The sandwich chain, Pret a Manger, has told staff that a temporary pay cut will now be made permanent.
It stopped paying workers during their breaks last September in a effort to cut costs. It has now told workers that the measure will be kept in place.
In addition, a special bonus for good service, which was paused last year and reinstated in April, will continue at a reduced rate.
Staff are considering strike action. One worker told the Guardian they had been moved to organise a strike next month as pay was becoming worse just as the work was becoming harder.
Ian Hodson, national president of the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union, said:
“We call on Pret to think again. We can no longer sit back and allow these companies to boost their profits from workers wages. It’s awful to read that workers are facing even worse conditions as we try and get the economy back on track.
After the pandemic we are seeing a return to bad business as usual and working people cannot and should not accept that anymore. We all deserve a better deal and we will support the workers at Pret if the strike goes ahead.”
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