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1 | We are sourcing the reactions by employers (particularly big corporations and billionaire owned business) both good and bad to coronavirus in the UK. This resource is being crowdsourced. Please try and check and include sources. Ultimately, the goal is to share this knowledge and organise mass boycotts of those treating their workers badly, and celebrate those who are enabling workers, their families and our communities to stay well. | Note: Statutory Sick Pay in the UK is £94.25 per week. Only workers earning over £118 per week are eligible and is not paid for the first three days of absence. Rent, bills and debts, as well as food and living costs, far exceed this amount. Two million UK workers do not earn enough to claim SSP, including one in ten working women. Self-employed people are not entitled to SSP, but some casual and agency workers are. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Disclaimer: this information is being crowdsourced and may not always be accurate. If you spot any errors, please submit an update via the form so we can keep this reliable. If you have any further sources to evidence this information, please also submit these via google forms. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | To add to this google sheet, please fill in the form here: https://forms.gle/SXAtFtR8tBgYv5GEA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Company (Red for Bad, Green for Good, Yellow for mixed, white for needs more info) | UK or global? | Reaction | Owned by? | Source | Link | Worker testimonials | Updates | Sector | Size | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Deciem | Global | Closed all stores worldwide with pay for all employees | emails to staff shared by @EsteeLaundry instagram | https://twitter.com/darcyritchie_/status/1239865901249421315?s=20 | see screenshots of email on link: full pay with training on how to utilise time, options for vacation or unpaid leave | Retail (beauty) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Virgin Atlantic | Global | Asked staff to take 8 weeks paid leave over next 3 months ("no job losses") with deductions from pay over six months | Richard Branson (CEO Shai Weiss taking 20% pay cut and exec leadership taking 15% pay cut) | The Independent (amongst other media) | https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/virgin-atlantic-coronavirus-flight-cancelled-fleet-latest-a9404356.html | Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Uber | Global | Suspend accounts of drivers who asked to self-isolate and will provide 'financial aid' for 14 days | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51837056 | Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Deliveroo | UK | In excess of SSP' when worker tested positive or following medical advice (no testing in UK makes this potentially redundant) for up to two weeks | The Guardian | https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-unions-attack-paltry-sick-pay-for-self-isolating-couriers | Delivery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | DPD | UK | Equivalent of SSP (£94.25/week). Costs of renting vans and equipment waived but not deferred. | The Guardian | https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-unions-attack-paltry-sick-pay-for-self-isolating-couriers | Delivery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Hermes | UK | £20/day to drivers who usually earn less than £90/day if in self-isolation. Capped at £280 (14 days) | The Guardian | https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-unions-attack-paltry-sick-pay-for-self-isolating-couriers | Delivery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | The National Trust | UK | Have opened all parks for free to public. Shops and cafes closed for public and employee health. Staff working from home and/or being redeployed with full pay. | National Trust | https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/news/our-latest-statement-on-coronavirus-covid-19 | https://twitter.com/nationaltrust/status/1240607990362841088?s=20 | Update 22.3.2020: Sheet states "have opened all parks for free" have now closed all parks, gardens and many rural/coastal car parks. Maybe just remove this sentence or change to "Have closed all properties, parks, and many car parks" | Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Zara | UK | Stores remain open (closed in Spain) - high risk of transmission | @AjaSaysHello on twitter | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | HM | UK | Stores remain open - high risk of transmission | @AjaSaysHello on twitter | Update from email to mailing list for customers | 21/3 Given how the situation has developed over this past week, we have decided to temporarily close our stores in the UK. Our stores will be closed from 21st March. This will be for an initial period of two weeks, and then we’ll decide what happens next based on the latest advice from the UK government and the World Health Organisation. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | UNIQLO | UK | Stores remain open (were closed in China to contain) | Tadashi Yanai (Uniqlo’s owner) has a net worth of $21.5 billion. | @AjaSaysHello on twitter | https://twitter.com/AjaSaysHello/status/1241294852782002177?s=20 | 21/3 FINALLY close UK stores after the UK government announced a plan to pay the wages of workers forced out of work during the pandemic. Until further notice | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Greggs | UK | Will pay contract hours. Do not have zero hours contracts. | BBC | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51718074 | 23.3 (with government lockdown): They're closing all stores, didn't tell staff before hand and arent paying full, only 80% of the hourly rate (full contracted hours) | Stores that don't have drivethru/delivery/click and collect are remaining open and still taking cash. They have claimed to provide pay for those self isolating for two weeks, but the stores are all open and business as usual, claiming that they are a vital industry when arguably they are selling non essential items. There hasn't been sufficient processes put into place to protect staff, there is no hand sanitiser for customers coming into the shop. Pret announced they are closing their stores so why shouldn't greggs? They are putting employees and customer's at risk as it isn't possible to self isolate or social distance given the circumstances. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | FatFace | UK and Ireland | Stores remain open - high risk of transmission | Email to customers | Closed all stores in the UK and US, daily communication with employees through managers | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Pret | UK | Cutting staff hours and wages but also free hot drinks and 50% off food for NHS workers | Social media | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/pret-a-manager-to-cut-staff-pay-and-hours-as-customers-stay-away | Will continue to pay all UK employees 100% of normal hours and pay, reversing previously proposed reduction. | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | McDonalds | UK | Free drinks for all NHS and social and care workers (stores remain open for delivery only) | Social media | Promised to stay open as takeaway - 24 hours later announced all stores closed. Staff found out via social media. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Gaijin Sushi | UK | Providing discount to NHS workers | Social media | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Lloyds Pharmacies | UK | statutory sick pay for two weeks | Lloyds workers | waiting for email evidence to share | Initially only SSP but changed less than 24hours later to full company sick pay for two weeks to self isolate where required, up to 12 weeks company sick pay for anyone over 70 if required to be off. | Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Home Bargains | UK | £30million coronavirus fund. Paying staff in self isolation for two weeks, and pay vulnerable staff who need to isolate longer. If staff do not need to self-isolate between now and December they will be paid two weeks’ extra salary | Tom Morris, TJ Morris Ltd | Social media | https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/home-bargains-pledges-30m-support-17946116 | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Boohoo | UK | Not allowing all staff to work from home whilst also beginning to sell coronavirus related merchandise e.g. clothes with the slogan 'wash your hands' | Mahmud Kamani, Carol Kane, John Lyttle | Worker | Just wanted to add that they’re still making photographers, models and stylists etc. to come to work in the coming weeks. I work in the retouching department and we were retouching face masks the other day which I assume they’re going to start selling on site. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | L'Occitane | Global | Providing NHS staff with free hand cream | Social Media Statement | Retail (beauty) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Brewdog | UK | Reducing beer production in order to produce hand sanitizer, which is being given away for free | News Outlets | The info in the spreadsheet is slightly wrong - they're not reducing beer production, they're using vodka that they're unable to use/sell and giving it away for free to people in need. The first batch went to the intense care units at Aberdeen hospital. They are also using their fleet of vans to deliver school lunches to families in isolation at home that need them | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Twinkl | UK | Made all resources free for teachers and parents to help educate children at home | social media statements and emails to educators | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Oliver Bonas | UK | Stores remain open - high risk of transmission. Also moved new starters to temporary flexi contracts from the ones initially offered. | Olly Tress | Social media, employees. | https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ytYt8llwv/ | Enhanced sick pay. Stores closed. NHS/Blue Light discount online. (Following governent advice 21/3) | Update: they've let go of all new employees | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Jhoots Pharmacy | UK | Increased price of paracetamol from £1.39 to £9.99 and increased the price of Calpol to nearly £20 | News outlets | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-51962556 | UPDATE: not a local discrepancy but orders from the top - evidence here: https://twitter.com/liambyrnemp/status/1240946151953772545?s=21 | Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Vue cinema | UK | Paying staff average weekly hours for past three months | Employee of company | We have been kept up to date with regular communication, been payed even though cinemas won't be open. | I was proactively approached by the manager of my cinema to ask if, as an at-risk individual, I would be self-isolating - there was no pressure either way, and I wasn't given any hassle for saying that I would like to self-isolate. | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Sodexo | UK and Ireland | contract to run the cleaning at UCL isn't changing. They will still get their money. But they are laying off their zero hours cleaners. | https://twitter.com/iwgbucl/status/1240643673186058246?s=20 | UPDATE: UCL’s subcontractors will be harmonising sick pay with the UCL scheme from 23rd March and any absence due to COVID19 will not count towards absence https://twitter.com/iwgbucl/status/1240948694855356418?s=21 | Management services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Britannia Hotels Lts | UK | Not just fired but chucked out of their accommodation with no notice and no redundancy pay! | letter from employers | https://twitter.com/ScaryHighlander/status/1240700402783244288?s=20 | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | UKRI | UK | the people who pay eg funded phd students and other research grants for certain sciences, and need more pressure put on them atm. STFC/UKRI aren't great for sick pay policies anyway | policy on website | https://t.co/lUZYObmtGA?amp=1 | All employees that can work from home are working from home, those who can't work from home are sent home on full pay. UKRI is leading the UK's effort in research and development of technologies and science needed to combat covid-19, to see them classified as a "bad" employer is downright offensive. Please read the links and get your facts straight! https://www.ukri.org/news/coronavirus-impact-on-ukri-supported-research/ https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/20-million-rapid-response-for-novel-coronavirus-research/ https://www.ukri.org/news/uk-launches-whole-genome-sequence-alliance-to-map-spread-of-coronavirus/ https://www.ukri.org/news/covid-19-vaccine-therapy-research-boosted-by-six-new-projects-in-rapid-response/ https://twitter.com/innovateuk | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Met Office | UK | every worker is now WFH good sick pay prep etc in place too. | employee of company | Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Parkinson's UK | UK | All employees working from home, where their job is not doable by home they're supporting other teams or doing online training. Everyone is getting full pay. Management is doing everything in their power to support with mental health and socialising, checking in and seeing what staff need for their wellbeing. Sick pay has always been full-pay, and continues to be. All recruitment is still going ahead via online interviews. Flexibility has been increased to allow for childcare or other commitments. | I work there! | It's always been an amazing place to work, so this has come as no surprise, but it's still so lovely to feel so safe and appreciated at a time like this. | Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Sky | Global | All staff that can are working from home indefinitely, directors offers to pay for Headspace app subscriptions to support MH, 2 weeks extra paid leave for parents who can’t work due to childcare issues. Anyone off work because of Covid-19 gets full pay not sick pay. | Comcast | I’m an employee | Sky engineers are still expected to enter customers homes. This is not only putting their staff at risk but also the customers. Sky have no information on the health risk of their customers who could be in the vulnerable category. Shame on sky for not having a duty of care for their staff or customers. | Everyone who can work from home has been instructed to do so and given new tools. Critical operations on site are continuing with extra safety measures. New daily £4 food allowance for on site workers to be used in the cantine. Temperature checks will be implemented before accessing buildings as of Monday 23 March. Up to 2 weeks additional paid leave for parents or carers now schools are closed. | Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Wilko | UK | There will be no company sick after the first occasion of sickness. Anyone who has been with the company for less than a year is entitled to no sick pay at all from Wilko. Even long-standing staff will only be eligible for sick pay on one occasion per year. | GMB | https://www.gmb.org.uk/news/massive-public-backlash-against-wilko-plans-slash-sick-pay | Petition available to sign here: https://www.gmb.org.uk/campaign/wilko-dont-scrap-sick-pay | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | InVentry Ltd | UK | Poor for COVIR-19 - SSP only and staff still attending offices | Private, Phil Lawson, Phil Brooke, Alain Squitieri | employee | Great employer normally, very generous with parties, staff nights out etc. Supplier of visitor management to > 6000 schools, great product. But policy re CV-19 is "come to work unless exceptional circumstances (open plan offices), and if you're sick, SSP only " - and a lot of staff are on decent salaries, so SSP will hurt them badly. | Want to correct the statement left by another anonymous colleague. We've been given the tools to work from home on full pay with support from the departments we work in. | Audit and compliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Sports direct/House of Fraser | UK | SSP for self isolation, full pay if you are tested positive for covid19 but there’s no testing taking place. | Mike Ashley | Employee | 21/3 sports direct and HoF have laid off 0 hour contracts today. No news, updates or support for staff. | Thirty minutes after Boris Johnson’s announcement tonight of a nationwide shutdown, the staff at Sports Direct and Evans Cycles were emailed by their bosses and told they are essential workers. “Bosses at Sports Direct have said all stores will remain open because selling sporting and fitness equipment makes the company a vital asset during a national shutdown.” | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Thirty Three Boutique, Lymington | UK | I work for a small independent fashion store in Lymington, Hampshire .Our Boss Catherine has worked tirelessly to secure sick pay & funding , to keep us going financially for as long as possible during these very worrying times. We have now been given the guarantee of pay whether we are open or closed, which should keep us going over the next few months. | Catherine Gosney | Catherine is doing everything she can right now to fight for the Shop, our jobs & incomes. We all fear for the future of retail and need the Government to do everything and more to keep us going! | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Cygnet Healthcare | UK | Sick pay limited to 7 days but requiring 14 days leave to be taken. | Employee | When questioned on this policy management reported that they believe many staff will 'take advantage' of the situation and take 2 weeks off.regardless of health. Suggested we should count ourselves lucky to have jobs at the moment. | Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | LUSH UK | UK | All UK stores are remaining open (US, Canada, Norway and Germany have all closed with full pay) and we’re ‘practicing social distancing’ on Saturday (day before Mother’s Day) by allowing only 10 people in the shop at a time | Employee | I work part time at lush | Just wanted to correct the message as lush U.K&I closed all of its stores on Saturday. Spent the day Saturday donating all our soap to vulnerable groups | Retail (beauty) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Manchester Metropolitan University | UK | it’ll pay all staff as normal (including temporary staff and hourly paid staff) and will shut down all campus buildings from 8pm tomorrow (20/3) except accommodation, the library and all saints building | Student | Student at MMU | Previous submission said the library is open - it isn't! It shut with the rest of the buildings last week. A very small part of their office buildings are still open for staff who can't work from home, but everyone else is being asked to work from home and is being paid as normal. | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Heriot-Watt University | Global | Kept Edinburgh library open until Friday 20th March, endangering staff and students | Student | https://www.hw.ac.uk/coronavirus.htm | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Wetherspoons | UK | Pubs remaining open increasing the risk of transmission. Criticising official government social distancing guidance also increasing the risk of transmission. Money before public duty and lives. | Tim Martin | https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-wetherspoons-boss-says-over-the-top-to-shut-pubs-11960778 | 23.3.2020 Bonuses accrued have been wiped, no pay aside from govt 80% statutory pay, which Tim Martin himself said would be weeks before coming into effect, staff told to go and apply for a job at Tesco instead. | The Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has vowed to keep his 867 UK pubs open as long as possible during the coronavirus crisis and defended his right to issue public pronouncements on the best way to contain the outbreak. Speaking on Friday, Martin denied that weighing in on pandemic containment and keeping the chain’s pubs open was irresponsible- HOW CAN HE DO THIS??? ITS SO DANGEROUS!! UPDATE 2: Now closed following Government directive of 21/3 | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Waitrose | UK | £1 million community support fund for communities and partners (employees). additional local delivery services to support people isolated in their homes; for delivering essential items to local care homes and community groups; and for donating products to create care packages for customers to share with vulnerable neighbours. First hour for elderly and vulnerable. Cafes closed. Redeploying John Lewis staff to help. Health support for loneliness in isolation. Hardship fund | John Lewis Partners | Email from mgmt to employee | Employee | Providing is with free vending from 20th March. Includes ready meal, and desserts and drinks U | Retail (supermarket) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Cineworld/Picturehouse | UK | Fired many Front of House Staff on Zero Hour Contracts with no notice. Many found out by social media. | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/19/cineworld-begins-laying-staff/ | There are a few tweets from workers. I used to work there, and they were not very nice to the staff even then :( Ie not london living wage, numerous strikes, managers secretly listening to staff, intimidation for those who were part of unions. I could link you to my old employees if needed. | Update for form: Employees who have worked there less than 3 years all made redundant with limited pay originally. This was several days before government assistance confirmed. Redundancies have been put on hold while the company liaises with the government to find out what their cover would be. | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | F45 | UK | Still operating as normal and allowing group workout classes to continue | F45 Training | Social Media | Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Pizza Hut | UK | Offering 50% discount to NHS Workers - restaurants remain open | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | The Plough | Birmingham | Independent pub made decision to shut down for now as morally right thing to do as socially distancing develops | Social Media | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | David Lloyd | UK | Let staff go - unclear about with/without pay | Employee/social media | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | GAP | UK | All stores closed as of 20/3/2020 and all staff paid throughout | GAP Inc | Social Media | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Red Bus Cartridges | UK | Selling 6x30ml of Hand sanitizer for £28.99 on 19/03, now reduced to £24.99. Taking advantage of customers. | https://www.redbuscartridges.com/hand-sanitizer-family-pack | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Card Factory | UK | All overtime is cancelled and shop staff are being warned to expect 25% reductions in contracted hours (all are on part-time contracts). Blatant attempt to lower wage bill before being forced to continue paying staff during a lockdown! | Invesco | Employee (my mum) | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | B&Q | UK | Vulnerable staff told to quarantine for as long as needed, still on full pay. Sick staff paid as normal if self isolation needed. Workers will be paid if stores need to close. | Kingfisher | Employee | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Giraffe | UK | Closed and staff told need to use annual leave if want pay, otherwise no pay | Family member works there | Yes - told directly by family member | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Tesco | UK | Full sick pay from day 1 of COVID-19 related absence as well as regular updates and measures to ensure staff are protected as much as possible from infection. Anyone over 70 or with chronic condition that makes them more susceptible to infection is receiving 12 weeks fully paid leave, 2 weeks of holiday and 10 full sick pay. | Customer assistant for them, currently off for 12 weeks because I'm asthmatic. https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/tesco-12-weeks-paid-leave-older-vulnerable-pregnant-staff-coronavirus-2503219?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=ijp | Coronavirus: Tesco offers 12 weeks' paid leave to older, vulnerable and pregnant staff The supermarket chain has told affected staff they 'will not be required to attend work for the next 12 weeks' amid the cornavirus outbreak | Retail (supermarket) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Better UK | UK | The facilities are still open and staff still have to go to work - therefore making it impossible to follow the government's advice on social distancing and avoiding all non essential contact. Furthermore, Better also emailed gym members to encourage gym and pool use to stay active during the pandemic. They have reduced classes by 50% - unclear if they are still paying instructors whose hours have been cut. | Local councils | https://www.leisurecentre.com/coronavirus; https://www.pwtag.