BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AEO Lookup//Key dates//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Key dates for restaurants\, pubs and small hote ls BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-27-covers-1@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261128 SUMMARY:Last working day to give a standard event notice for Saturday 12 December DESCRIPTION:A Temporary Event Notice must reach the council 10 clear working days before the event and costs £21. After this date only a late notice is left\, and a single objectio n ends a late notice. Source: Licensing Act 2003\, section 1 00A\; GOV.UK\, Temporary Events Notice. The guide: https://a eolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice-pub-cost-dea dline-limits/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, not advice ). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice -pub-cost-deadline-limits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-30-covers-2@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:Tips and service charges taken in October must be pa id to staff DESCRIPTION:All qualifying tips must reach workers in full b y the end of the month after the month they were received. P aying quarterly\, or when the service charge account is reco nciled\, breaks the rule. Source: Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and statutory code of practice. The guide: ht tps://aeolookup.com/hospitality/tips-act-tronc-restaurants-p ubs/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/tips-act-tronc-restaur ants-pubs/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-03-covers-3@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261204 SUMMARY:Last working day to give a standard event notice for Friday 18 December DESCRIPTION:For a party running past the licence hours on th e Friday a week before Christmas Day\, the 10 clear working days are Friday 4 December to Thursday 17 December. The fee is £21. Source: Licensing Act 2003\, section 100A\; GOV.UK\, Temporary Events Notice. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/h ospitality/christmas-new-year-2026-pub-restaurant-bank-holid ays-notices-deposits/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, no t advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-09-covers-4@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261210 SUMMARY:Last working day to give a standard event notice for Christmas Eve DESCRIPTION:Christmas Eve is Thursday 24 December 2026. The 10 clear working days run from Thursday 10 December to Wedne sday 23 December\, so the notice must be with the council on the Wednesday before. Source: Licensing Act 2003\, section 100A\; GOV.UK\, Temporary Events Notice. The guide: https:// aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-2026-pub-restau rant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ (AEO Lookup\; general i nformation\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-14-covers-5@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261215 SUMMARY:Last working day to give a standard event notice for New Year's Eve DESCRIPTION:Christmas Day and the bank holiday on Monday 28 December are not working days\, so the notice for Thursday 3 1 December has to be in 17 days before the event. Source: Li censing Act 2003\, sections 100A and 193\; GOV.UK\, Temporar y Events Notice. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospitalit y/temporary-event-notice-pub-cost-deadline-limits/ (AEO Look up\; general information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice -pub-cost-deadline-limits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-21-covers-6@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261222 SUMMARY:Last working day to give a late event notice for New Year's Eve DESCRIPTION:A late notice can be given between 9 and 5 clear working days before the event. If the police or environment al health object to a late notice it is not valid and the ev ent cannot go ahead. Source: Licensing Act 2003\, section 10 0A\; GOV.UK\, Temporary Events Notice. The guide: https://ae olookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice-pub-cost-dead line-limits/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, not advice) . URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice -pub-cost-deadline-limits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-25-covers-7@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226 SUMMARY:Christmas Day bank holiday (a Friday) DESCRIPTION:Bank holidays do not have to be given as paid le ave\, and extra pay depends on the contract. An employer tha t shuts and wants the day taken as holiday must say so in th e contract or give notice. Source: GOV.UK\, UK bank holidays and Holiday entitlement\; Acas\, Bank holidays and Christma s. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-ne w-year-2026-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ ( AEO Lookup\; general information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-28-covers-8@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261229 SUMMARY:Bank holiday: the substitute day for Boxing Day DESCRIPTION:Boxing Day 2026 is a Saturday\, so the bank holi day is the Monday. A contract that pays extra on bank holida ys covers this Monday\, on a plain reading\, and not Saturda y 26 December. Source: GOV.UK\, UK bank holidays. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-2026-p ub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-31-covers-9@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 SUMMARY:Microsoft's first-year offer price on the Copilot Bu siness add-on closes DESCRIPTION:Microsoft's UK pricing page showed £13.80 a user a month paid yearly\, before VAT\, against £16.10 before th e offer. The offer covers the first year only and needs an e ligible Microsoft 365 business plan. Source: Microsoft 365 C opilot UK pricing page\, read 1 October 2026. The guide: htt ps://aeolookup.com/hospitality/chatgpt-for-restaurants-pubs- menus-review-replies-rotas/ (AEO Lookup\; general informatio n\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/chatgpt-for-restaurant s-pubs-menus-review-replies-rotas/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-01-covers-10@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Temporary event limits start again: 15 notices and 2 1 days for the new year DESCRIPTION:The limits on notices and days for one premises run by calendar year. A New Year's Eve event that ends on 1 January uses one notice and one day from each year. The day is also a bank holiday. Source: Licensing Act 2003\, section 107. