Cafe chain also accused of failing to pass on all staff tips as Sajid Javid prepares to release investigation into abuse of tipping
The Belgian coffee shop chain Le Pain Quotidien has been criticised for stopping paid breaks for staff ahead of the introduction of the government’s “national living wage”, and for failing to pass on all staff tips.
The upmarket eatery is the latest business to be revealed to have cut staff perks in the weeks leading up to and after the wage was imposed at the beginning of April. The number of employers trimming back benefits has prompted the chancellor, George Osborne, to say that those cutting paid breaks, Sunday pay, free food and overtime are not acting within the spirit of the law.
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