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-latest-information-2/ | I'm not a worker, I'm a gym member who was very disappointed by their response whereby they are encouraging more people down to the gym, putting gym goers and employees at risk. They cited PWTAG advice that 'chlorine within the swimming pools will inactivate the virus.' However, they have omitted the next part of that advice which states 'Of concern, though, is the interaction that pool users have with each other beyond the swimming activity.' The selective omission of this advice serves to justify their decision to encourage members to the pool/gym while putting members and staff at risk of increased non essential contact with others. (Sources above) | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Co-op | UK | Co-op have created 2500 jobs in order to help people who've been laid off due to corona | https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/co-op-creates-5000-jobs-people-lost-jobs-coronavirus-12424949/?ito=social&fbclid=IwAR2eMYyix1PX3Ep7gf4KHlw2xeP-u9grWp8BwLYcuURrvefxQXC99sA19so | No clarification re safe operating. No gloves or sanitiser provided. Colleagues had to provide this for one another. Still accepting cash. Social distancing ignored until lockdown. No sick pay. | Given £20 food vouchers for every of closure week Co-op Academies are closed for students who will miss their free school meals. This is per student, not per family. | Retail (supermarket) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Gametee | UK | "If it becomes impossible for us to fulfill orders in the coming weeks, and the need arises to suspend shipping temporarily - all of our employees will receive their FULL monthly pay for the duration of our temporary suspension of service." | Email to customers | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Gymshark | UK | Allowing the entire company to WFH. For those who cannot do their work from home they are providing taxis/private transport and also providing all their food for the day. Providing recipes for those WFH and also workouts to do from home. Also help for parents and ex-pats. | Ben Francis | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6646408417374191616 | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-dowling-ab479567_gymshark-thankyou-activity-6646325318330134528-n_Nb | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Screwfix | UK | Contracted pay for staff having to self isolate with or without symptoms, flexibility for those that have to take time due to childcare issues. Willing to reduce opening hours or functionality in some stores where staff are severely depleted - without pressure to cover from other stores. Constant updates from the top down to help us feel secure, and settled questions staff have. Those who can work from home are doing so. | Kingfisher | If you ever see a position advertised for the company, consider applying they look after their own, and their customers. | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Bubble T Cosmetics | UK | We’ve been off work for a while now due to Coronavirus - we weren’t taking any chances | Privately owned (by the Founder) | Yes | Retail (beauty) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Asda | UK | Providing high risk groups full pay for 12 weeks in isolation, full pay for anyone going into self isolation. Actively trying to hire people who have lost their jobs by approaching companies who are in difficult situations. Hiring local catering/cafes etc to provide food for store colleagues. | Walmart | On internal systems, screenshots maybe online somewhere. | I am an Asda colleague of 9 years. | Retail (supermarket) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | The arch co | UK | Help accessing government support. Rent deferrals for worst hit businesses. Potential switch from quarterly to monthly billing | thearchco.com/news/the-arch-company-announces-rent-deferral-plan-to-help-worst-hit-businesses/ | Housing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Paperchase | UK | All stores remaining open, meaning staff can't social distance. Staff will only receive SSP if told to self isolate by a doctor. Anyone off work to care for a dependent will go unpaid. High risk employees may come to work unless pregnant. | employee | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Microsoft | Global | Have supported full working from home and continued to pay staff even those on temporary contacts. | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/technology/microsoft-coronavirus-response.html?_lrsc=443d69c8-f50a-41e9-a1fa-22a1abaf21dc | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Foxtons | UK | Demanded access to property in which somebody with COVID-19 was self-isolating, putting both staff and prospective tenant at risk. | https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-foxtons-tells-tenant-having-covid-19-cannot-stop-landlord-viewings-11960870 | Housing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Specsavers | UK | Asking staff to volunteer for unpaid leave, temp lay off, reduction in hours or use annual leave. If no volunteers then threats of terminations/redundancy. Some staff have already been laid off. | Doug and Mary Perkins | Employee | No sick pay. ‘Offering’ government 80% pay only and keeping stores open. Making staff encourage as many customers into the business as possible. | Retail/health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Sunseeker | UK | Staff laid off and others reduced to half pay. | Relative of employee | Any evidence welcomed? | Travel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Aviva | Global | - Those who are vulnerable/ live with vulnerable people have been sent home and if they can they are working from home. - Those with children are getting fully paid whilst off looking after their children. - Full pay instead of SSP. - Employees are able to carry over holiday allowance to the next year if holidays/ plans have been cancelled due to the pandemic. | Employee | majority of staff are still required to attend the office (open plan, >2000 employees) every day because the VPN won't support all of them until end of next week or later. they have spread everyone out (sticking to guidelines of distancing) and are monitoring situations as they unfold and providing quick and immediate responses | Insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Moda in Pelle | UK | Everyone apart from management has been laid off with zero notice for 4+ weeks (time is unknown). We are getting zero support or pay even though they released a statement days before saying we would be supported fully. They have increased the returns policy to create more online orders which means more trouble in stores. | Steven Buck | Myself | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Walker Books | Walker Books UK and sister companies Walker Books Australia and Candlewick Press US | IT working tirelessly to ensure that all employees are set up to work from home. Office closed with no exceptions to reduce risk. Flexibility with changing working hours to accommodate childcare. Canteen staff in the UK office (who aren’t employed by the company) taken care of nonetheless | Independent | I work there | Yes | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | River Island | UK | All stores closed 20/3/2020 - All employees paid full pay | The Lewis Family/Will Kernan CEO | bit.ly/2QwvjU6 | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | BBC | UK | Ended contracts for all freelance production staff with one weeks pay. "For British public, BBC News are constantly reporting on the virus and tackling fake news stories. Currently, staff are scrambling to put together content for the public, including school lessons on TV and podcasts, cooking advice, exercise lessons for older people, TV religious services, theatre shows and putting more old shows on iPlayer. All employees who can are working from home. Staff who need to be in office must work two desks apart. Free remote GP service and free counselling and advice service for all staff. Staff in at-risk category who can't work from home in their job and can't do an alternative job at home are given paid leave that's not recorded as sick pay." | UK government | Ex employee | No loyalty to freelancers shown by BBC often After years of working unpaid overtime etc | To add to the BBC slot, broadcast support workers are being told they have to go to the office and cannot work from home, if they're scheduled for work they have to go in. My partner is a broadcast support centre engineer - I've seen him work from home in the past and it's entirely possible for him to do his job remotely, but he's been told that if he's scheduled to be on shift, he has to go in. The shopping centre where the office is based is likely going to be shut soon, as is the car park for their offices, so workers will soon have to get public transport in. | EMPLOYEE: Our first week working from home has been well supported. We're having regular 'webinars' updating us on how the BBC is improving polices. But it seems to be difficult because of the budget cuts the BBC is having to go through as well since the government no longer want to pay for over-75's TV licenses. | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | O2 | UK | Protect base pay for all Self-isolating employees. Everyone that can works from home. Max flexibility for people managing personal situation, great line manager support. | Telefónica- who have been amazing across the world | Honestly- a great response from a brilliant company. We are full of key workers making sure the Connectivity works, and we are all proud to help and support customers access data and calls to talk to loved ones. | Telecommunications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | PM PROJEN | Global | They have supported staff and have taken all precautions and ensuring staff can work from home. Without any one losing jobs | PM GROUP | The company has gone the extra mile for staff and have been supportive and have ensured our health is not compromised and Your not just a number and your part of the family thank you PM PROJEN | Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Disclaimer: this information is being crowdsourced and may not always be accurate. If you spot any errors, please submit an update via the form so we can keep this reliable. Please check updates for any changes in policy in line with government announcements and public pressure. If you have any further sources to evidence this information, please also submit these via google forms. | UK | Encouraging staff to work when sick, and threatening those who need to self isolate by saying it counts towards their sickness record and therefore could lead to them being sacked | I work there | Staff working from home where possible, paid leave for those unable to work from home/with dependents who make it impossible to work. Support with childcare costs for key workers in branches/call centre. | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Select Fashion | UK | They made redundant 100's of employees yesterday that had worked for the for less than two years. Rejuced managers to 4 days per week. While most other nonessential retail stores are closing the are trying there best to keep theirs open but at what risk to their staff. | Chaffer | I work currently work for them. | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | BP | Global | Mobilising BP's resources across the UK to help get people safely through this pandemic: • Free fuel for emergency service vehicles • Delivery of food & convenience purchases to those that need it with no delivery charges And continuing to look for more ways to contribute. | https://www.facebook.com/bp/ | Not an employee | Oil and gas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | B&M Bargains | UK | No paid sick leave, even for workers at highest risk unless can present sick note, which would saturate an already saturated NHS. Even then its only SSP given. | Partner works there, came from head office | 23.3no social distancing, hand sanitizer was put away for staff to buy if wanted. no crowd control and no limit to purchases. how you are treated instore depends on your manager | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 20.3.2020 | SUBMISSIONS BELOW MADE AFTER GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED BARS, PUBS, RESTAURANTS TO CLOSE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | TK Maxx | Global | Full pay to staff during store closures and donated all food to local food bank before closure. | My sister works for them | Yes | Is going ahead with planned pay rises in April, reassured we're getting full pay | Full pay to staff (only guaranteed 2 weeks from closure on 19/03) during store closures. Staff donated all food to local food banks, charities and NHS sites before closure. No information about pay after 02/04 | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Paragon Pubs (Staffordshire, Shropshire) | UK | Laid off c. 500 staff | Paragon Pubs | They continue to pay the staff that they've laid off financially - the article I linked to was inaccurate/misleading. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Steelite ceramics | UK | Cut hours and made redundancies | Steelite International | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-51977254 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Intellectual Property Office | UK | Everyone being supported to work from home. Help for people with caring responsibilities by allowing flexibility etc. No action taken on poor sick absence due to virus. | Government | Central government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | BT | UK | Full pay for those off work. Anyone who can work from home is, free meal a day for contact centre staff. Regular/daily communications from senior leaders | I work there but see twitter | Been great so far. | No support for staff. Non essential roles -sales, complaints, retentions, etc all still having to come to the call centre (many by public transport). No home working measures implemented. Social distancing measures not in place and management claim to be unaware of the two metre rule. | No support. Social distancing not in place as of 23/03 in Leeds Plusnet office. Company exploiting key worker status to keep non essential staff in the call centres. | Telecommunications | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Eden mill | UK | Staff made redundant via email | Email from company | Poor | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | END Clothing | UK | They have refused to let office based staff work from home although it is completely feasible. This includes high risk/vulnerable people. Staff have been told they must come into the office or stop getting paid. They’ve told staff they will all get SSP rather than their contracted sick pay or they can take unpaid leave. Unpaid leave for dependents, too. The company makes millions a week, has a staff of 650, and is being cavalier with the lives of its employees. | John Parker and Christian Ashworth | My former colleagues | Yes | 24/03/20 UPDATE* END. is still making their staff turn up to work even after Boris' instructions to only travel for ESSENTIAL work. This shows a total disregard for the well-being of employees. | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Peacocks | UK | Firing staff after not making target for only three days in, no holiday/redundancy pay just told don't come in. Told anyone under five years contract is not safe. No sick pay. Refusal to allow office staff to work from home. Not allowed to wear gloves even though dealing with money all day. Threat of being fired if can't make it into work. No support what so ever, failure to show up threatened with losing your job. | Phillip day | Yes | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Costa | UK | Provided 0 information for staff, no reassurance, no extra measures to keep them safe such, no sanitizer available, no proper guidance for staff on hand hygiene and no plan in place for jobs. Staff have been told if they lose customers they'll just reduce hours. | Coca cola | My boyfriend works there | Yes via my bf | I dispute Costa being shown as bad here. My daughter works there and they have been brilliant. Staff were told before they shut if they had to self isolate they would pay them 75% of average last 12 weeks wage whilst off. Now stores have closed, staff are getting 100% of last 12 weeks average pay for the duration. Her store also gave free things to customers while they had a problem with card machine and not able to take cash. They were also giving their milk away to elderly customers when they knew they would be closing. Although I know franchise stores are not being as good with staff. | First appeared good; promised average pay over 3 months for workers if stores close. But are refusing to close stores and instead are hugely reducing hours, & therefore hugely cutting pay. | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Powerslide Motorcycles | UK | NHS staff using motorbikes to commute get free servicing | Brad Clarke | Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Aramark | UK | Sent staff home on 2 weeks forced holiday that they have to repay with extra days worked | Wife works for them | Yes | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Easyjet | Global | EasyJet staff may no longer be given food on shifts Easyjet will go ahead with a £174 million dividend payout to shareholders despite appealing for taxpayer support. | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/easyjet-seeks-state-loans-but-pays-stelios-60m-d26jghjtx and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51962981 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-51962981 | Change in working conditions, forced 3 months unpaid leave | Travel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | CPG Logistics | UK | Asking employees to work overtime completely unpaid for a few hours before clocking in. We were also asked to work weekends unpaid but in return anyone who is doing it is offered one extra day of holiday despite being told we may not have jobs much longer. Someone was jokingly told that they are selfish for refusing to work for free at the weekend by a foreman- "don't you want a job to come back to at the end of all this?" | Richard Lord | I am an employee at this company | I am an employee at this company | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | BMW - MINI Plant Oxford | UK | If the worker gets the symptoms of Covid19 they get 14 days sick pay. Unfortunately, because the plant will be shut for 4 weeks the rest of the time can be covered by holiday entitlement or a negative hours account (paid back by overtime in the future) or unpaid. | BMW group | Internal memo. I'm a worker | Manufacturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | DXC Technology | Global | Staff at Chesterfield site told to work from home from Wednesday 19-03-2020 (with one day's notice) - except for a handful, who were required to continue as their roles involve immediate support of key workers. WFH was being encouraged even before COVID-19, and continues to be. The former colleague who told me about the Chesterfield site semi-closure did not specify how pay/contracts were being handled (site is in the process of being wound down and has been for nearly a year - hence why I am a former colleague). My "good" has caveats, but kudos to DXC UK - an organisation with lots of stock market pressure for not waiting for the government before at least trying to be helpful. | Steve Turpie - Senior VP and head of UK division (publically traded on NYSE) | Information not linked in "Reaction" provided by former colleague | Exact reaction varying by country (DXC Italy response https://twitter.com/DXCitaly/status/1239517974064750592 better than DXC India response https://twitter.com/2ee5d9cd4579473/status/1240205504946663427), so other people may have more input. | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Starbucks | UK | Putting staff at risk. Open toilets. Ques in shop. Forced to work. Other staff members know to have family members with Coronavirus. Yet no isolation. | Euro Garages Ltd | Employee | Yes | Pressure to work despite risks. Toilets open to public and cleaning by staff. Ques in store. Cash used. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | University of Sheffield | UK | Full pay and COVID 19 does not go against sick pay. Full support for staff working from home or even if they can’t. | Russell Group | Www.sheffield.ac.uk/coronavirus | Thank God I work for a decent employer | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Direct Line Group | UK | All vulnerable staff sent home on full pay for at least 12 weeks - working towards us being able to work from home - this is in place for some but not all yet. | I'm a vulnerable full time employee | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Burger King | UK | Sick pay for self isolation | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Slimming World | Global | One month guaranteed pay for employees, temp staff immediately let go. Self employed staff given half pay for three weeks. | Margaret Miles Bramwell | staff | I work at head office | Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | Apple | Global | Retail stores are closed with all employees receiving their normal pay. Office workers are able to work from home if their position allows it or given the time off with pay without it counting against them. | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/technology/apple-stores-coronavirus.html | Internal statement | Initial reaction was somewhat bad. Staff was asked to leave office in the afternoon on Monday 9th March as precaution (but received full pay for the day). Not until past midnight did they send an email to everyone saying there has been a confirmed coronavirus case in the building, but this was not seen by anyone because we have no access to work email outside the office. Someone who saw the email on Tuesday morning shared it with everyone. No one wanted to enter the building, mangers were working from home. We are all agency workers, but not on 0h contract. Some left home, some didn't even show up because they guessed the reason for everyone being sent home on Monday. Building had been deep cleaned, but we all demanded to immediately self-isolate. They clearly didn't want us to do that, but had no choice because we refused to enter the building. They wanted us to keep working like nothing had happened and clearly were not taking it seriously enough. Everyone was sent home eventually. After this reaction has been better. We were promised full pay for the entire week, even though we were just home doing nothing. We got computers shipped to our homes early this week and managers are clearly taking this much more seriously now, and are flexible with times if we need to go shopping etc. | Retail (technology/electronics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | Aldo | Global | All stores closed on the 17/3, full pay for entire time we’re off and regular updates from our manager and district manager | Aldo Bensadoun | https://www.instagram.com/p/B91wAVXnIwS/?igshid=1wjytpx2v1kxh | Work in one of the stores in London | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | Coventry University | Global | Workers are still not allowed to work from home, even if in the high risk category. No measures being put in place in the library, business as usual. Employees facing disciplinary action if they choose to self isolate. | Yes | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | Hotel Du Vin | UK | 20/03/2020 Staff handed letters informing of immediate lay off / short time working for the next 4 weeks, with a further review then. Zero hour contracts - reduction in hours or no hours. Normal Salaried staff - 50% reduction in working hours, and therefore 50% pay. This avoids redundancy pay which is payable on temporary lay offs of 4 week's or more. Heads of Departments (HoDs) - 20% reduction in pay and hours with exception of some Sales HoDs who are 50%. | I work there. | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
105 | Space NK | UK | Sent emails to head office staff asking them to volunteer in stores. Stores remained open until the 20th March and staff were worried about risking their health by coming in to work. | @esteelaundry Instagram stories | Yes | Retail (beauty) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | wincanton plc (for B&Q, branston site) | Global | some, up to the minimum. the management team are working from home. on the shop floor level it’s possible to argue yourself into isolation on meeting government criteria if you have the required knowledge and will. some extra door handle cleaning occurring. limited contact across different shifts but not on same shift. extremely limited sanitiser, MHE remains mostly uncleaned as do scanners, radios, desks and computers. biometric clock system being used by 200+ staff members without sanitation. pens being shared. staff largely unconcerned and uninformed. disaster waiting to happen. | personal experience | a team member was told to attend with a cough then use a colleagues oral thermometer on arrival to ascertain wether they should stay or go. another employee of considerable age with a well documented, compromised immune system was given a used mask to wear before going into home isolation later that day. | Paying vulnerable people and those self isolating but remaining open and some stores are very busy | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | Apple | Global | Stores closed worldwide. Employees being paid regular hours. | https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/03/apples-covid-19-response/ | Retail (technology/electronics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | NEST pensions | UK | MUST work from home. Offered money to buy technical equipment to help at home. Extra time off for staff with children. Full pay for staff and contractors. daily calls with team leaders, daily comms from exec team, new position within hours of government announcements. | Government | Staff member | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | Edinburgh Woollen Mill | UK | Terminated all staff with under 2 years service | Phillip Day | I was terminated today | Twitter https://twitter.com/Elvinoden/status/1241070939607044097?s=20 | I was handed a letter today informing me that my employment would end at the end of next week. They only laid off staff under 2 years so that we have no right to appeal. | Made many staff choose between a 50% reduction in pay and hours or being made redundant. And got rid of everyone who’d been their for under 2 years. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||
