Property News · January 2, 2018

Members’ club backed by Lord Ashcroft seeks to cut staff's basic pay


Devonshire Club promises to offset drop with share of service charge, in move that could reduce company’s tax billStaff at an exclusive private members’ club co-owned by the Tory donor Lord Ashcroft have been asked to take a cut in their basic pay in return for a share of the service charge, in a move that could leave low-paid workers vulnerable while reducing the company’s tax payments.Workers at the Devonshire Club in London, where members pay £2,400 a year for access to a 68-room boutique hotel, brasserie and champagne bar, were asked last month if they would take a formal cut to the legal minimum wage. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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