Isolation

Hospitality welcomes changes to Covid-19 app as 'pingdemic' forces thousands of businesses to close

03-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

The Government's decision to tweak the NHS Covid-19 app so that fewer people will be asked to isolate will 'alleviate some pressure' on hospitality businesses, but the sector has warned it's 'not a silver bullet'.

Hospitality 'faces a summer of venue closures' due to self-isolation rules

26-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

UKHospitality has warned that hospitality 'faces a summer of venue closures and reduced service' as a result of self-isolation rules that are forcing thousands of workers to quarantine.

Scottish Hospitality Group proposes solution for ‘pingdemic’ uncertainties

23-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has proposed a new process to guide businesses struggling to cope with the so-called ‘pingdemic’, which is forcing thousands of workers into self-isolation.

Hospitality facing shortfall of more than 200,000 workers

22-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality is facing a shortage of more than 200,000 workers with vacancies across every business in the sector, according to new research from the UK’s leading industry trade bodies.

Freedom Day 'a complete fallacy’ without changes to self isolation rules

08-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The end of Covid restrictions on 19 July has been dismissed as 'a complete fallacy' unless self isolation rules currently forcing hundreds of hospitality businesses to close are changed.

Self isolation announcement 'doesn’t go far enough, quickly enough'

06-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality could face a 'cancelled' summer after the Government announced that no changes will be made to Covid self isolation rules until the middle of next month.