110 | G1 Group | UK | Fired a number of employees to save money, no sick pay, immediate termination | Stefan King | https://twitter.com/FairHospitality/status/1241058250537172992 | https://twitter.com/Iwobiwankenobi_/status/1240955630107664384 | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
111 | NEXT | UK | All stores still open as they class themselves as an "essential" Still holding their mid season sale in store | https://imgur.com/a/hlqF0RV | Work in store in Buckinghamshire | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | Pho restaurant | UK | Fired people (zero hour contracts), staff discovered in social media. Email send at 22:00 saying we lost the jobs (social Media was live at 16:00) | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | Sneak Energy | UK | The nature of the office means that all employees can work from home and the company owners asked them to do so as soon as the situation started looking serious (12th March). Despite the negative outlook for the economy, nobody has been laid off or had any of their pay reduced. Friday afternoons are now used for a video conferencing quiz with drinks at home to keep spirits up. | I work there | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
114 | Arcadia | UK | Closed stores on the 20 th, laid everyone off, promised to pay us till 4th April at the time of writing, communication has been poor, management support is non existing. Warned everyone to keep what we've heard off of social media. No support financial or other wise | Philip Green | Reiss worker | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | Associated British Foods | Global | Allowed employees to work from home before government intervention. Daily conference call to check on employees wellbeing | Whittington Investments | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | Haart Estate Agents | UK | "Amanda Haynes, a senior sales negotiator at Haart estate agents in Camberwell in London, claims she was given two-minutes notice for a conference call in which she was told her contract was to be cancelled immediately." | Private | https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/21/uk-estate-agent-accused-of-inhumane-sacking-of-staff | Yes | Housing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | BSRIA Ltd | Global | Offices remain open. Aren't telling workers to work from home if possible. No pay if caring for a relative. People who are sick are asked to work from home | I work there | Yes | Construction/testing/market research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
118 | Lycamobile | Global | Lycamobile has over 500 employees based in an office in Canary Wharf in London. They have no remote working policy and as of 21st March they have not allowed any of their employees to follow government advice and work from home. They claim all roles can only be done in the office however the majority of employees have laptops and mobiles and are able to conduct their duties remotely. The reason that employees are still going into the office is because Lyca only pays 3 days sick leave per annum, anything more than this and you don’t get paid. During the course of the virus outbreak there have been a number of cases of employees displaying symptoms of the virus, instead of sending these employees home, Lycamobile moved them to a different floor in their building away from the main office....they were still happy for them to come to work though and share communal zones. The only thing Lyca has done for its employees during this outbreak is to offer free parking If an employee doesn’t want to use public transport. They are expecting all employees to turn up for work on Monday. A number of employees have submitted requests for Home working but these have either been ignored or refused. | Subaskaran Alliarajah | Telecommunications | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | Netflix | Global | Netflix announced Friday that it’s set up a $100 million relief fund for out-of-work entertainment professionals, including the hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs | https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/netflix-creates-100-million-relief-fund-entertainment-community-left-unemployed-by-coronvirus-crisis-1285711?__twitter_impression=true | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
120 | Sainsburys | UK | Have offered 2 weeks full pay for people needing to self isolation, and have already said they will be offering 12 weeks full pay for vulnerable groups (pregnant, over 70, health conditions) if/when the government recommends these groups self-isolate completely. Have already said that temporary workers who need to self-isolate for 2 weeks will still be paid. Have provided hand sanitiser for checkout and delivery staff. Have relaxed rules around requiring sick notes for absences over 7 days not related to corona virus. | Colleague intranet | Yes. I'm usually very critical about the company and it's actions but in this case it has been very good. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | Roy's of Wroxham | UK | None - work as normal as sales are booming. Staff concerns are ignored. The checkouts are 'the safest place you can be'. | Ed Roy and Paul Roy | https://www.roys.co.uk/covid-19-crisis-statement | My 64 year old mother, who usually works in the cash office, was told she must work on the cigarette kiosk or checkouts. Sent home in tears when she raised concerns about my dad, who is 73 and in a high risk category. | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
122 | Waterstones | UK | Keeping stores open and making no efforts to protect employees from infection. | Elliott Management Corporation | https://www.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/flxeff/an_open_and_very_desperate_plea_from_a/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share (Additionally I have heard worse from a friend working in a south London branch. | https://www.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/flxeff/an_open_and_very_desperate_plea_from_a/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share | No hand sanitiser provided, no wipes, no disinfectant, no reduced shop hours, cash still being accepted. We're being told by head office that gloves and masks are not permitted, meanwhile administrative staff have all been sent home for their "safety" —but who gives a fuck about the the frontline staff who are out there filling @Waterstones CEO James Daunt's pockets? | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | Oxford Brookes University | UK | Online lecturing and assessment, working from home for all staff able to do so, 12 weeks full paid leave for staff who cannot perform duties from home, halls of residence still staffed for students who are unable to leave | Personal | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | Reed Recruitment | UK | Redundancies for central support functions | James Reed | Personal experience - also available to view on the blog of the head of HR. | Yes | Screening and compliance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | Be Wiser Insurance | UK | Employees encouraged to use annual leave if needing to isolate, else absence goes towards sickness levels which can result in disciplinary actions | Employee testimonial | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | The disney store | Global | Stores shut and paid normal salary, regular check ups (e.g phone calls and emails) to ensure employees are okay | Employee who works there | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | Travis Perkins | UK | Not paying staff if they go into self isolation | Share holders | Builder's merchant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | typo | Global | Shut all stores with full pay for employees | https://typo.com/UK/store-closures.html?j=5286515&sfmc_sub=916358434&l=1922_HTML&u=96414236&mid=7221983&jb=35&utm_source=Typo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TYP_20200321_UK_T_NO_COVID | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
129 | Vodafone | Global | Everyone who is able can work from home. Added protections for key workers and shop staff (telecommunications is on the critical industry list). Built extra laptops / kit so that 1500 more people can work from home. No redundancies, full pay for anyone self-isolating, amazing flexibility for staff overall. | I work there | Told hand sanitizer would be supplied... Never arrived. Told multiple times that we wouldn't close as we are an essential service then lied saying Vodafone stores throughout Europe were open during lockdown. Was told we need to show all 3 symptoms before we was allowed to self icesolate. Implemented social distancing days after the PM advised it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | Marks and Spencer | Global | Paid vulnerable and 14 day self-isolating employees to be at home. Allowed employees living with vulnerable people to work flex working pattern or work from another location. Head Office and Store Support Staff allowed to work from home. | Head Office worker | First hour of Tuesday and Friday are for NHS workers only. First hour of Monday and Thursday are for elderly and vulnerable. CEO has been updating employees daily with what he’s been doing to help customers and employees to remain open. Allowing employees to work from home, flex working hours or work from another location has been beneficial. Recently set up a fund to help support vulnerable colleagues who are on low incomes or work part time. | I work in one of the warehouses in the UK. Been told that slippers and pyjamas are apparently essentials. So have to continue working. The warehouse doesn't deal with food or drink or other absolutely essential items. | Retail (fashion) and food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
131 | Mitie | UK | Very bad. Complete lack of guidance. Half hearted message that non essential staff should work at home. Senior leadership not demonstrating social distancing and rewarding non essential people who come to work. No guidance on sick pay. | Shareholders | @mitie @philbentleyceo account and all staff emails | Yes | Support services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
132 | Macmillan Cancer Support | UK | All staff asked to home work where possible ahead of the PM's announcement. Where not possible, more laptops being shipped around the country to staff and a system to remotely access or network is being built. Vulnerable staff or those living with someone vulnerable have been placed on leave for their safety (full pay). Anyone who cannot work or needs to reduce their hours to due to childcare responsibilities receives full pay. Anyone ill due to coronavirus receives full pay. No start dates cancelled for new starters; any new starters who can't work due to office closures recieve the pay they would have otherwise had. | I'm an employee, not public information. | Charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | BSRIA Limited | UK | Forcing non-essential employees who could easily work from home to come in to the office. | I am one of those staff | Yes. I am one of the staff. | Building researcg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
134 | Bristol University | UK | Refusing to guarantee short term contracts beyond April, telling temporary staff to prepare for unemployment as they move to "safeguard revenue streams". Priorities = student satisfaction, preparedness for new students, and REF submission. Temporary staff: Expendable. | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
135 | Travis Perkins (specifically Toolstation, but everything under that umbrella) | Global | Limited use of ppe and cleaning but no extra provisions made for short staffed shops, no extra pay for those in shops (but all head office workers working from home), letter written to govt claiming to be an “essential service” in the event of lockdown so people can carry doing diy jobs in their homes, I guess, but none of the store based employees have been asked about how comfortable they are continuing working during a global pandemic in small stores full of customers | Travis Perkins | Worker | Yes | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
136 | Pizza Express | UK and Ireland | Employee lay-offs without pay | We were called by our restaurant managers who read off a script to announce the layoffs. No additional paid measures were introduced and the only suggestion was to use any holiday pay. | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
137 | LGC | Global | By 16/03 had arranged work from home for office staff and started arranging shift changes for lab + warehouse staff to allow social distancing. (Cannot shut down fully as involved in supply chain for essential services including COVID response.) Extended emergency and sick pay allowance for any COVID-related absences (including caring responsibilities), also allowing extra holiday allowance rollover for next year if staff can't take planned time off. | Office staff, cannot confirm efficacy of measures for on-site staff | Science | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | HSS Hire | UK | They have been giving out laptops to their office workers for weeks for when the time comes to stay at home. However they are pretty much business as usual as you'll see from their Twitter they have to work one week at home one week at the office, any time off is used from holiday. Although we had a family member isolated in hospital and tested for Corona he was told to go to work instead of self isolating. Luckily she tested negative but if she hadn't he could have been spreading it to hundreds of staff it's disgusting profit before people. | See their Twitter business as usual | Yes but would like to keep annonimity | Retail/tool hire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
139 | Debenhams | UK | Nothing, refusing to close and expecting staff to still come in | Twitter.com/debenhams | I work their and haven’t heard absolutely anything. Expected to still go to work as normal which is worrying | No reaction, are refusing to contact their employees to assure them they will be paid. Also rumoured to be using this opportunity to close a bunch of stores permanently and not pay their staff. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | Inflatanation inflatable theme parks | UK | Sending out emails for 50% on the 19th march for the rest of March putting public and staff at risk and ignoring social distancing advice | Email to previous customer I can forward if necessary | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
141 | Primark | Global | Gloves were not provided by the company, our store manager bought them for us out of her own pocket. Failure to tell us if the stores will close and when (so now we can’t make plans to find another job), if they do close we will only be paid for 2 weeks, after those 2 weeks they will decide what to do with us. Those with children are allowed a week off work but then must return or use their holidays, or ask to have shift patterns rearranged. Staff are being sent home because the stores are so quiet. A positive is that if you are self isolating you will be paid for 2 weeks, and not have to wait for the 3 day grace period for payment to kick in. | Associated British Foods | I am an employee | We are told this information in “huddles” which is company lingo for team meetings. We are yet to receive an email or anything that I can send to you as evidence. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | TGI Fridays | Global | All employees paid 80% of wages from government and remaining 20% from TGI's till end of May. Will be reviewed then. Amount will be based on average for previous 12 weeks shift patterns. | TriArtisan Capital | Daughter works there on part time hours contract (UK based city) | Yes | Guaranteed average weekly pay to all employees until the end of May | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||
143 | University of Cambridge | UK | Closure with assurance of continuous pay to all temp staff including zero hours contracts | Yes | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | TIGI Hair Care | Global | Excellent | Unilever | Employee | All staff able to work from home have been doing so since 16th March. Social distancing and maximum sanitation protocols in place for distribution centre. Lots of support virtually. Staff all on full pay. | Retail (beauty) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
145 | Inchcape | Global | Workshop/showrooms still open, people allowed to sit and drink tea/coffee. If isolating SSP no pay if taking time off to look after children. | Inchcape | Employee | Forced to work in confined space with no relief for workers who can’t work from home | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
146 | HMV | UK | All stores open, only SSP if required to self-isolate. No plans to pay staff more than this if stores do close. | Doug Putman | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
147 | Unilever | Global | All office based staff work from home. Only skeleton staff work in factory, laboratory and supply line (anyone entering sites will have temperature taken and physical examination). Those that have any symptoms will get paid full sick pay to isolate. NO JOBS LOST!!!! | Mine above | Research and design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | Timpsons | UK | Paying all staff while closed. | Timpsons | Tweet from James Timpson | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | Pho Restaurant | UK | Fired all employees without notice, except for a small number of chefs and management staff for takeaway, before the government had announced the 80% staff wages | An employee | The situation was weird. The manager came in crying as she had to fire 19 staff in one day in just one restaurant. They were offered no money and no means with which to be retained or re-employed. | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
150 | PwC | UK | Constant communication from all levels, including the most senior partners. Daily updates responding to most recent government advice, including huge support on working from home and supporting employees with children after closure of schools etc. | I have been an employee for 5 years and have been blown away by how transparent the leadership are being about both the challenges we will face but also how much support they are providing. Really feel they could not be doing anything more than they are. | Professional Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
151 | Empire Cinemas | UK | Those employed for 2 years or less sacked (meaning a couple of branches opened for less than 2 years have lost all their staff). Staff paid minimum contracted hours - for most, although working 20-25 per week, are on 4 hour contract so a significant drop in income. | Wife is employee | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
152 | Asda | Global | None. No soap, gloves or hand sanitizer have been proved. Some colleagues have bought there own. | Walmart | Me? | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
153 | Dixon’s Carphone | UK | Keeping all stores open as well as making 3000 staff redundant. Telling the media “40% will be kept” but offering full time staff 6-12hour positions. | Alex Boldock | Manager For the company | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | Lloyds Bank | Global | Full pay for any time off sick, even if it's non coronavirus related (inlcuding contractors). | I work there | Yes | To add to the person who already submitted for Lloyd's Bank. This is for the whole of Lloyd's Banking Group. Full pay for people who are sick and it is not classed as sick pay but as emergency leave, even if you dont have the virus. This means your sick record is not impacted. Colleagues sent to work from home where possible with DSE equipment being sent out as required. Branches now reducing hours to protect colleague. IT rollout underway to enable call centre staff to work from home if possible. People can work hours around childcare. Mental Health support from Line Managers. Colleagues encouraged exercise and rest. | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
155 | Ryman Stationery | UK | Workers being told to keep the store open for as long as possible despite staff members being off so staff overworked. Self-Isolation is unpaid. Staff also having to travel to cover other stores to avoid them having to close for a day/open less hours. No contactless. Managers are still on our backs about achieving targets. However head office staff are working from home and they have provided hand sanitiser/cleaning products to store workers. | Theo Paphitis | Employee | Retail (other) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
156 | Spotify | Global | Allowing all employees globally to WFH and expense any additional equipment needed (e.g. desk chairs, monitors etc). Paying hourly and contracted staff (e.g. cleaners, caterers etc) full pay. | I work at the company | I currently work for Spotify. They have gone above and beyond for their employees. | Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | Wren Kitchens | UK | Very poor. No support given by HR and head office - told business as usual. No hand sanitiser provided - told to supply our own. SSP only given if we show any symptoms. Encouraged to take unpaid leave or annual leave. | Wren | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
158 | Laura Ashley | UK | Only pay you if you can work from home - whilst not allowing anyone outside of manger role to work from home. No SSP or company sick pay if you are self isolating by choice (without symptoms, even if family high risk) or if you are off with children due to school closures. | MUI group | Im an employee | Email sent within the company, do not have home copy. Email cannot leave business. | Open customer services after lockdown. No cleaning. Desks 1m apart. | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
159 | Birmingham City University | Global | Staff working from home, majority of buildings closed, library open to students on a self service basis. Teaching being delivered online until the end of the semester. Staff who are sick receive full pay in line with length of service, will not need to provide sick note and it will not be formally recorded. Staff currently on probation to receive enhanced sick pay provision of 1 month full pay and one month half pay (over SSP). | Unknown | Emails to staff (current employee) | Good communication and benefits. | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
160 | Monsoon Accessorize | UK | Stores have been closed but staff have been asked to go back into the clean them | Peter Simon | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | Pavers Shoes | UK | Reduced contracted hours by 10% from April and reduced pay. Contracted hours still need to be worked. Only SSP for those off with illnesses. Asked employees to take unpaid leave if they can. | Employee at Pavers | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
162 | Improbable Worlds Limited | Global | WFH for at risk over 3 weeks ago. All UK and US office WFH as of 2 weeks ago. Amazing support from IT and HR. Weekly updates video video chat with CEO. Full support provided. | Herman Narula CEO | https://improbable.io/blog/improbable-responding-to-the-coronavirus | As an employee I feel secure and supported as well as valued as a human being. Company has gone above and beyond with their response to ensure we are all safe. | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | Hobbycraft | UK | Dangerous. All employees told to work regardless. No sanitizer left in stores. No social distancing at tills. Pay being withheld from those at risk, told to take unpaid leave, jobs being threatened. Advice via company intranet is contradictory to UK Government \ NHS advice. Their basket spend and daily net profit are up. That it their only concern. | Bridgepoint.eu | Company Intranet Emails | Manager of a branch in South West England: Sent 3 pairs of gloves and 3 masks for a store of 18 employees. Only 2 bottles of hand sanitizer 2 weeks ago, already used up. 80% of staff in NHS mandated high risk category. Must still work or face no pay. Told to all Tweet this morning same message as all stores, that we are open and ready to help with crafting needs. Their store in particular has a staff member with suspected Covid-19, store and staff still open and working. Did not all self isolate. | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
164 | Leith Spirits | UK | suspended spirit production and are making high strength hand sanitiser for those in need in our local community. | https://twitter.com/TheLeithGin | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
165 | Companies House | UK | Work from home and paid | Government | I work there | Government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
166 | NG Bailey | UK | Requiring all employees continue to report to work even against government advice that non essential or 'key' workers should WFH. They have the capability to WFH but are refusing staff and threatening unpaid leave even despite the Government allowances put in place. Equally, upon the annoucnement of school closures they threatened parents with unpaid leave to care for their children. | Internal staff emails | Yes | Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | Brook Street Agency | UK | No paid sick leave whilst working in civil service, ssp if able to get note. No pay at all if forced lockdown. | Agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
