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Pubs chain refuses to pay suppliers until lockdown ends

JD Wetherspoon has told its suppliers it will not pay them until pubs reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, but promised staff will get their wages beyond Friday provided the government agrees a reimbursement scheme fast enough.

Pubs chain refuses to pay suppliers until lockdown ends
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Pubs chain refuses to pay suppliers

As a backlash grows against its behaviour during the crisis, the pub chain confirmed that it had told firms supplying food, drinks and other services that they would not be paid until its 874 pubs were allowed to reopen.

Read more at the Guardian

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