UK Restaurants and Bars Cut Hours as Costs Soar by £3.4 Billion
- Hospitality sector is facing higher wages and business rates
- Sites are reducing shifts and opening hours to cope with costs
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Restaurants and bars across Britain are having to slash staff working hours to cushion the blow of a £3.4 billion ($4.3 billion) spike in annual costs, according to the head of the sector’s trade body.
Kate Nicholls, chief executive officer of UKHospitality, said sites were also cutting back their opening hours to deal with a “tsunami of costs.”