168 | RSVP Media Ltd | UK based but we do customer service for many companies- our biggest being Amazon Audible | Bully, manipulation and scaremongering into silence. Company refuses to let us work from home. | Call centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
169 | Halfords | UK | Reaction has been "we will give you sanitiser". So far, (2 weeks after being told this), we have seen 0. Also, customers are being told via small A4 signs to stand 2 meters away. That doesnt work. This weekend in Harrogate was worse than Christmas time - customers all over, standing on top of each other. | Halfords | It seems Halfords are wanting as much "take" from this as possible, and telling us employees that we are essential workers. Fair enough, we might be, HOWEVER, try looking after us. Shorten hours, limit numbers of customers in at one time. PROVIDE CLEANING AND SANITISING EQUIPMENT/SOAPS/LIQUIDS. Our store only has 2 bathroom sinks and kitchen sink to wash hands. And we use dishwashing soap to wash. | Stores remain open as of Mon 23rd March. Social distancing is made impossible, staff are still carrying out audio and technology fits inside customer cars. Staff actively encouraged to approach customers upon entering to offer a “£15 car check”. Emails to managers celebrating relative sales figures. Staff in many stores no longer have access to PPE and in some cases source their own. Daily updates promised to staff, last update as of today was produced Fri 20th March. | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
170 | Vertu Motors | UK | SSP for first 3 days, then full salary for no more than 14 calendar days, if needed to self isolate | N/A | Motoring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
171 | University of Manchester | UK | All non essential staff working from home on full pay | Yes - me | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
172 | Audible (Owned by Amazon) | UK | Call center employees for Audible are forced to come in to the London office despite Amazon having the technical capabilities to work from home. Amazon customer service phone agents across the world are now working from home whereas Audible are not. Office space is shared and people travelling in from all over London on public transport. Basically, it is Amazon who have the control over setting up working from home for us rather than Audible. Employees have been told we don't have to come in if we don't want to. But we are zero-hour contract workers so would not see a single penny if we decided not to. They confuse their understanding of wanting to come in and NEEDing to come in to keep a roof over our heads. | Amazon | Employee | Employee | Customer service | |||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | Superdrug/savers | Global | Full company sick pay to isolation /vulnerable workers Backdated to 16th March. Added to key worker list Relocation offered if store closure full contractual pay if unable to relocate | As Watson | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
174 | Fred Perry | Global | All stores closed on 18/03/2020 - all employees of the brand are receiving full pay, people on 0 hour contracts are getting paid the hours they'd normally work | HIT Union | I work for the brand as a Retail Manager | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
175 | Gall Ziedler Consultants (UK) [Engineering Consultancy for projects incl HS2] | They say global but it's not true | Poor. Hostility to employees who dare ask. Boss is insulated and remote working but willing to put employees and their families at risk. | Kurt Zeidler | Ex-Employee | Zero plan put in place for virus response. Thinks virus is a joke. Hostility towards anyone who asks. Boss feels personally betrayed by employees who are concerned for their well-being. Bear in mind the Boss himself remote works from Austria where he is insulated from the worst of the virus. | Brief Timeline = Tues 10/3, Wed 11/3: employees approach management for plan to work from home, told to use personal laptops (violation of HS2 Non-Disclosure). WFH not allowed. Thurs 12/3: Employees send email imploring for WFH and laptops for remote working. Boss is furious about employee uprising and needing to spend the money. Sat 14/3: Employee with vulnerable dependents pleads with Boss to let him WFH. Request is initially denied on account that "you will catch the virus anyway when you go shopping." Thurs 19/3: Employees finally allowed to WFH. I ask to WFH from a different (safer) country with familial support. Request is denied: either I work WFH from London or leave, visiting family is "vacation". Fri 20/3: I resign to be with my family | Engineering Consultancy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
176 | Lings Cars | UK | Home on full wages before the government announced help | Ling Valentine | Facebook- lings cars | Yes | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | JD sports | Global | Made to work In office despite having the facility to WFH | My son works there | Yes | All the company apart from purchase ledger are working from home or closed due to coronavirus. Purchase ledger are being kept in the office as according to management we are not equipped to work from home despite no efforts being made to do so. We are not sat two meters apart. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
178 | Fujitsu | Global | All staff WFH since two weeks ago | Husband works for them | Yes | Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
179 | No7 | UK | Premium beauty to withdraw from boots but No7 staff to stay. Only just stopped matched made service | Boots Wallgreen Alliance | Internal communications Boots Live | Retail (beauty) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | Booking.com | Global | All WFH, no reduction in pay, full paid sick from day 1 without medical note, paid for headspace for all employees | Booking Holdings | Direct employee | Yes | Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | The Open University | UK | Most staff now working from home and, if not possible, options are being explored to move those roles to be done remotely or with sufficient provision in place (i.e. social distancing) if they have to come to Campus. Additionally, 20 days additional contingency leave have been approved for special circumstances and anyone having to self-isolate or take sick leave with symptoms does not get affected in their Bradford score. Sufficient support available and information is always shared via various channels. | Staff member (Permanent, FT) | TBH, even though we teach at a distance, it seemed that we were not quite ready for mass home-working but that got set up relatively quickly, on average. We were also allowed to take necessary IT equipment besides laptops home so monitors, keyboards, mice, docking stations, etc. We are better looked after than most, I believe, and management is doing a great job of communicating with everyone to ensure that all circumstances are allowed for. | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
182 | Ernest Jones | UK | Stores still remain ‘proudly’ open despite selling non essential jewellery and watches. Staff may have two weeks full sick pay only if they show symptoms. | Signet | https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/webstore/static/covid-update.cdo Memos put out by EJ on Twitter | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
183 | The White Company | UK | 3 weeks full pay, 1 week extra holiday pay! Support from mangers for those who wanted to self isolate before shops were closed, paid leave of absence. | Chrissy Rucker | I work there | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
184 | SAGE UK | This is a global business but my addition is relating to the UK side of the business | Sage have sent all UK employees to work from home straight away to ensure our safety and income. They provide daily email updates for staff from the Managing Director (Sabby Gill) and are very supportive to any workers with dependants, offering flexible hours and paid leave. They also provided a working from home allowance of £12.50 per week for any extra costs incurred by working from home. They are making sure everyone is comfortable working from home and ensuring no one is isolated by providing any resources they can. | SAGE GROUP PLC | Current employee | I am a current employee | Technology (Financial Software) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
185 | PGL | Some European | Shameful & selfish, putting staff and guests at risk. The staff were all called into group meetings on Friday afternoon (given they still had children and teachers on breaks right up to Thursday). All 'fixed term' and 'seasonal' workers given less than 24 hours notice to pack up and leave. This led to mass panic (many of the staff are young people) and the worst case of irresponsible behaviour by the Management Team I have seen. Family members and friends were forced to travel to the Isle of Wight (the centre I am specifically writing about) by ferry in order to assist with clearing of rooms and possessions - Management mandated that staff would not be permitted to leave anything behind and return later to collect. Now some of these 'Fixed Term' workers have been employed on rolling contracts by the company for 5+ years, they should have been classified as full time & permanent, but the greed of the PGL management knows that leaving them as fixed term gives them almost zero rights. Putting it into perspective, most are paid minimum wage, with a compulsory deduction for accommodation and meals. The centres are hoping these same young people will re-apply for their own jobs when they are allowed to reopen. | Education Division of Holidaybreak | Family member | I am sure there will be many written, some by workers and others by parents and other family members. | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
186 | Natoora | UK | Good. Natoora normally is a fine foods B2B supplier to the London, Paris and New York restaurant scene. Given the closure of restaurants in these areas Natoora have fast tracked the release of the B2C delivery app to general public in the cities they serve. They are using there network of drivers to deliver goods, keeping extra stock in their physical shops (only allowing 3 customers in at a time) and have helped restaurants become mini groceries also selling there goods, easing supply chain issues that are being felt by supermarkets. | Natoora | Close friend is a key employee. | Natoora normally is a fine foods B2B supplier to the London, Paris and New York restaurant scene. Given the closure of restaurants in these areas Natoora have fast tracked the release of the B2C delivery app to general public in the cities they serve. They are using there network of drivers to deliver goods, keeping extra stock in their physical shops (only allowing 3 customers in at a time) and have helped restaurants become mini groceries also selling there goods, easing supply chain issues that are being felt by supermarkets. | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | Pandora | UK | 8 weeks paid leave | Worker | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | Merlin Entertainments | Global | Various 'Seasonal staff' ie, frontline staff (performers, shop staff) that have been contractually employed for less than 2 years have had contracts terminated with immediate effect. | https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-dungeon-slammed-furious-ex-17955748 | Tourism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | GAME | UK | Head office workers with coughs forced to come in. Employees who could work from home not permitted to. Store workers forced to come in. Closed belong centres citing safety of staff but then moved the staff to retail and still forced to come in. | Sports Direct | Yes | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
190 | Shoosmiths | UK | Fully supporting the government strategy and enabling workers to work from home | Employee | Full sick pay and support for self isolation and wfh support for all employees who can | Law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
191 | Nando’s | UK | Two weeks of full pay (contracted hours) then 80% of contracted wages. Closed all restaurants completely, also donated a lot of free food to NHS workers and staff. | - | I work there! | They really emphasise family values, and my store certainly practices this. Always feel looked after and there’s great progression and always someone to speak to with any issues etc. Also £11 of food allowed on any shift is a bonus | They have upped it today to 4 weeks full pay, then 80% | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | mySociety | UK | Full support for parents who need to take time off while the schools are shut with no penalty to wages | I work there | Charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
193 | Gamestop | Global | Originally listed themselves as an essential business, then shut stores only when absolutely necessary. Refused to shut down such high-contact areas of stores such as tester console units. | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
194 | Charlotte Cornelius Ltd | UK | Giving all employees the chance to WFH or Self Isolate as they personally elect, doing all meetings virtually even though its a retail business! Owner stayed away from the business on return from a trip to self Isolate. | Charlotte Cornelius | I work with the business | yes | Retail Jewellery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | Fabricland | UK | Nothing. Shops remain open, no direct information for staff. | Fabricland | https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2586460901457947&id=275581079212619&ref=content_filter | The information from the Facebook page is also displayed in the shop window. That is all that has been passed down. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
196 | Taylor Wimpey | Uk & Spain | Limited. Basic hand hygiene, being asked to keep 2m+ apart. | Peter Redfearn | Extremely poor, large outdoor construction workforce consisting of direct and subcontracted workers. Office and sales staff sent home with full pay, outdoor workforce expected to carry on as normal whilst using facilities I.e. canteen, toilets and drying room with 30+ people on site, asking to work with a minimum 2 meter distance which in some trades isn’t possible. Seem to favour profit and production over mental and physical wellbeing of employees. | Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
197 | Black Sheep Coffee | UK | Scaled down their workforce to a skeleton crew and placed all other employees on unpaid leave. | Gabriel Shohet and Eirik Holth | I work there | yes | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | NCC Group PLC | UK | Everyone sent home to prevent exposure, except consultants still carrying out billable work on client sites. Management guidance is "attend client site unless you have corona virus". | My friend works there | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
199 | The Body Shop | UK | Terminated all fixed term contracts | Retail (beauty) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | Butternut Box | UK | Allowed employees to WFH before gov intervention on full pay. No limit on sick pay. Financial and employment support for freelancers. | Primary and https://twitter.com/JW_Cartwright/status/1239577401635549189 | Dog Food | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
201 | 23.3.2020 LOCKDOWN | SUBMISSIONS BELOW WERE MADE AFTER GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED STRICTER LOCKDOWN MEASURES FOR ONLY ESSENTIALS TO REMAIN OPEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
202 | Joules | UK | Laid off limited term employees after government support announced | Tom Joules | Employee | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
203 | The Hut Group | Global | They handpicked which staff could stay in the office (coincidentally this worked out to be the top 20% of earners) and threatened anyone who tried to work from home. They have woeful customer service and questionable delivery times, which makes them a horrible option for anyone trying to use them as an ecommerce platform. FYI - they own MyProtein and lookfantastic (better known by their brands). Also threatened to fire all their hotel staff early on. | Matthew Moulding | Yes | Retail (fashion & beauty & health & wellbeing) / also hotel chain and hospitality & also own a v expensive gym/spa which they refused to close until forced and have effectively fired all staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
204 | Anglian Water | UK | Full pay for employees self isolating, full pay for those going sick. All face to face meetings cancelled. Employee assistance line for mental health support. | Osprey | Employee | Utility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
205 | BT | UK | No updates. Staff on the floor don't know what's going on. Existing entry says good updates from senior leaders that's not the experience in certain sites. No free meals either. No social distancing despite an entry on their internal msg board saying this has been passed to the ops managers. Increased targets due to natural increase in demand from people needing additional broadband due to wfh meaning that staff were achieving targets too easily. They released 2 new broadband speeds with no staff training to fix orders when they go wrong. Not unusual for bt training is very poor at the best of times. No cleaning visible despite promises of deeper cleans, no supplies due to poor planning, people asked to get own supplies. Classed as key workers for all, not necessary. | Partner works for them | Yes | Telecoms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | Fat face | UK | Stores shut by end of 22nd march | Email from company | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
207 | Coral Ladbrokes (GVC) | Global | Contracted hours only for 1 week, no details about further... | Kenny Alexander | Most employees are on 20hour contracts but work 30-40 average | Betting Shop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
208 | Russell and Bromley Ltd | UK | Closed stores from Thursday 20th of March and paying all staff full pay until at least 14th of April | The Bromley Family | Senior staff | Shown care and support towards staff all the way through | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
209 | HCL IBS | UK | If you already have a work supplied laptop stay home and get paid, but we don’t have any more laptops so either take SSP or come to work. Ask a neighbour or friend to look after your child. You are a key worker send your child to school. Living with a vulnerable person isn’t enough you have to be vulnerable yourself. | HCL Technologies | Yes | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | Evans and sports direct | UK | Not closing despite essential lockdown | Mike Ashley | https://twitter.com/simonneville/status/1242218908276469762?s=21 | Retail (sports) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | Keystone MIS | UK | Employees not working from home and still expected to go into offices | Employee | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
212 | Whsmith | UK | We are being classed as essential even though we have units that dont sell anything that can be classed as essential buy. All units are being kept open. Staff expected to clean all tills and self service checkouts every hour with disinfectant but no social distancing stickers on floor or any plans to give employees paid time off | I am the worker here. | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
213 | Kurt Geiger | UK | All stores closed, CEO’s salary suspended during closure, all workers on full pay, joined up with Age UK to encourage its workers to volunteer help to the elderly during the crisis, store managers given, offered 50% off its products to NHS workers for 12 months and free vouchers distributed in hospitals | Evening Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/fashion/kurt-geiger-coronavirus-staff-to-volunteer-a4395371.html | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
214 | The Grand Hotel Brighton | UK | Hotel closed, all workers on full pay, bedrooms offered to NHS free of charge, refunds or postponement of bookings offered to customers | https://www.grandbrighton.co.uk/coronavirus | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
215 | The Prince's Trust (UK) | Global | All staff WFH and paid in full, sick pay in place for all staff (no matter length of service), Youth Relief Fund in place and remote/online support available for all young people. All staff supported incredibly well. | HRH Prince Charles | Current employee | Amazing response from Interim CEO, daily video messages with updates and changes. Locally (in regional areas) Directors and Management have been great too. Wellbeing and safety of staff, delivery partners and young people has been put first. | Charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
216 | Showcase Cinemas | Global | Staff all on zero-hour contracts, which means there is no pay during the time they are closed. Advised to go and look for government assistance. | National Amusements | Email that staff have received. | Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | & Other Stories | Global | Poor- have closed their store and are only paying staff for 14 days | H&M | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
218 | Cancer Research UK | UK | (Head office) Everyone was given the option early on to work from home if they wanted, followed by closure of all offices and shops. They've been really communicative and supportive, with regular comms from the CEO and various Directors. We are allowed to purchase equipment to help WFH, which we can claim back as long as it is then returned to CRUK once this is all over. They've allowed extra A/L to be carried over into the new financial year too. | I'm an employee | Charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
219 | University of Salford | UK | Staff are still being paid, even part time hourly paid academics will receive pay for what they would have been timetabled for. Travel loans for season tickets won't be taken from paychecks while we're on lockdown (as long as they're returned), they're doing what they can to get as many people working from home as possible while still being able to support students as much as they can. More library resources added online while library is closed so students can still engage with non-physical assessments even though deadlines suspended. | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | G&A Barnie Group Ltd | UK | While the company does operate in some sectors classed as essential (NHS, police maintenance work), this is not applicable to the majority of the office staff. Initially would only let people work from home if they had a good reason (medical), still requiring many non-essential people to work 3 days after lockdown despite having capability to work from home, complete lack of information from management, MD undertaking several hundred mile trips days after lockdown for non-essential reasons. | Alex & Gordon Barnie | Internal emails, employee reports | Mechanical/Electrical Contracting/Maintenance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
221 | Smile education | UK | Staff expected to work, told there will be no pay for self isolation. Placing vulnerable people in schools with no provisions against transmission. | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
222 | Zoopla | UK | Trialled working from home, and then sent everyone to work from home | Silverlake | I work for them | Housing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
223 | Oasys Technologies Ltd | Global | None until 25th March, when half the staff where furlonged. Lots of worried staff | Elliot James Lamb | Manufactoring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
224 | British Airways | UK | Pilots - 4 weeks unpaid over April & May. Crew - Continue to go into work, no support. Ground staff/agents - risk of redundancies | Employee direct (me) | Yes | They are not allowing workers to wear gloves or masks, and are forcing employees to be in close proximity to passengers, putting their lives in danger. They are also making it hard for older people and those with pre-existing health conditions to take unpaid leave. | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | Lifesearch | Global | All staff sent home to work from home since 12th March | Tom Baigrie | I work there | They've been amazing with their staff, we also are not putting any unnecessary strain on gp surgeries by stopping all communication with them for the time being | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | Barclays | Global | No resilience to let call center staff work from home , trying to get as many staff into the office as possible with free food , childcare vouchers , and triple paid over time, causing huge amounts of staff to get sick and leaving the ones left to deal with the mess. Getting testing kits delivered asap so staff can be tested and bought back into work as quickly as possible, to help clear the over 6 hour long queues, business as usual for those left in work. Branches slightly reduced hours but business as usual . | Jes Staley | Member if staff | Yes | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
227 | The School of Life | Global | The School of Life has kept their shop open and not implemented any social distancing practices nor have they provided any support to their workers who work zero-hour contracts. SOL has also been very apprehensive to have people work from home. | Alain de Botton | Worker | Retail and Events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
