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Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
As an employer providing meals for your employees, you have certain tax,…
You do not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…
If the meals or vouchers you provide are not exempt, you may have to…
The following guides contain more detailed information: subsidised meals…
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
If your business deals in food you must: make sure food is safe to eat…
Part of complying with food safety is managing food hygiene. Hazard…
You can be inspected by your local council at any point in the food…
You must tell the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if you think any food your…
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
If you have normal working hours, overtime usually means any time you work…
You only have to work overtime if your contract says so. Even if it does,…
Usually, part-time workers must not be treated less favourably than…
Time off in lieu (TOIL) Some employers give you time off instead of paying…
Industry Minister Chris McDonald's speech at the ADS Annual Dinner, 27 January 2026.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, delivered a keynote speech at the ADS Annual Dinner.
Check the tariff classification for Soya-bean Meal.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
HMRC will publish Official Statistics covering the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme on Wednesday 25 November 2020.
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