Introduction

The Autumn Budget introduced some major changes for employers including:

1) The increase in the NICS employer rate and reduction in threshold
2) The increase in the National Minimum Wage

We need to tell Government exactly what impact this will have on the Hospitality industry in Northern Ireland.

Could you please help by answering the following questions?

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* 1. How concerned are you about these changes?
(On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1=not concerned to 5=highly concerned)

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* 2. How will you pay for these increases in employee costs?
(Please tick all that apply)

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* 3. Of the options in the previous question, which are the top 3 most likely to occur for you?

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* 4. How will this impact on the plans for your business going forward?

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* 5. How many people do you employ FULL time?

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* 6. How many people do you employ PART time?

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* 7. How many CASUAL staff do you employ?

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* 8. How many of your staff members will require a pay rise to maintain the National Living Wage?

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* 9. What will the cost of this be to your business?

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* 10. How many of your staff members will require a pay rise to maintain differentiation in pay?

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* 11. What will the cost of this be to your business?

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* 12. Can you tell us more about the impact of these changes on your business?

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* 13. How is your business currently doing?

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* 14. Can you tell us more about what other challenges the business is facing?

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* 15. What is your most recent annual turnover?

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* 16. What is your profit margin? (IE profit after tax as a share of turnover)

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* 17. What was your net margin last year?

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* 18. What do you envisage your net margin to be next year, post budget?

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