228 | Paperchase | Global | Although the resposnse was late they have now closed all stores and are paying everyone their contracted hours + overtime for feb, contracted hours + overtime already worked for march and are currently waiting on updates from government for 80% pay thing. | work there | yes | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | University of the West of England | UK | All non essential staff working from home on full pay | Employee email from the VC | Yes | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | The Barbican/City of London Corporation | UK | As coronavirus hit the UK & theatres, galleries & concert venues across the UK began to close, Barbican's customer-facing staff (many casual workers with no formal contract or entitlement to sick pay) began to worry, asking management about what happens in the event of closure, feeling conflicted about advice from government about not going to large gatherings vs requirement to work with large numbers of public, concerns about self-isolating without being entitled to sick pay. Afternoon of March 14th: Email from CEO Nick Kenyon addressed to 0 hours casual staff, who expected him to address these fears. Instead, he gave week-old advice on how to wash hands and stated "Fear of catching COVID-19 is not a valid reason to miss work", with no reassurance about job or pay security as all around the sector was shutting its doors. Tuesday 17th - Casual workers see on social media that the building is closing, a couple of hours before receiving an email from management. | City of London Corporation - billionaire owners. Barbican Managing Director - Sir Nicholas Kenyon. | I work there | I work there | In the week since then there has been vague communication saying that pay would be for "shifts on the rota this week" without clarity of how long this will continue - more than 1 week? Past the 3 weeks already assigned by rota? No clarity on whether pay would be full or minimum call time, or of how this will impact staff who haven't been put on the rota but rely week-to-week on picking up shifts from others. SOME sporadic reassuring responses from individual line managers to date. Different statements made across different departments (customer experience, box office, retail, bars, art gallery) relating to job security, pay, and how much 0 hour workers are valued by Barbican & City of London. Top-level management has taken over a week "deciding" what support their vital team of hundreds of 0 hours casual staff are worthy of (if any at all) through this crisis. | Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
231 | H & T Pawnbrokers | UK | Classed as Key workers as in financial sector. Have to take unpaid leave if have childcare problems. Company will not close. Not given any distancing measures, have only been given hand sanitizer, handwash guidelines and told to clean surfaces every half hour. Still have to deal with cash and touch customers jewellery. | John Nicolls CEO | Employee | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
232 | Vodafone | UK | As well as building the laptops as previously stated on the list, they gave 200+ of them to Italy to ensure their staff were able to work from home. They also conduct daily wellbeing calls for employees to make sure we're all ok. They have also announced that anyone who needs to go into an office is not to take public transport and that they will pay for taxis for the employee. Also very flexible when it comes to working times and understanding. I honestly can't tell you how amazing they've been | Nick Jeffery (CEO) | I'm an employee | Yes | Sent all office staff home but made retail stay with ZERO help or cleaning supplies | Telecoms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
233 | Machine Mart | UK | All stores still open. They run an online delivery system but refuse to adjust in response to advice for everyone to stay at home where possible. No guidance for staff on how to sell to customers to minimise risk, and no extra measures taken to support any workers in store. Only option for staff is to isolate if they have symptoms for 14 days on SSP. | Employee Testimonial - Workers were told the information on a phone call | Employee Testimonial - Workers were told the information on a phone call | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
234 | Regus | Global | Employees still have to go in to work. This is global, including areas such as Italy and Spain. We are told if the offices close then we will get no pay, you have to use your annual leave. We’re not being forced to go to work, but we won’t get anything. Managers are desperately trying to help their teams but no one from above is helping. Clients are also receiving no help or advice, just that it’s their choice not to be in the office and they are still being forced to pay their rent and other services in full. Tone deaf emails and staff keep saying business as usual and we should keep being motivated and upbeat. | Mark Dixon, Richard Morris is UK CEO | I work for Regus | I work for Regus | Commerical Lettings | |||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | Designer Exchange Ltd | UK and Spain | Retail store open but reduced working hours | CeX / Dominic Durante | I work in their store. We have asked to close after last nights announcement but they have asked us still to go in and “be positive”. Staff are reluctant to not go in as we are only entitled to SSP and many can’t afford. | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
236 | Ministry of Defence | UK | Ministry of Defence civilian employees (are one of the few Civil Servants on key-worker list) are WFH or sharing duties in military establishments; only if they can effectively socially distance in the work environment. IE, kitchens, break-out areas are all off limits/closed. Work at your own desk, bring in your own flask, eat at your desk. No group meetings except by using remote working apps, Skype etc. Employees will continue to be paid normally, whether sick or not. If sick, it should be logged in to the HMRS system as normal. Some MoD civilians are required to work alongside the military (as in all Operational deployments) they will adopt the same military procedures and use the same PPE if required to do so. Since 2010, there is no paid overtime, only TOIL. | Part of the UK Government | Employee, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/military-stands-up-covid-support-force | Government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
237 | Royal Mail | UK | My partner is a postwoman for Royal Mail and all advice has been completely avoided with no company comms at all. Today - They are classed as key workers yet have no PPE until gloves were provided this morning. They are now working on their own, doing a walk per employee. This means work is doubling up as each walk or round was usually split between two people. We have no idea if they are being paid overtime as they are now working more hours. It's lubricous. | Royal Mail Group | Girlfiend is postwoman | 24.03.2020 - They finally issued gloves to staff, prior to this it was business as usual with sorting rooms full of people and sharing vans. There has no comms from anyone aside from an email from the CEO last week saying they were doing all they could. | Delivery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
238 | Gear4music | Global | No working from home, no closing, not contingency plan, 'business as usual' with 300+ individuals despite not being an essential business. | Andrew Wass | I am an employee https://www.gear4music.com/ | Myself, and others hired here | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
239 | Daysoft ltd | UK | Workers worried because there working in a factory with 125 other people .. | Ron Hamilton (Tory donor) | Friends work there | We’ve asked for PPE & a risk assessment done | Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
240 | Tenpin | UK | Paying average earned wage over the past 3 months for the foreseeable future (employees are only on 4 hour contracts) | N/A | Myself, I’m an employee | Leisure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
241 | G4S | UK | None | Forced people with threat of losing their job to work at Cheltenham festival despite concerns from staff members, refusal to let staff wear gloves or face masks despite protests from people on site. Constantly downplayed worker concerns. Inadequate supplies of hand sanitiser and cleaning products for staff on site. | Security | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
242 | British Psychological Society | UK | Satisfied and protected. Working from home until the end of May. All staff provided with phones and laptops with regular manager Zoom contact hours. | British Charity | Www.bps.org.uk | Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
243 | The University of York | UK | "I want to reassure you that we understand the additional responsibilities that many of you now have. Do whatever you need to do to support your household; do the work you can, when you can" - Vice-Chancellor email to staff. Paying staff including casual staff who have been booked to do work and have been told to isolate. | https://coronavirus.york.ac.uk/for-staff https://twitter.com/UniOfYork/status/1241009348832182272?s=20 | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
244 | Sumo Digital | UK and India | All or vast majority of employees working from home since 18th March | doesnt look like theres been an official statement but I Work there | Sumo have been fantastic in how they've handled this and been very supportive with employees and their new needs (childcare, mental health etc) | Games/Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
245 | British Heart Foundation | UK | Closed the stores and offices before government advice with all retail colleagues on full pay. Only a minimal team in offices, who are now all at home. | Current employee | Charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
246 | Connect distribution | Global | No hand stanilizers and being forced to work in large groups | The deppar family | Emoloyee | Dont wanna say | Warehousing/factory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
247 | N Brown | UK | Most work from home if able, those in customer and financial services (100+) still have to come into the office in central Manchester to be available for customer phone and online queries. | Steve Johnson CEO, Matt Davies chairman | Requested a laptop to be able to work from home, haven’t been provided with one, have to travel in on public transport to get in. | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
248 | Connect distribution services ltd | UK | Given oven cleaner to prevent spread that's about it | Martin deeper | Employee | being forced to come in so the directors get their money they even gave us some dettol which was for ovens they have no idea what they're doing and yet they expect more work off us | Warehouse/factory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
249 | Yodel | UK | Support staff(Finance,Hr etc..)given 4 weeks unpaid leave. | Barclay Brothers | Employee | Delivery/transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
250 | Millers vanguard | UK | Sending the workforce out 3 to a van, working in places like London and classing staff as key workers even though the work is basically cleaning machinery in bakeries, the running of the bakery is not dependent on how clean the machines are. | Afe group | Catering and supermarket industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | Hillier Garden Centre | UK | Staff from cafes were moved to garden centre when cafes had to shut, and same hours were guaranteed. Once full closure announced, staff now off at full pay for foreseeable. | Hillier | Yes | Garden Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
252 | Domino's | UK | "We appreciate all your hard work and would like to offer every member of staff that works a shift a large 2 topping pizza to take home for your family during these difficult times." So this is an "upgrade" to the usual allowance of a personal pizza with one topping per day. Total upgrade value is £2. £2 per day to put yourself, your family and others at significant risk. | Monte Laguna Limited | Employee | Yes | Has positioned itself as an 'Essential business' as a food delivery service. Claims to have put procedures in place to allow social distancing within stores however these are impractical at best and impossible in most stores. Drivers are supposedly required to wash their hands after each delivery but the new suggested store setup does not allow for this. Many workers will be coming to work despite being symptomatic as SSP would not cover bills. No word on use of furloughs for staff. If staff are unhappy with working in conditions they're being given unpaid leave - not even being allowed holiday approved. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
253 | Vauxhall Motors/Opel | Global | Factory closed from 17th March until at least 30th March. Full pay for all employees. | Groupe PSA | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51914412 | Yes. Full pay for the duration of the shutdown, but hours paid are to be paid back, as unpaid overtime in the future, currently at the rate of an extra hour per shift. | Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
254 | Sherwin-Williams | Global | Office workers have to work remotely. Production and research staff have to come onto site and work. Shifts have been set up so that interaction between employees is reduced. Staff are still being made to take full shifts even when their work is not business critical which puts them at risk needlessly. The company refuses to let people take paid leave and refuses to use the government's 80% of pay scheme. Instead employees have to take unpaid leave or use up their holiday to isolate themselves. No arrangements have been made for people with at-risk people at home. They have to come to work, use up their holiday or go without pay. It seems like the company is using the threat of no pay to force people to come to work even when their work is not business critical or related to key sectors. This is putting people in danger so that the company can beat its competitors while they take the safer route of shutting down. | Employees | Yes | Paint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
255 | JJ FOOD SERVICE | UK | None, all staff are still working, deliver drivers and warehouse staff are understandable. office staff still expected to work. no protection given. | Mustafa Kiamil | All staff are working not following the government guidelines, office staff sitting close to each other and not sent home, when they request to work from home they get told no laptops available. keep getting told repeatedly "you work in the food sector" however I think staff working within the office are not needed to work as it isnt absolutely necessary to the business. The owner even mocked covid D claiming it isnt a real virus as no body he know has it. forced to tell schools that parents are key workers so that they are able to go to school so we are able to go to work! | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
256 | Amazon | Global | Lack of distancing, hand sanitiser, disinfecting communal equipment/ areas and lack of PPE. | Jeff Bezos | https://www.gmb.org.uk/news/%E2%80%98petrified%E2%80%99-amazon-workers-left-%E2%80%98300-strong-crowds%E2%80%99 | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
257 | Estée Lauder Companies | UK | Not renewing staff contracts leaving affected employees unemployed with less than 2 weeks notice | Estée Lauder Companies | Staff testimonies | Yes | Retail (beauty) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
258 | Carlton Bingo | UK | Closed their stores. Have promised full contract hours for next two pay cycles. And asked if it was ok to apply for the support grant from the staff. Continued communication almost daily. | Yes - my wife works for them | Leisure/Gambling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
259 | Stena Line | UK | Removed sick pay and instructed staff to claim SSP. | Stena Line | Employee Testimony | As above | Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
260 | N20 | UK | Offering more work on minimum wage for a job that pays £12 pH directly | Not sure | Would be an attachment | It's a sampling company that normally samples in Tesco, instead of advising people to self isolate they said Tesco need more hands on deck and they could put people forward for work on a minimum wage basis. Alot of their employees are retirement age and they're aware of that | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
261 | Liberty Living UK / Unite | UK | Forcing employees to work even if not nominated as Key Workers. Student accommodation is not one of the protected professions but they still want staff in a high risk environment. | Unite Student Accomodation | Internal Staff | Worker | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
262 | Moonpig | UK | Allowing staff to continue to work. Financially supporting them working from home. Daily updates from senior management. | Richard.cuthbertson@gmail.com | I work for Moonpig | Retail - gifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
263 | HHB solicitors | UK | Hours cut and demand employees turn up for work still even though not an essential service. | Richard Bell | Employees husband | Yes | Legal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
264 | Together Money | UK | Working from home for all colleagues but a couple of business critical ones who it is essential for them to be in the office. An extensive, detailed FAQs regarding Coronavirus and incredible support for colleagues adapting to working remotely. The reaction wasn’t at all last minute and they have been transparent with employees throughout. | I am an employee. | I work for Together and am very proud to do so. They have looked out for their employees and put their health over profit. I already loved working there but this has cemented it. | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
265 | GCI/Nasstar | UK | Continueing with a plan to make a third of the company redundant, including 100% of all 1st line support staff from the origonal Nasstar company that GCI have taken over. Staff are being given the option to work from home. Those who choose to come into the office are under strict hygene regulations. Hand sanitiser has been provided. Hand washing facilities are avalible. Requireing people to work 2 meters or more apart. No more than 1 person allowed in the kitchens at any one time. 14 day self-isolation on full pay but if you are able to work (remotely) while isolated, you are required to. | mayfair private equity | Current employee | Yes | I.T. and technical services. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | Euro Car Parts | Global | Asking employees with sheilding health conditions to work and if they do not comply, refusing to pay their wages | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
267 | Monica Vinader | Global | Closed all stores sending a generic email at 9pm to all retail staff telling them they had until 12pm the next day to accept to be paid £29 for 5 days then nothing until further notice or if falling to replied would be made redundant. | Monica Vinader | Employee | Most people had to take redundancy, they wrote a collective letter to the CEO. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | Messika | Global | Closed all offices and all stores including ahead of the governments' order to protect their employees worldwide. Committed to pay everyone in full until the activity starts again. | Valérie Messika | Jean Baptiste Sassine | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | Tate Galleries | UK | Very supportive, have given everyone the option to take 3 weeks off as paid leave (on top of normal annual leave) for our wellbeing while the galleries are shut and there is less to do for a lot of staff, organised for all staff to work from home very promptly, have been sending an email a day from the director and COO with thanks, updates and wishing us well | Employee | Tate have gone above and beyond, particularly in giving all staff the option to take a 3 week paid leave in recognition of our hard work and how stressful this time is. The consistent communication from the director and COO are very useful and make me feel valued. | Arts and culture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
270 | Haart Estate Agents | UK | 300 Redundancies (don't appear to have asked for the government support to pay 80%) | Paul Smith | https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/18331296.estate-agency-makes-hundreds-redundancies-amid-outbreak/ | plenty to be found on twitter @haart_uk | Estate Agents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
271 | TH Baker | UK | Forcing all employees to come into Head office (including staff from gyms and stores which are closed) today 25/03 so building is more full making social distancing hard. Several people went home with symptoms last week but have not allowed anyone else to quarantine. Instead they put other employees in same area putting them at risk. Office staff could potentially work from home but company won't pay for the means to. Managers implying anyone who doesn't come to work won't get paid and won't have a job to come back to. Employees having to help with the cleaning so they're less at risk. | TH Baker (family owned) | Friend is employee | Marketing employee - can do job from home but not allowed to, feels uncomfortable but needs money for bills and doesn't want to lose job if refuses to come in. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
272 | Saunders Scott Ltd | UK | All employees are happy - Director has supported everyone working from home, excellent support and ongoing updates | I work here | Yes | Recruitment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
273 | Atos | UK | Employees working for the BBC Service Desk are allowed to work from home | Not sure | I'm an employee | I work there and was allowed to WFH before everyone due to risk to my father (who I care for) but the whole office was gearing up well ahead of most to get people ready for WFH | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||
274 | Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society | UK | All employees WFH, paying out money to members and funding authors emergency fund | Website https://www.alcs.co.uk/ and https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/alcs-offers-additional-financial-support-to-writers-through-the-society-of-authors-330000-emergency-fund | Professional organisation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
275 | Banquet Records | Local - Kingston upon Thames Surrey | Positive. Giving options to work at home before the lockdown. Took social distancing seriously weeks before other businesses | I think Jon Tolley | Banquet Records twitter feed | I’m a customer so can only go by what I see on their feed but it’s very positive | Retail - music | |||||||||||||||||||||||
276 | Premier Housewares | UK | Not letting office-based employees work from home even if they do jobs that can EASILY be done from home, even AFTER the government "lockdown" has begun and they say all jobs that can be done from home should. | Know people still being asked to go in | Houseware manufcaturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | Deloitte | Global | Offices to close until further notice, this period will be unpaid for those unable to work from home - this was not offered as an option. Prior communications indicated one week of pay during this period, which has since bern reneged. | Sharon Thorne (chairperson), Punit Renjen (CEO) | Email to staff https://ibb.co/RSX4XYz | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
278 | Frontier Developments | They are global, but my knowledge is only about UK office | Staff were being sent to work from home well before lockdown. The staff are all being given full pay (even during time they can't work) and all resources and support needed. | David Braben (CEO) | Wife of an employee | Entertainment - Gaming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
279 | Miller & Carter | UK | Prior to pub/restaurant ban: Gov policy on self-isolation for those visiting Northern Italy was updated 7 days into what would have been 14 day self-isolation period for some staff members, but head office saw "no problem" with them still working because they had already been working the week prior. | Gov policy up to March 7th advised anyone who had been to northern regions in Italy to only self-isolate for 14 days if they showed symptoms. This policy was updated on March 8th so that anyone who had been in those regions in the last 2 weeks should self-isolate for 14 days regardless of symptoms. Staff who returned from holidays on Feb 29th were not advised to self-isolate for the remaining 7 days by head office. It was deemed not a problem as they had already been working since returning and had no symptoms; even though the virus can survive for 14 days and they would then be consistently putting new customers at risk. | food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
280 | Scoodle | UK | Scoodle has paid staff early and given its head of product time out from developing its app to build TrackTogether, a questionnaire to track the spread of coronavirus | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6648560151894855680/ | I work for Scoodle and here's a screenshot of the text our CEO sent us on advance pay: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeilani_over-the-weekend-i-sent-this-text-to-my-activity-6647850739240574976-LKSe | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
