QPR boss Mark Warburton and his coaching staff take voluntary pay cut after Championship side place non-playing employees on furlough leave due to the coronavirus pandemic
- Non-playing employees including Warburton have taken a voluntary pay cut
- The Championship campaign has been suspended until at least April 30
- QPR captain Grant Hall insisted the players were also trying to help the club
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QPR have announced ‘a number of staff’ have been placed on furlough leave while non-playing employees at the club – including manager Mark Warburton – have taken a voluntary pay cut.
Lee Hoos, chief executive at the Championship club, said on their website: ‘This is not a decision taken lightly but is done so with the best interests of our club and its fantastic staff at heart.
‘With the current suspension of all professional football matches until at least 30th April – and it is fair to assume this will be extended – the club is having to respond to the economic pressures it faces.
QPR boss Mark Warburton has taken a voluntary pay cut to help out the Championship side
‘There are a large number of staff who are unable to carry out their roles so we have taken the decision to utilise the government’s newly-announced wage support system.’
QPR captain Grant Hall added: ‘I have been at QPR for nearly five years so I know just how special the people are that work at the club.
‘The situation we find ourselves in is unique but, as players, we recognise we have an important role to play in assisting QPR through this challenging period.
‘We are working with the club, and talks are ongoing between the league and the PFA.’
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QPR captain Grant Hall (left) insisted the players were also trying to help the club