies may have been overcharged for years

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said at the Budget last year that she will raise employers’ national insurance contributions in a bid to raise £22bn for the Treasury

Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered

The EHRC said the difficulty could be worse if someone is expressing an opinion which amounts to a philosophical belief.

The EHRC issued a warning

IN FOCUS: Chain restaurants were once the cornerstones of British dining, loved for their affordability and reliability. But rising costs, changing tastes and the pressures of a shifting dining landscape are pushing them to the brink. Can they adapt, asks Hannah Twiggs, or are they destined to become relics of…