281 | Twig Education | Global | Already had good WFH capabilities, but staff were encouraged to start working from home one week before lockdown. Regularly checking staff welfare and providing essential equipment. Being extremely understanding about need for adjusted schedules for those with care responsibilities. And made their education programmes free for all to access during the crisis. | Employee | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
282 | The National Archives | UK | Building closed, everyone ordered to WFH, we are still being paid, and they're making their catalogue available to the public for free | Government | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/coronavirus-update/ and https://twitter.com/UkNatArchives/status/1240257129224814594 | Culture, Arts & Museums | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
283 | Bastows Ltd | UK | Closed all construction sites 24/3 and all staff are receiving full pay. WhatsApp group established for communications across the company, training and tasks being allocated to keep people occupied and Directors and managers are available 24/7 for staff. | Frank Bastow | Myself as an employee | Yes | Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
284 | NEXT DISTRIBUTION | Global | Warehouse still fully operational as, like their stores, they've classed it as essential. Employees as given the option to go home unpaid or come in and mix with over 1000 people. For most the former isn't an option as they have bills to pay. The union, Usdaw, is doing nothing to help. | We have to eat lunch outside on the pavement as they've shut down the canteen and break areas. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
285 | The University of the West of England | UK | Assured staff will be paid, sent all none crictial staff home. Now has just fired all its contractors and wont be renewing any contracts. So the university has just secretly got rid of a lot of staff | UWE | Me/My partner | My partner a contractor was just fired. | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
286 | H&T Pawnbrokers | UK | Majority of contact centre staff WFH from 20/03. Contact centres closed 23/03, those unable to WFH receiving full pay for March & April, assuming 80% May onwards if this is still going on. All stores closed 24/03. | Employee | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
287 | Whittard of Chelsea | UK | All employees have been sent home as of 22nd of March, and HR has guaranteed pay in full for their contracted hours until May 2020. Currently sending out training documents and organising staff discount for online purchases (normally only allowed for in-store purchases) | Epic | Yes I work for them as a manager so I was super relieved when I realized all of my team would be safe and compensated | Retail (tea coffee and hot chocolate) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
288 | Electrocomponents - RS Components, OkDo, Monition, Allied Electronics | Global | Transition to home working for majority of office-based staff. Changes to operational working practices to support the government legislation. Wellbeing site set-up to support individuals and teams. Collaboration tools in place. Encouraging teams to keep in touch with one-another. Regular leadership team updates to the team which helps teams feel included. Very honest senior leadership team who are supporting our leaders. | Publicly listed company | https://www.electrocomponents.com/media/press-release/2020/23032020 | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rs-components_covid19-inittogether-activity-6647850718478815233-H37j | Business to Business Industrial and Electronics Supplier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
289 | Auxillis | UK | Forced employees to continue working. "Business as usual" . It's a call centre providing hire cars to accidents. Only implemented social distancing since the government forced their hand on Monday. | Twitter (Tweet since been deleted). Member of family also works there. | Hire cars for accidents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
290 | Adidas | Global | Originally announced all stores would remain open as it was more courageous to stay open than to close. Then decided to close after they saw Nike were closing and Adidas started to receive backlash. They informed employees they would be paid for the time the store was closed with no other rules mentioned. The following week they started forcing employees to do online training and that if anyone fails to complete the training then they would not be paid and would be disciplined at work once the company re opens. | Adidas | I'm an employee at Adidas | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
291 | Travelodge | UK | Turned all homeless guests out of hotels leaving them with nowhere to stay | Travelodge | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/homeless-travelodge-residents-turned-out-on-to-street-coronavirus | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
292 | Orchard Computer Services, Yate | UK | Approximately 20 employees were stuck in the office in Yate together, at the demand of their Managing Director, posing high risk to their colleagues, and their family and loved ones. Even when forced to change to Working from Home, Orchard's contingency plan wasn't followed, and has resulted in several of their staff being unable to, or refusing to follow working from home proceedure. Communication between employees on the support desk has also broken down, hampering customer service. No expenses permitted to employees except for phone bills (not necessarily easy to track in mobile contracts). | Chris Patten https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-patten-45496447/ | Anonymouse source - One of their team even when home last week after seemingly contracting the virus, and the office has not been shut down to WFH only. One staff member even lied to the company feel pressured to remain at work; their parents having visited northern Italy. | Managed Service Provider / IT Support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
293 | Softcat plc | Global | Early notification to allow to work from home with phased relocation over 2 weeks. Full pay honored for every employee including dedicated office staff (cleaners, reception canteen etc.). Any justified emergency expense to cover staff requirements honored. Full commitment to roll out laptops for all employees in all countries, with a dedicated testing exercise to ensure remote access to web services and remote desktops was stable. All equipment required by staff at home has been offered, with the ability to buy any additional IT kit through Softcat's ecommerce site, at no expense to staff. Regular contact and daily emails sent out by C-lvels and directors with daily updates for all staff. Additional mental health contact and sessions being provided by Mental Health Awareness team. Additional training provided by repsective teams for Microsoft products and how to remian productive when working from home. | Graeme Watt (CEO) | Personal Account (Employee) | See reaction. | IT Resale and MSP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
294 | Nokia | Global | All employees to work from home unless absolutely critical - fully flexible working arrangements authorised for all personel. Sick pay increased (in EU countries) for those affected with virus. Global fund for CoronaVirus research and help created. Active programmes for helping in the community (when safe for employees). Home networking equipment provided if required to employees. | Publicly listed company | Employees, Company communication, Twitter | ? Yes | Telecommunications and Infrastructure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
295 | Allbirds | UK | Offered 2000 free pairs of trainers to NHS staff, and made available functionality for customers to donate shoes to healthcare workers. Also closed all stores in US and UK from 15th March (much earlier than most) while offering full pay and benefits. | Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger | https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/25/company-offers-2000-free-pairs-trainers-nhs-workers-12452797/ | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
296 | Diageo plc | Global | Focus on health and wellbeing of employees as priority, flexibility and concern to make it work for people, timely information (including from expert 3rd party provider) over a long period of time, proactive instructions to work from home sooner than governments encouraged this and great systems to work effectively, support with getting IT equipment home, support in terms of varying working practices and emergency leave to deal with caring responsibilities where support has been reduced by lockdown. Also various initiatives like support for bartenders in various markets and donating alcohol and ensuring hand sanitiser made | Public company | https://www.diageo.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/diageo-pledges-more-than-eight-million-bottles-of-sanitiser-for-frontline-healthcare-workers/ | I am a (proud) employee | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
297 | Ipsos Mori | UK | Full time employee interviewers have been offered furlough at 80% pay for 9 weeks. Even some who were scheduled to leave just before the crisis have been offered retention for 9 weeks. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to extend to the large number of interviewers on zero-hours contracts. | Full time interviewers who had to stop work are pleased they have been offered a furlough, it seems that office staff are working from home, and training classes have stopped. We are now worrying for our casual interviewer colleagues. | Market Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
298 | Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) | UK | ""Builders merchants are a vital part of the construction supply chain. It is important that they continue to support the industry to operate on sites, especially where it is undertaking essential work, and also to continue to provide the link between product manufacturers and the firms and tradespeople that use and install the products they make."" | John Newcomb | Employee of builders merchant chain | Construction sites are simply not able to social distance, they should be shut down asap. | Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
299 | Lords Builders Merchants | UK | "Colleagues will need to be reminded that it is only through staying open we have a chance of beating the financial effect of the virus." | Shanker Patel | https://imgur.com/a/Agexo0c | Putting money before workers health. Construction should not continue | Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | groupM | Global | All staff working from home as of 17/03 across different groupM companies, very supportive for parents with children at home with flexible and reduced working to accommodate. Full paid sick pay with no issue. | WPP | https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/the-next-few-months-will-tough-wpp-staff-work-home-possible/1677127 | I wanted to share this information as I have heard of many other office based jobs where workers are still told to come in despite doing non-essential work. I work at one of the groupM agencies and they have been nothing but supportive. | Media | |||||||||||||||||||||||
301 | Le Boat | UK | They have told employees that unless they work for 3months unpaid, they will be laid off. | Travelopia | Direct from Employees. | Yes | Holiday | |||||||||||||||||||||||
302 | HiveHR | UK | Employees were advised to work from home or take sick immediately if symptoms started showing (with full pay). All started working remotely as a test which carried on when gov announced official position on not travelling etc | https://www.hive.hr/wellbeing-tips-for-working-from-home/ | Tech / HR space | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
303 | CGI | Global | Work from home for as many staff as possible, supports the isolation and those who are currently self-isolating, full sick pay up to 6 months, company really cares about the wellbeing of staff. | Outsourcing services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
304 | Budgens | UK | No support for staff (no gloves, masks or anti-bacterials). No defined social distancing measures in store, price gouging of basic necessities. Also their version of Slush Puppie providers are demanding service technicians install slush machines and telling everyone to carry on as normal. | Tesco | Store staff member testimonial | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | Naomi House | UK | Closed shops before told to, furloughed staff on full pay with charity making up any difference | Naomi House | Relative | Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
306 | Kingdom Houses EA London LTD | UK | Full pay guaranteed including full sick pay (upgraded from SSP) - this was all before the 80% Furlough announcements | ME | see https://www.kingdomhouses.co.uk/covid-19/ | Yes | Property Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||
307 | Kingfisher plc | Global | Headoffice staff all sent to work from home, most of them before uk gov demanded it. | Kingfisher PLC | Worker | Yes | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
308 | The Range | UK | Originally refused sick pay unless you could prove you had the virus, provided no ppe to staff, suggested people bring their kids to work. Prices of soap, loo roll etc were doubled or more. Lots more details on this Twitter account: https://twitter.com/closetherange1 | Chris Dawson | I work at The Range and this is stuff I have personally experienced or heard from other stores | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
309 | Teleperformance | Global | Where equipment is available and customer security isn't too compromised, they're sending staff home with computers and laptops to work. Beginning with the most vulnerable to COVID-19. Cancelled most training until they've removed the most vulnerable workers. | My wife works for them | Telecommunications | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
310 | Liberty Specialty Markets | Global | Very good - constant communication from senior management, all employees to work from home, able to buy and reimburse company for any additional equipment, no current suggestion of redundancies and company covering sick leave. Lots of support for line managers including e-learning to assist with the situation. | Yes - I work there | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
311 | Staffordshire University | UK | Huge support for staff and students. Work from home started early. Have ran extensive number of workshops and training for staff to transition to remote teaching. Part time staff continue to be paid, with extra hours added to some to help support. No questioning of self-isolation in early period. Students given 2-4 week extensions, access to software and compuers where possible to take home. Season train fares of staff reimbursed, parking reimburded, student halls reimbursed. Vice Chancellor made a faux-pas post on twitter, but apologised soon after, students gave them a good kicking. Pretty proud tbh. | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
312 | EE | UK | My brother was isolating with COVID19 symptoms, called him after 4 days to ask when he'd be back in work. Employees in non-critical roles such as sales are not allowed to work from home and are instead working as normal in crowded call centers with shared equipment and limited breaks for handwashing. | BT Group | Brother works for them. | Telecoms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
313 | Argos Online | UK | Classing warehousing staff as critical workers and providing them with letters to show to police despite the company selling nothing that could be considered critical. | Home Retail Group | Testimony from a friend who is warehouse manager. | Online Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
314 | Environment Agency UK | UK | Vast majority of staff are WFH. Reduced hours permitted to accommodate child-care (currently at full pay). Regular communications from top tier management down. | DEFRA | Employee | Public Body | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
315 | Electric Radiators Direct | UK | Fired some staff before the 80% furlough plan, due to no fault of employees own. Could have changed to furlough status and didn't. | Was hired to manage a department, and increased revenue above projections in 2 months. Was sacked over the phone with no redundancy payout. Asked to be considered for furlough when the announcement happened 2 days later, and was told that I'd receive a call to discuss... It never came. | Ecommerce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
316 | BSW Sawmills | UK | Very poor, only 1 week of sick pay then SSP. No hand sanitizer and little in the way of disinfectant wipes for equipment. Say they are an essential business as they supply wood for making pallets. Still carrying on business as usual with nearly 200 members on staff on site and no social distancing possible at most workstations. | Endless Ltd | Employees on site | Yes | Factory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
317 | H&K Distribution | Global | CEO tells employees that the company is critical and essential, everyone has to work. Company only supplies spare parts and machines to McDonald's, KFC, Burger King. | Guy Wade | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkSTIGF6b4Y | Yes | Distribution | |||||||||||||||||||||||
318 | De Vere Hotels | UK | Have called their workers 'key workers' as they are essential to the running of the hotels...that are all shut down. They have been told it's business as usual for them and the board are happy for them to work as per usual. No plan of action has been shared with staff or put into place. Desks/staff are not 2 metres apart and they have to clean their own offices so nothing has been professionally disinfected or cleaned. | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
319 | Qioptiq | UK | No communication until global corporate parent company issued work from home order for employees who can do so. This was then overruled locally within the UK several days later to be 'dependent on line managers permission'. Operations director will only allow staff to work 2 weeks from home before coming back in, even if entire role can be done remote. Some managers will not give any flexibility for those with caring responsibilities (one was outright told their self employed partner should take time off to look after children, instead of them working from home, and one staff living with elderly relative with chronic lung condition was only allowed to WFH when he had to self isolate due to symptoms). Essentially managers don't trust their staff to do their job properly if they're not in the office, putting people at risk. | Excelitas | Current employee | Yes | Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | Jaguar Land Rover | Global | All employees who can work from home are. Controlled shutdown at factories. Parents who need to take time to look after their kids are still being paid full salary. | JLR board (JLR owned by Tata, decisions made by JLR Board) | Employee | Yes | Automotive Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
321 | Network Rail | UK | All staff who can work from home are, indefinitely and on full pay since 16/03/20. Physical "on track" works limited to critical maintenance to allow the continued running of passenger services for key workers and freight services to support the supply chain. Extra protective equipment being supplied to ground staff who need to undertake work which requires them to come within 2m of one another. | UK Government | Employee | Employee | Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | Morrisons | UK | My dad, who is in his late 60s was due to retire the weekend before the lockdown came into play. He also has high blood pressure and is therefore at higher risk of coronavirus complications. He's also been an employee of Morrisons for over 15 years. Morrisons unilaterally cancelled his retirement, saying they needed all staff and didn't have the time or resources to train new staff members at this time. They overruled his protestations, and he felt he couldn't say no without facing repercussions for his final payments and retirement payments. They then gave him a front line customer facing job, seeing thousands of customers a week. He was coughed in the face by a customer on day one of the lockdown. As his family we're disgusted with Morrisons putting a bit more profit and the convenience of having a ready trained staff member over his health and safety. | Morrisons | personal experience | Told to me by my father | Supermarket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
323 | AnyVan | UK | No PPE equipment, safety measures or support to the transport drivers. Therefore no regard for the customer. They are expected to deliver as usual, without any hygiene measures. Company classing themselves as 'key workers' yet they have no reason to keep operating. They are a removals company, they don't transport key equipment. The drivers are self employed so there is nothing to support or help them. No equipment has been provided and they are expected to buy their own gloves, sanitiser etc (but most can't because there is none around). The office staff put pressure on the drivers to take jobs or there are consequences. The office staff have been told to work under any circumstance, nothing offered for sickness due to COVID-19 other than standard SSP if at the company long enough. Self employed home working staff get no support through this and will be 'let go' if the numbers drop. Still operating, nothing for self employed drivers and stiff and very little for employed. | Angus Elphinstone | Yes transporter | Delivery/transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
324 | Silentbloc | Global | Initially told floor staff, self isolating was a selfish idea and contributing to panic then stepped up to saying if anyone did take two weeks quarantine it would be makes as an unauthorized absence without follow up disciplinary measures if needed all while office and management were working from home. | Manufacturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
325 | Stepchange | UK | Allowing all staff to work from home, have pushed back plans to reduce sick pay from 6 months full pay to 3 months full pay, have extended sick pay to staff in probation and brought in paid time off for dependants. | Staff | Yes | Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | Mountain Warehouse | Global | Shut down stores quickly. Sent head office to work from home before most. | I work in head office and we were one of the first London offices to all be sent to work from home. Stores were quite quickly shut. | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
327 | Kwik fit | Owned by itochu in japan, has franchises in various other countries | Zero support, was promised hand sanitiser which has not happened and have no ppe at all other than gloves which we already had. they have posted alot on social media about what they are doing etc which none has been relayed to the staff in the branches. | Itochu | Employee | . | Garage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
328 | Argos | UK | Closed all standalone Argos stores, but used a loophole to keep open Argos stores which were located inside Sainsburys stores. Workers from standalone stores were forced to transfer to the Argos in Sainsburys stores, and work in cramped stockrooms where it is impossible to keep any kind of distance between coworkers. | Sainsburys | Worker | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
329 | Parfetts Cash and Carry | UK | Paying employees £100 extra a week to work through the 'lockdown' | Employee | Wholesale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
330 | Emma Bridgewater | UK | Nearly made the entire retail department redundant before the government announced 80% furlough. Only reduced production due to outrage from staff. Is putting everyone on temporary contracts for the duration of the shutdown. | Emma Bridgewater | https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/they-throwing-employees-under-bus-3979671?fbclid=IwAR2IZtjtFhZPqf8nrDrxtUtF2cPCYlMqV4MqWgXczfkPfBqPIEnL2wKBnHI | The company has reacted with complete disregard for its workers, and is clearly out to protect profits only. | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
331 | Itad ltd | UK | Full flexibility and work from home support. No staff cuts or redundancies. Regular updates from Directors | Consultancy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
332 | Premier Equine LTD | UK | Business refusing to close even though a non essential company, staff told not to self isolate if not showing symptoms and orders staff to return to work (company does not pay sick pay), workers not working 2 meters apart, no hand sanitiser provided, masks recently provided but told to wear it if you want (no one is) gloves not worn by any staff including packing area posting to customers, many deliveries to and from business and contractors arriving and not adhering to the 2 metres safe distance | Equine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
333 | GAME UK | UK | 80% from Government | Frasers Group | Was told regardless of gov advice to come in as stock needed to be returned, no time frame given at all but was told to keep our opinions off social media, stay at home means stay at home! Bright side stores are closed to general public but what if colleagues already have virus? | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