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary -event-notice-pub-cost-deadline-limits/ (AEO Lookup\; genera l information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice -pub-cost-deadline-limits/ RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-31-covers-11@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270201 SUMMARY:Tips and service charges taken in December must be p aid to staff DESCRIPTION:The end of the following month is a Sunday\, so a venue that pays by bank transfer should send the money by Friday 29 January 2027. No deduction is allowed except tax. Source: Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023\; statutory code of practice\, paragraph 33. The guide: https://aeolook up.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-2026-pub-restaurant-ba nk-holidays-notices-deposits/ (AEO Lookup\; general informat ion\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-26-covers-12@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270327 SUMMARY:Good Friday bank holiday\; Easter Monday is 29 March DESCRIPTION:Good Friday and bank holidays are not working da ys when you count the 10 clear working days for a Temporary Event Notice\, so an Easter weekend event needs its notice e arlier than usual. Source: GOV.UK\, UK bank holidays (Englan d and Wales)\, read 1 October 2026\; Licensing Act 2003\, se ction 193. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temp orary-event-notice-pub-cost-deadline-limits/ (AEO Lookup\; g eneral information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice -pub-cost-deadline-limits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-01-covers-13@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270402 SUMMARY:National Living Wage and minimum wage rates change DESCRIPTION:GOV.UK says the rates change on 1 April every ye ar. The rate until then is £12.71 an hour for staff aged 21 and over. Check every rate on the rota against the new figur es before the first April payroll. Source: GOV.UK\, National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates\, read 1 Octobe r 2026. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-co st-calculator-hospitality-employer-ni/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-cost-calculator-h ospitality-employer-ni/ RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-05-covers-14@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270406 SUMMARY:Last day the 2026 to 2027 employer National Insuranc e figures apply DESCRIPTION:GOV.UK gives the 2026 to 2027 rates and threshol ds for employers as applying from 6 April 2026 to 5 April 20 27. Re-work the all-in cost of the rota when the next year's figures are published. Source: GOV.UK\, Rates and threshold s for employers 2026 to 2027\, read 1 October 2026. The guid e: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-cost-calculator-ho spitality-employer-ni/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, n ot advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-cost-calculator-h ospitality-employer-ni/ RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-03-covers-15@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270504 SUMMARY:Early May bank holiday DESCRIPTION:Whether staff work the day is up to the employer \, and a worker who works it must still get the full 5.6 wee ks of paid holiday. Check which days each contract's bank ho liday clause pays extra. Source: GOV.UK\, UK bank holidays ( England and Wales)\, read 1 October 2026\; Acas\, Bank holid ays and Christmas. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospital ity/christmas-new-year-2026-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-not ices-deposits/ (AEO Lookup\; general information\, not advic e). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-31-covers-16@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601 SUMMARY:Spring bank holiday DESCRIPTION:A bank holiday Monday is not a working day for n otice counts\, so a Temporary Event Notice for the days afte r it must be given a day earlier than a plain count of ten w eekdays suggests. Source: GOV.UK\, UK bank holidays (England and Wales)\, read 1 October 2026\; Licensing Act 2003\, sec tion 193. The guide: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/tempo rary-event-notice-pub-cost-deadline-limits/ (AEO Lookup\; ge neral information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice -pub-cost-deadline-limits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-30-covers-17@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270831 SUMMARY:Summer bank holiday DESCRIPTION:Bank holidays do not have to be given as paid le ave and can count towards the 5.6 weeks. A worker who does n ot usually work Mondays cannot be made to use holiday for th e day. Source: GOV.UK\, UK bank holidays (England and Wales) \, read 1 October 2026\; GOV.UK\, Holiday entitlement\; Acas \, Bank holidays and Christmas. The guide: https://aeolookup .com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-2026-pub-restaurant-bank -holidays-notices-deposits/ (AEO Lookup\; general informatio n\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-27-covers-18@aeolookup.com DTSTAMP:20261001T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271228 SUMMARY:Bank holiday: substitute for Christmas Day\; Tuesday 28 December for Boxing Day DESCRIPTION:In 2027 Christmas Day is a Saturday and Boxing D ay a Sunday\, so both bank holidays move to the Monday and T uesday. Read each contract to see whether extra pay follows the named day or the bank holiday. Source: GOV.UK\, UK bank holidays (England and Wales)\, read 1 October 2026. The guid e: https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-2026 -pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ (AEO Lookup\ ; general information\, not advice). URL:https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-202 6-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR