Tottenham REVERSE decision to furlough non-playing staff as they admit fans were RIGHT to tell them not to take government money and will now pay all employees in full after embarrassing U-turn
Tottenham Hotspur have reversed their decision to furlough non-playing staff and have announced that they intend to pay their wages in full throughout April and May after coming in for huge criticism.
In a club statement released on Monday, the Premier League outfit said: ‘In our last update we said we would keep our position under review, especially in the context of revised budgets and cost cutting.
‘Having done so we have decided that all non-playing staff, whether full-time, casual or furloughed, will receive 100 per cent of their pay for April and May. Only the board will take salary reductions.’
The statement added: ‘In view of supporter sentiment regarding the scheme, it is now not our intention to make use of the current CJRS (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) that runs until the end of May. We shall consult with stakeholders, including the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust with whom we have been in dialogue over the past week and who share our desire to protect jobs, should circumstances change going forward.’
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Daniel Levy came in for huge criticism after Tottenham placed non-playing staff on furlough