334 | Plants Galore | UK | None | Joyner's | Posts on their Facebook which have now been removed | Yes | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
335 | Global | Employees are asked to work from home until further notice. Contractors and temporary staff are paid for the hours they would have worked otherwise. | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
336 | Longleat Safari | UK | Refusal to engage in employee support, cut hours and reduced pay. Parents given no support to take leave to care for dependents. | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
337 | University of Bradford | UK | Remote access tools developed and rolled out to staff, laptops emergency purchased and rolled out to all key staff, all staff working from home on best endeavours to support students as much as possible, food drive organised for students in need with support from Morrisons supermarket. Staff have daily wellbeing checks from management while remote working. Temp staff in shops and bars kept on at contracted hours but no need to come in. Excellent response. | Emails to staff and contact from line management | (I work there) | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | Equifax | Global | Sent all staff able to work from home to work from home early in the pandemic stage. Only essential staff remained in office. Continued full pay and benefits. Allowed 7-14 days of self isolation with no penalty or doctors note required. Since UK lockdown have continued to support staff and working from home is likely for the duration if the pandemic. | Employee | Yes | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
339 | Wingstop UK | UK | Staff all paid including zero hour employees for duration of lockdown and free meals for NHS | Lemon pepper holdings | Crew | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
340 | Ernest jones | UK | Closed all uk stores on 23/03/20 full csp while closed to be reviews in two weeks. Also csp to employees under 6 months that wouldn’t normally get sick pay! | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
341 | LendInvest | UK | Allowed staff to work from home if they wanted before any government advice, formally closed the office on the 16th March | I work there | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
342 | Pets at Home | UK | All stores remain open, staff required to work with no additional benefits. No mention of self isolation options. Campaigned for their staff to be added to the key worker list | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/22/pets-at-home-under-fire-coronavirus-key-worker-school-childcare | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
343 | Virgin Money / Clydesdale Bank | UK | Took a wee bit time but have reduced opening hours, as they are a key service and cannot close. Full pay guaranteed for all staff until September, customer facing staff given ‘stay at home days’ where possible and PPE provided. All non-customer facing staff told to work from home and NOT to enter bank property. | VMUK | https://secure.cbonline.co.uk/personal/online-locator/ | Yes. | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
344 | Starbucks | UK | Followed Starbucks UK and closed the following day (Saturday). | Soul Coffee | Employee | Good communication from upper management throughout | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
345 | GAIL's Bakery | UK | The Company's head office let the closing decision to employees of every branch. They said any of workers might choose not to work, but they didn't mention about payment. Most of the stores remain opened and are still selling take away coffee and fresh bakery (sandwiches etc). I told my managers that we must stop selling nonessential take-ways and close, but they said "it is every workers" own decision. One of the assistant manager wrote to me as saying "we don't care your opinion, keep your decision yourself and shut-up" | Luke Johnson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Johnson_(businessman) | Yes | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
346 | The Deli Group | UK | Pledged that no employee will lose their job or a penny in wages as a result. Full pay whether working, isolating, sick or furloughed. | Their Facebook page | I’m a part time driver for the business and was worried about wha would happen if I had to take time off to self-isolate or care for elderly parents. Our bosses have promised none of us will lose our in any way, even before the Gov support was announced. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
347 | University of Oxford | UK | Museums, gardens etc - staff sent home on full pay. Office staff who can are WFH; clearly indicated by management: if childcare, IT issues, etc impact work there won't be any penalty. Covid-19 related illness not to count for sickness records. Temps to be paid until the end of contracts; new starters with contracts to be given WFH tasks wherever possible, paid as if working properly anyway. (New starts/contracts after end of June excluded at this time.) "Accept that your family need you and you may have to prioritise them over work, many of us will be in the same boat; your pay will not be affected." | University of Oxford and independent colleges | Staff member. https://hr.web.ox.ac.uk/node/1033701/#tab-1917766 | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
348 | Demipower t/a KFC | UK | E mail today saying they were looking into the Employee Retention Scheme | Demipower | private e mail | yes mine | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
349 | TGI Fridays | UK | Full pay for workers based on their average weekly hours while the business is closed | Myself (I am an employee) | From myself | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | University of essex | UK | Full sick pay that does not count towards sickness record if in isolation for 2 weeks. If disease not contracted in first period of sickness and another period occurs, sickness not recorded officially on sickness record if linked to covid-19. Staff encouraged to work from home if non essential. Essential staff shielded from contact with other staff members with very liberal working hours and patterns to protect essential staff workforce | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
351 | The Works | UK | All stores closed, paying contracted hours for all members of staff. | Dean Hoyle | All staff received an email informing us of this. | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
352 | Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) | Global | CEO sent employees to work from home the 13th in all EU and US. Employees not able to work from home receive full salary, even temporals and contractors. People working from home will also receive a small extra for the extra expenses of working from there. Frequent communication with tips to make the lockdown easier. Lockdown has been extended until April 30, but will be reviewed as the situation evolves. | Employee | Yes, me | Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
353 | Balgores property group | UK | All non essential staff sent home a week and a half before lockdown announcements for safety. Measures put in place to avoid contact with the public (estate agent so viewings done via video etc) and offering free financial advice to people. | Www.facebook.com/balgorespropertygroup | Estate Agent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
354 | Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) | Global | UK office staff encouraged to work from home far in advance of official government measures. Regular support offered, including digital life coaching sessions. Global offices follow local government advice at very least. Minimal/no lay offs (as far as I'm aware), contracted sick pay honoured. Suspended youth volunteering placements to protect vulnerable communities with poor healthcare services from transmission. Withdraw other at-risk placements, but uphold placements in less-affected areas (i.e. volunteers are safer where they are). | Yes – UK employee | Charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
355 | SnackWallah (Newcastle Upon Tyne) | UK | Before any government grant announcements said ... (1) Employees who are sick of need to self-isolate for other reasons will get full sick pay (2) Despite closure, employees will get paid and retain their jobs as long as long as there is money in the bank account to pay them. | Family owned by Rachel & Ravi Cabral | I work for them | I work for them | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
356 | AXA UK | UK | Immediate action to get all staff capable to work from home and huge investment in buying on capacity to expand to as many workers as possible. Social distancing in place across all locations and anti viral hand gel dispensers installed. Full sick pay for anyone who needs it and additional parental leave for those with children out of school. Great support for highly vulnerable staff. Offer to pay for cans to the office for anyone who uses public transport and clear priority given to staff wellbeing. | AXA Global | Employee | Yes, very impressed by the speed and integrity of the response. | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | ODEON | UK | A couple mistakes, but no rash decisions unlike another cinema chain. It is clear that employees will get financial support during the shutdown. Just waiting on the government to give ODEON more details. | I am an employee | I am an employee | Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
358 | Smyth's Toys Superstores | UK | Kept all stores open until the very last minute on the 23rd. So far, no word in regards to the governments 80% fund. Strictly SSP for all employees at store level. Head Office employees work from home with full pay. | Tony Smyth | I work for Smyth's and will be completely bankrupt in 8 weeks if I'm stuck with just SSP. | Toys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
359 | Parcel2Go | UK | All employees began working from home a few weeks before lock down, a guarantee of financial security, total transparency of finances from the top down. Complete flexibility for those people who needed it. Constant communication for help and support during this time. | Not sure, a bunch of share holders. | Im an employee | Yes, couldn't be happier with this response during these really scary times. | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
360 | McDonalds | UK | McDonalds is now shut all across the UK as of 7PM 23rd March. Previously Shut dining areas to takeout/delivery only. | Mix between McDonalds company itsself and francisees. Not sure on who the CEO is. | I myself am a Crew Member for a francised restraunt. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
361 | Specsavers | UK | Forced 2 weeks off (using annual holidays), nothing about what will happen after 2 weeks. Talk of redundancies and staff asked to reduce hours, and shops closing. No mention of taking advantage of government schemes. | Franchises | Employees | Yes | Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
362 | Pizza Hut Delivery | UK | Pouches aren't cleaned, surfaces aren't regularly sanitised. Working with other staff in very close proximity, no information about closures, no paid sick leave. I have been told if we close by choice then workers won't get their 80% pay so we will stay open until we are forced to close | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
363 | Admiral | Global | Work from home where possible. Company ordered 1000 extra laptops to maximize homeworkers. Full pay those who can and can't work from home. Office closed except for essential staff. IT and Facilities. | Admiral Group Plc | Yes | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
364 | All Birds | Global | Closed their stores, staff on full pay and benefits. Also donated free pairs of shoes to US and NHS healthcare workers | Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger. | https://www.allbirds.com/pages/better-together | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
365 | Zego | Global | Offered free insurance to any customers who get ill and can’t work. Allowed taxi drivers to downgrade their insurance while they weren’t working to save money. Put taxi fleets in touch with delivery companies to ensure their workforce still had work to do. All staff working from home. shipped people monitors, chairs, whatever they needed to make it work. Extra consideration given to parents who are balancing childcare and work. | VC funded | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/well-done-zego-more-please-robin-merttens/?published=t | The response from leadership team here has been swift and encouraging. The focus has on people whether it’s customers or staff, and it’s great to know that we will get through this knowing we helped others do the same. | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
366 | Conwy County Borough Council | County | Excellent | LA | RAG rated staff for risk, excellent HR advice and support from colleagues and management | Social Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
367 | British Red Cross | Global | Full pay, regular phone calls to check up and update on strategy | The British Red Cross | Very well handled | Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
368 | Serco | UK | MANAGEMENT AND HR HAVE BEEN SLUGGISH AND SLOW TO RESPOND TO GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE. BULLYING VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THEIR STAFF, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN, DIABETICS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM HEART CONDITIONS INTO COMING INTO THE OFFICE VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT. MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM WERE LONG AGO ALLOWED TO WORK FROM HOME, HOWEVER WHEN QUIZZED ON PLANNED FUTURE STEPS AND PLANS ON THEIR BUSINESS CONTINGENTCY PLANS BY STAFF THEY ARE UNABLE TO OFFER CLEAR ANSWERS, LET ALONE ATTEMPT TO DISPELL FEARS AND CONCERNS. | - | My partner - Current employee | Yes | Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||
369 | Salesforce | Global | All employees were asked to WFH way before the government lockdown. We can also expense our home office equipments (i.e monitors, chairs, headphones, etc.) for up to $400, approx £330. Everyone are getting paid normal as usual. | Marc Benioff | I work at Salesforce | IT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
370 | Glancy Nichols | UK | Asking employees to opt out of pension autoenrollment, not allowing wfh until last possible moment in spite of it being possible. | Mr glancy and Mr nichols | None - all verval | Yes | Architecture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
371 | Norbord | Global | No social distancing possible and the local mill, which makes board for building construction, is staying open indefinitely. The current Covid-19 statement on their web site https://www.norbord.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Communication.pdf only refers to the impact on customers if there is a "chronic outbreak within one of our mills" so in other words they will only close a mill *after* a lot of employees are infected. | Norbord Europe Ltd | Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
372 | Brabantia | Global | Still keeping warehouses open. Not offering furlough. | Tijn Van Elderen | Still keeping warehouses open. | manufactures items for the home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
373 | Stevensons Schoolwear | UK | Sent home on Thursday 19th 24 hours before Chancellors 80% announcement with no pay for the initial 4 week minimum period that they are closing. No word since. | Stevenson’s Family. | Friends with employees | Above description was straight from mouth of a worker. | School Uniform | |||||||||||||||||||||||
374 | Sitel | Global | Come in to work in a call center providing customer service for shops that are closed including John Lewis. No social distancing no nothing. | PLC | My wife works for them and she has refused to go into a crowded workspace for non essential work. They are currently threatening her with AWOL proceedings. | Outsourcing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | Wickes | UK | Home delivery crews still working after lockdown, 2 men in each truck in close proximity with crews swapping drivers and mates each day told to go into strangers houses to deliver Kitchens and Bathrooms, sometimes even a kitchen cupboard handle. No sick pay plan offered apart from SSP, no social distancing in offices, ignoring all government advice apart from offering out hand sanitiser and anti bac wipes. | Workers | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
376 | Hospiscare Shops | UK | Excellent. We all got sent home as this all kicked off | Hospiscare is a small Devon based Charity in the UK | Hospiscare.co.uk | Yep Me. Even though I do not work directly with the public I have been sent home paid to social distance. Shops closed the day before I got sent home. | Charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
377 | Haven | UK | Before the Ban on caravan parks they told furloughed staff that if they wanted paying they must quit the company and Claim UC since the ban they've promised to pay Full contracted hours till April 16th | Bourne Leisure | I work for them | I work for them | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
378 | WSP | Global | All UK workers salary reduced for the next 3 months minimum | Consultancy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
379 | DuPont Teijin Films | Global | Non essential and high risk staff banned from sites, medical orders prioritised, if workers feel unsafe work stops immediately and solutions found. Daily meetings regarding the situation. Workers health and safety highlighted regularly. | DuPont | Employee | Yes | Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
380 | Euro Car Parts | UK | Non existent. Vulnerable workers told to work or claim SSP (can’t use annual leave) so a lot of people can’t afford to take the recommended 12 weeks off. Only SSP for those self isolating which leaves other workers at risk. Retail shops all open for Joe Public even after ‘lockdown’ and we were told not to turn them away. | LKQ | Staff member | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
381 | MarketFinance | UK | All fully paid working from home since 16th March. You could have done so sooner if you wished as well. Any hardware needed was sent to everyone’s home. Regular video conferencing to receive updates. | Anil Stocker | Employee | Fantastic response. Setup a dedicated COVID-19 contact to help with concerns/queries and a hotline (3rd party) to call (includes employees and their families) with any worries (e.g mental health, financial difficulties, etc). | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
382 | Hard Rock Cafe | Global | Daily meetings and protocols for the safety of the public and staff members. Full sick pay from day 1. No questions asked paid leave for those needing to isolate before it was mandatory. Offers for cross training and more hours in different sectors of the company for those losing hours. Full pay now that they're closed. Support from management. | Employee | Yes | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
383 | Renishaw PLC | UK based company with site in multiple other countries | Initially following gov guidelines about hand washing and self isolation etc. Offering full pay for 14 days of isolation. Additionally asking for people to use their holiday for any other isolation. Not encouraging people with suspected contact to isolation. Encouraging unnecessary overtime on weekend before lockdown enforcement. Closed sites as response lockdown with a plan to reopen the following Monday to work on their "essential products", although staff are still at work shipping orders to customers. | Public limited company | Employee | Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
384 | Water+ | UK | Forcing employees to go into call centres and continue work for non-essential work. No sick pay for people who have been there less than a year. | Andy Hughes | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
385 | Mills & Reeve | UK | All staff told to work from home. Everyone given a £50 expenses budget to purchase essential equipment needed. Regular information and updates from leadership. A lot of communication around wellbeing. | Legal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
386 | Hotel Football | UK | Shut hotels, no lay-offs, salaries paid, NHS staff stay free | Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, others | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
387 | Leeds Building Society | UK | Some people get to work from home, the rest have to suffer at the office and brave public transport. | Employee | Some of my colleagues are allowed the luxury of working from home but I'm not. I have to take public transport to get in too - they don't care! Listening to people bitch about mortgage rates at a call centre is deemed 'essential services'! | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
388 | NCC Group | Global | Almost all workers are working from home. Staff being paid no deductions etc on offer | Friend who works there | Computer Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
389 | SAP | Global | As of 14th March all employees are advised to work from home if possible. UK offices were closed on 20th March. Employees are still being paid and "extended SAP family" (catering, facilities, cleaning) will continue to be paid. | Internal emails | IT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
390 | Manchester Central Convention Complex | UK | 16/03/2020 Zero hour employees arrived to start shift only to be sent home for the foreseeable future with no pay except any outstanding holiday pay that had been accrued. | Manchester Council | Staff left to fend for themselves with no access to any financial support | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
391 | WHSmith | They have now closed most stores, with only PO stores remaining open (I believe) | Worker. Also @WHSmith and @WHS_Carpet on Twitter | No direct contact from company, found out from Twitter Statement and @WHS_Carpet leaks | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
392 | Whitbread (Premier Inn and restaurants) | 100% of full pay (contracted hours) for all staff during 3 week lockdown. | Whitbread | I'm an employee, at home on full pay | Yes | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
393 | TGA MOBILITY | UK | Lax, cleaning products only purchased after staff 'noise' social distancing not enforced, finger print machine in use until 24/03 showroom open to public | 1 man | current employee | boss making out we are KEY WORKERS despite the fact we aren't supporting anyone (no meds, masks or aids here, only scooters and chairs) , some staff sent on furlough, the rest of us are here staring at the ceiling and sweeping the floor until we get sick (SSP) cheaper for the boss. | mobility | |||||||||||||||||||||||
394 | Freight forwarder (office based) | UK | Zero support. No discussion about how the virus is/can affect us. No social distancing. | Nigel and Vicky Sutton | Employee | Ns shipping liverpool Our directors have made no attempt to allow us to work from home even though all our industry (logistics - office based) are on lock down and working from home. Other freight forwards and shipping lines have made provisions to keep their employees safe by allowing them to work from home. Every single person in our office of 14 people can work from home as our job is working online and speaking to clients on the telephone. No social distancing at all! The office is small and we are still having to handle files and paperwork between us! Some people use public transport to get to the office. People leave the office to go to lunch aswell The directors have no regard for our health. 3 people have called in sick with symptoms (one elderly man)or after being in contact with someone with the Virus and everyone is still being told to work from the office!! We are all afraid that we may have the virus and could be passing it on Surely this is criminally negligent on the companies part??? Totally immoral and irresponsible | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
395 | Five Guys U.K. | UK | All staff kept on under governments Coronavirus retention scheme. Some stores around the UK remain open for delivery only, offering free burgers and fries to NHS staff. All staff given the option to staff delivery or stay home as a furloughed worker. If a store doesn’t have enough staff to operate it, it won’t open. Also giving daily updates to all employees via an internal staff app. | John Eckbert | I work there | They have kept us well informed and supported, and consistently stress that looking after their staff is their priority. | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
396 | Typhoon International | UK | Manager won't permit users to go home in at risk groups. Citing no sick pay. Claim they are Key Workers because they make military wet suits. | http://www.typhoon-int.co.uk/ | Clothing Factory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
397 | NatWest | UK | Full pay for employees over the next six months if they need to self-isolate due to themselves or household members having symptoms, or if they are in a high-risk category. Made home working as widely available as possible. Limited branch opening times (where staff are key workers) and restricted customer numbers in branches to enable social distancing. | Internal communication | Yes- I am a member of staff | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
