BrewDog is going through a problem from its personal employees after the brewer and pub chain stated that it will be using new staff on the authorized minimal wage as a substitute of the upper voluntary fee.
The Unite union criticised the transfer as “outrageous”, contemplating the price of living disaster.
BrewDog is the second leisure firm this yr in charge the federal government’s improve to the nationwide living wage for its troubles.
Nearly three million low-paid staff will obtain an increase of virtually 10 per cent after Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, lifted the nationwide living wage to £11.44 an hour. Hunt’s determination got here after the upper price of living led to family budgets coming below strain.
Watt has defended his determination
Bryan Simpson, Unite’s lead organiser for hospitality, stated: “BrewDog have