CONTENTS CCTV: YOUR SECURITY
COVID SCREENS
DRIVER GRANTS TABLE GMB PERSPECTIVE GREEN MEANS GO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
REGULATION NOT DEREG ROUND THE COUNCILS UBER UPDATE
UBER’S COURT DECISION UNITE VIEWPOINT WORKER STATUS
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APRIL FOOL? WE SINCERELY HOPE NOT…
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Since our last edition, the PM has announced a degree (!) of release of the current UK lockdown – which kicks off on 12 April, as we go to press. So what does that mean? This applies to England only; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own parameters:-
Stage two (no earlier than 12 April):
• All shops allowed to open, along with close-contact services, including hairdressers and beauty salons
• Restaurants and pubs allowed to serve food and alcohol to customers sitting outdoors
• Gyms and spas can reopen, as can zoos, theme parks, libraries and community centres
• Members of the same household can take a holiday in England in self-contained accommodation
• Weddings attended by up to 15 people can take place Liza Lipson
Graham Burns Annabel Lee
Trevor Dunkerley Hatem Obed Jamie McCoy
So the question is: How will this first stage of release affect your business within our industry? As you may know, further phasing out of lockdown is scheduled for May and June… but as always, things could change on a daily/weekly basis, as they often have done over the past year or so.
In the meantime, it’s still all down to staying safe, healthy – and still running a business. Along those lines, we have several rather meaty features this month; top of the list is the latest update on our council survey as regards funding for licence holders in each individual area. We’ve had a tremendous response since last month’s edition and Facebook coverage, and are looking for even more support from those councils that were either sitting on the fence, or had previously taken a negative stance on the matter of dishing out assistance to our trade in their area.
To bolster our campaign further from within the industry, the NPHTA has been rather busy (!) in all directions Covid- wise and otherwise; you’ll see no fewer than three features inside this edition updating PHTM readers on the current position as regards safety screens, CCTV, and an overview of NPHTA activities in recent days/weeks.
There are also welcome contributions from NPHTA Board member Steven Toy, our usual correspondents from the GMB and Unite (Yes!), Wayne’s World, Know Your Rights, Round the Councils, World Wide Taxi Focus, and of course a jam-packed issue filled with current trade news generally.
So what are you waiting for: the Easter Bunny? Get reading, and here’s hoping the more positive vibes coming out of Downing Street, plus the marginal improvement in the weather around your way, add up to a more positive intro into spring.
And thank you as always for being there, and supporting your number one national industry paper.
4 APRIL 2021
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