398 | Transferwise | Global | Closed our office from the 12th March and allowed everyone to work from home. Have offered additional money to buy desk/chair to work from if required. | Kristo Käärmann | I work in our London office | Overall they have been very supportive and concerned for their staff | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
399 | The Access Group | UK | Almost all employees working remotely. Sick pay. WFH guides and information updated regularly. Employee assistance programme. | Chris Bayne | I work at Access | IT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | bet365 | Global | All employees capable of home working are doing so. Employees who can't work remote are either not working or working alternate weeks to reduce capacity and allow for isolation. Any employees not working either through self quarantine or because their role has been suspended are on full pay. | Coates' Family | Worker | Gambling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
401 | Berkley Homes | UK | Construction on multi-million pound flats (Development) continues while most major property developers have elected to close building sites to protect their staff and families. Also marketing suites remain open at some sites against government regulations ( estate agents offices are closed) | Shareholders | Personal experience- London Dock marketing suite is open (at the request of the manager of the site) and being staffed by an employee who lives locally but is also within their initial probation period of employment | Housing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
402 | Buffalo Fundraising Consultants | UK | Set up working from home before required to do so for all staff, focus on keeping staff employed | Buffalo Fundraising Consultants | Partner works there | Consultancy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
403 | Exis Technologies | UK | * All staff working from home * All staff guaranteed full pay in the event they become sick with the virus * All staff allowed flexible working to accommodate isolation, childcare, etc. | National Cargo Bureau | Employee | IT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
404 | AXA | Global | Initially asked all employees what their capability from working from home was such as desktop or laptops 6 weeks in advance. all people who had the ability to work from home are off paid and however, these are people who already had company laptops. employees consider not high-risk even if they live with someone high risk, who don’t have the company provided laptops still asked to go into the office or they would have to take the pay off their holiday or unpaid leave. High risk stuff were only recently told they would be paid up to a certain point depending on length of service | Unknown | I work there | The work being undertaken in the office is seen as essential but Personal Injury Staff and Credit Hire staff provided with laptops before high risk staff. Companies profits before people as this area of business reduce their profit margins. | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
405 | On The Beach | UK | Allowed us to WFH early, mental health daily check ins, no need for "work logging" or proof of doing work. No redundancies as of yet. | On The Beach (independent) | I dont understand | Listed under "reaction" answer. | Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
406 | Nationwide Building Society | UK | Good: we are all paid in full no matter what. Bad: no PPE (sanitizer, masks, gloves) at all for staff on the front line. Some of those classed as vulnerable still forced to come in and work on the front line with 100s of customers (Nationwide HR has it's own list of vulnerable conditions and is ignoring the gov one). Not possible to follow social distancing measures with customers or other staff due to building size/set up and company protocols. Some people are being told to use holidays instead of sick pay if isolating. | Yes. What the "official communications" say all sound brilliant. But the reality in the front line is completely different. | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
407 | Hobbycraft | UK | "Hobbycraft have decided that as of 24th March 2020 we will pay all Colleagues who are directly affected due to the COVID-19 Crisis full pay for up to 4 weeks. Meaning we will top-up the 20% extra not paid through the Government scheme." Email sent to staff on the 25th March. Not provided with enough hand sanitiser or gloves before they closed on 23rd March. Older member of staff was able to self isolate, unsure if unpaid before 24th March. | Email to staff | Yes | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
408 | Gordon Ramsey | Global | Gordon Ramsey has laid off 500 staff. One of his chefs called him 'a little piece of shit' for doing so. Ramsey is worth £140 million. Another rich man who won't dip into his pockets to support his staff | Gordon Ramsey | https://twitter.com/JonesCitizen/status/1242928931474411525 | Gordon Ramsey has laid off 500 staff. One of his chefs called him 'a little piece of shit' for doing so. Ramsey is worth £140 million. Another rich man who won't dip into his pockets to support his staff | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
409 | Poundstretcher | UK | No paid sick leave, minimal H&S guidance given to employees | Aziz Tayub | Yes | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
410 | MyersGroup | UK | Cancelled 80% sick pay benefit first sign of pandemic. Workers for all companies in group told to come in even if retail stores forced to close. Lack of hot water and cleaning products at various sites. | James & Katy Berry | Didn't send a paper trail. | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
411 | MacDonald Hotels | UK | Stepped in to help sacked employees who had been made homeless (by Coylumbridge Hotel, Britania Hotel chain). Offer the employees access to their staff accommodation at the nearby Macdonald Aviemore Resort to ensure they wouldn't be put out on the street. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-51972372 | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | Monzo | UK | Before government announcement: entire company given option to work from home, equipment couriered (laptops, screens, office chairs, etc.), full paid sick leave for anyone isolating, additional support for people with caring responsibilities. After government announcement: all of the above plus additional mental health support, mandatory working from home, contact for anyone feeling lonely or isolated, additional support for parents and carers. | Employee | Yes | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
413 | Milk and more | UK | No communication of what were to do or future plans. Customers being lied to that milkmen are to wash their hands after every delivery yet only given 200 wipes for the entire pandemic (over 200 drops per night) All that's been mentioned is sales are too good to close down even though the staff could spread this virus to upwards of 650 families per depot due to no cleaning products | Theo Muller | Employee | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
414 | Wren Kitchens | UK | Have started mass sackings of staff in response to the virus as part of cost saving | Malcolm Healey | https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/wren-kitchen-sacks-workers-coronavirus-3982636 | Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
415 | Capita | Global | Upper management and ceo just wanted to stay open and twisted the status of key worker to involve us... Individual managers and lower level management were all amazing and beyond supportive and did whatever they could to make us feel safe and financially secure. The company tried to say that we as sales assistants were essential staff and didn't close the office until much later than other places. | I work here. | Yes | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
416 | Cyber-Duck | UK based digital agency with clients worldwide | All staff equipped to work from home at first sign of risk, long before lockdown. Employees immediately discouraged from unnecessary journeys in and out of work. Extra support offered to staff if any household shortages/issues befell them. | I work here, it's been an excellent response. Very comforting and genuinely respectable. | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
417 | MITIE Waste and Environmental | UK | All office based staff told to work from home. On site operatives are being furloughed on 80% or re-deployed elsewhere. | MITIE | Waste Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
418 | Pho | UK | The information in your current document for line 149 Pho Restaurant is factually incorrect. We had to make the difficult decision to let go some of our employees given the government’s advice to the public to stop going to restaurants. We did this by phone call or in person to every single employee instead of sending one mass email. As such, because it was personal phone calls, it took a bit longer to get to everyone and the word started moving through the internal wires - some staff started to heart ‘whispers’ before they received their own call. We did what we thought was the best thing at a very difficult time - to speak to every single individual and explain the situation. We also offered each employee full paid notice in lieu. An email was sent to all employees who we let go at the end of the day to follow up on what was said in person or on the phone with more info and support on what to do next. Also on this day we issued an email and social media post to let customers know that we would have to shut our doors to eat-in dining but would continue to offer takeaway and delivery. The content of that email / social media did not mention anything about our staff - it was simply a notification of change in hours and offering for the time being. Staff were absolutely not notified of any internal communications or procedures via social media. Lastly, in light of the government’s support for businesses like Pho, we have hired back every single person who was let go - they are still on our books and we will apply for the government grant money for them. | Internal within the company - marketing director | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
419 | 9 Group | UK | Had all staff working from home where at all possible even before it became the Government's policy. | Employee | Yes | Telecoms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
420 | Schuh | UK | Full pay for all staff during the 1 month closedown. Suspension of website to enable warehouse staff to stay home. No redundancies. Company sickpay for any staff off with covid. | Yes | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
421 | TransUnion UK | Global | I was due to begin work with this employer on 23 March but was informed that I would start after a laptop could be provided to me so I could work from home. While waiting for this to be handled, I am on full pay with no restrictions. | TransUnion US | N/A | Yes | Information services company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
422 | AutoTrader | UK | Employees 100% working from home Customers given invoice holiday for April and special offers for car adverts. This should give car dealerships some breathing room, whilst car sales are down. | Auto Trader Group | https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/share-research/202003/auto-trader-covid-19-help-measures,-full-year-to-be-as-expected | Working from home, equipment given if needed, welfare calls to check how people are doing. | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
423 | Autodesk | Global | Canceled / postponed many large company events (and made non-canceled events optional) starting in late February. Limited business travel starting on March 8 (any travel requires VP approval). Asked all employees to start working from home on March 8. Provided additional $ subsidies to all employees to buy office equipment at home, even if they were not previously a home office worker. Worked with Zoom to explicitly get the OK to use our corporate subscription for personal reasons, eg. to keep in touch with family and friends. Went out of their way (including covering the cost) to relocate expatriate employees back to their home country if they felt safer there. | Public Company | I work there | Yes | Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
424 | IBM | Global | Allowed all employees to work from home and encouraged mental health and personal well-being to take focus, encouraging employees to think about themselves and their families first. Employees who absolutely have to come in to the office to perform their work are provided with gloves and hand sanitiser, but are told not to come in if they have any symptoms. | Employee | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
425 | Skyscanner | Global | All Staff told to work from home. Organising virtual social events, access to HeadSpace for Mental Health. | trip.com | Employee (Me) | Travel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
426 | Heraeus Noblelight | Global | Forcing employees to work on non essential manufacture. Until Wednesday was still forcing them to work right next to each other. Sent employees a letter basically saying that they are exploiting the UK Government loopholes and therefore staying open...to make lamps for hair removal devices | My child works for them in Cambridge UK | Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
427 | Hungry Horse - Greene King | UK | Board execs have dropped 30% of their salaries and the CEO has dropped 50% of his salary to furlough team and maintain 80% of their pay whilst closed. Provided good measures to keep team safe and donated food to local charities when pubs where closed | Yes | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
428 | SIG | Global | Anyone higher than a regional manager is currently in isolation, anyone lower is in branches and selling goods face to face with public. Hand sanitizer not present, sanitation products not present. Would not consider essential as many if not all competitors have closed. | Yes | construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
429 | Online Carpets | UK | Given Antibacterial wipes, and told to continue as normal. Can't achieve social distancing as some carpets are extremely heavy and can require 2 - 6 people to lift one carpet at a maximum length of 5 metres. Carpets are clearly not an essential item yet we are expected to carry on as normal with exception to not having to get signatures. However delivery is a one man van and we require assistance from customers at drops. | Wilson's Furnishings | https://www.onlinecarpets.co.uk/covid-19 | I don't want to Incriminate myself and get fired | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
430 | Elsevier | Global | Fully migrated to WFH model. Hardened VPN infrastructure for home based employees. Empowered to work "flexi" to account for staff with kids at home. Set-up "mindlife" sessions to help employees struggling mentally with Isolation. Allowed people to take their office equipment home to facilitate home-work. | Publically Owned | Employee | Elsevier has been amazing; no lay-offs at all. Everyone has been supported in the transition to working from home and is given support from their bosses if they aren't working as solidly on deliverables, due to having to support kids at home. On top of this, all of our COVID-related published research is being made completely free to all online. | Publishing - Academic Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
431 | Gemporia | Global | Lack of social distancing and excess hygiene measures for a prolonged period of time. Focus on 'higher up' level staff working from home almost immediately, but little concern about 'lower members' of staff, their welfare or ability to safely change working style or working from home. Encouraged to use holiday rather than use SSP. Constant updates trying to make feel guilty by thinking of the 'social and emotional' needs of regular viewers. Constant sales pushing despite lower levels of staff. Completely non-essential retail business, absolutely no reason why it can't shut down like many other businesses during this time of global pandemic. | Steve Bennett | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
432 | Jewellery Maker | Global | Lack of social distancing and excess hygiene measures for a prolonged period of time. Focus on 'higher up' level staff working from home almost immediately, but little concern about 'lower members' of staff, their welfare or ability to safely change working style or working from home. Encouraged to use holiday rather than use SSP. Constant updates trying to make feel guilty by thinking of the 'social and emotional' needs of regular viewers. Constant sales pushing despite lower levels of staff. Completely non-essential retail business, absolutely no reason why it can't shut down like many other businesses during this time of global pandemic. | Steve Bennett | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
433 | PPG Architectural Coatings, Birstall & Batley UK LTD | UK | Refusing to shutdown and working as normal. Agency staff not given sick pay for self isolation. | Michael H McGarry | Worker Testimonial | First hand testimony from a warehouse technician at said company sector | Factory/wharehousing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
434 | Interserve | Global | Paying employees on government contracts such as the DWP statutory sick pay if they need to self isolate during the crisis. Despite calls by the PCS union to pay its contracted workers along civil service lines (so as to minimise chances of putting civil servants at risk of infection by sick staff choosing to come in instead of take SSP). | Interserve Group LTD | https://www.pcs.org.uk/news/coronavirus-pcs-demands-urgent-talks-with-non-civil-service-employers | Having approached Interserve myself I have been assured that I would only be paid SSP despite needing to self isolate due to being at risk of serious infection. I could not afford 12 weeks on SSP, and the DWP are telling their employees to self isolate for 12 weeks with full pay to avoid the crisis. Interserve, despite assuring the TUC they would follow this guidance, are not. The PCS has sent an email about this and they are in ongoing talks to with the civil service to have these guidelines applied to contracted workers. The idea being that contracted workers on SSP are likely to come into work if sick or vulnerable, instead of isolating, putting the civil servants at risk. | Government contract. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
435 | Next | UK | Brought forward mid-season sale. Will pay employees in full until April 11th, after which the 80% government cap. Encouraging employees to volunteer to continue to work in stores to support the online side of the business, offering a 20% increase in pay for those hours being worked - essentially asking employees to risk their safety for a non essential service in return for 20%. | I am an employee of the company. | Yes | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
436 | Twin Rivers Caravan Park (Foel, Welshpool, Wales) | UK | Dismissed, despite having just recieved all owners 12 month ground rent to pay for park up keep and staffing. | Anthony Ayre | Their communication to residents | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
437 | Premier Housewares | Global | Only proactive action was provision of hand sanitizer - they required employees to reuse handtowels rather than purchase disposables. They resisted shutdown} against government orders, only shutting down after contact from local council, local MP and the media. Managers minimised the crisis "to stop panic", and continued bringing customers on premises. Owner of the company sent an email to staff advising to just boost immunity through food, and the media is going crazy. | Retail (homewares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
438 | Subway | UK | Franchised so may vary per region, but London employees given full pay for 'at least 3 months'. | https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/11232099/subway-close-5pm-today-coronavirus/ | I work in one of the London Picadily branches and the owner of our shop is paying in full. We also had a delivery (all shops get a daily delivery of fresh goods) and were authorised by Subway to donate it all to food banks and homeless charities. | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
439 | Pinewood Studios | UK | Reception staff deemed 'essential' workers, despite the place being closed. No offer to work from home despite all work being over email and telephone. | Pinewood Group | None - I work there | Pinewood have refused to allow non-essential employees to work from home. I'm aware of receptionists in a CLOSED reception who have to come to work despite having no work. A full security staff is in place, and non-essential office admin workers are still there. The reason - "Laptops are expensive if we only need them for a few weeks". The owners want to brush it all under the carpet and refuse to listen to staff, who are now being pulled over by thre police on the way to/from work and questioned as to if their job is essential. | Film & TV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
440 | Reckitt Benckiser | UK | Initially good, however quickly changed stance when things started getting more serious. | RB | Employee | confirmed cases have been suppressed by management who are all isolating themselves, factory workers are just left with no PPE. Agency staff are used to cover at risk positions. Everyone has been sent an email with attached letter detailing they are all key employees (the whole site) | Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
441 | Experian | Global | Allowed non-essential workers to work from home during early phases of Pandemic. Offered 14 days sick pay and also 10 days support for childcare too before school closures were announced. With essential workers, daily updates provided that they were working on a solution to work from home as soon as possible and later achieved. | Yes | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
442 | PRM Green Technologies LTD | UK | Carry on non essential work as usual, Lied to and only willing to pay SSP if sent home. | In Person | Yes - All staff very stressed and have to stay to pay bills at home. | IT Recycling (Not essential) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
443 | easyJet | UK | Using the opportunity from the virus to change all T&Cs in contracts, removing more than 10 years of benefits and positive change. COO lack of care for staff made public, stated reaction to virus was a 'ridiculous hype', tried to boost morale for staff but copied the speech from the Irish Taoiseach. Lack of customer service support for people trying to get money back for their flights after border shut down. Once 80% help was announced from the government, company refused to pay the top up 20% or any assistance particularly to the staff in European bases to support income, to save themselves money and rely on the government to pay staff wages. | Stelios Haji-Ioannou 34.62% Majority shareholder/founder | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8147641/EasyJet-boss-Peter-Bellew-forced-apologise.html. https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/11201815/easyjet-staff-unpaid-leave-coronavirus/. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/21/easyjet-sorry-as-staff-motivation-video-copies-leo-varadkar. | We are embarrassed to be associated with the company, the COO has ruined the company reputation. Unions are fighting for the T&Cs to stay the same, staff are willing to do whats necessary, but not allow the use of the situation to the advantage of the company to underwrite years of growth. | Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
444 | Funko Europe | Global | Have closed stores and are allowing all office staff to work from home "where possible" however, all staff in their Distribution Centres are expected to work. Minimal protection has been put in place some hand sanitiser and managers telling staff to stay apart. Staff can either use holiday or go off unpaid if they want to stay indoors as government has said. If sick they get SSP only. | employee | Employee for past 4 years + | Distributor of collectables | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
445 | Uniroyal Global | Global | Refused to pay any employee sick pay who isolates, no hand sanitises, no 2 metre rule. Not essential work, wouldn't let employees stay at home after Boris ordered everyone on non essential work to stay at home. | Americans | https://www.uniroyalglobal.co.uk/ | yes | Manufaturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
446 | Fugro | Global | As many sent to WFH as possible, those who can't full pay (for now)! | Employee | Genuinely trying to look after staff whilst cutting costs and keeping the business running | Industry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
447 | Yell Ltd | UK | Treat employees like their customers, with complete disregard | Hibu | Whole company is likely to be in liquidation even before the coronavirus | Advertising | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
448 | Utelly | Uk and Netherlands | All company WFH, salaries paid in full | Tech Media | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
449 | Interserve | Global | Paying employees on government contracts such as the DWP statutory sick pay if they need to self isolate during the crisis. Despite calls by the PCS union to pay its contracted workers along civil service lines (so as to minimise chances of putting civil servants at risk of infection by sick staff choosing to come in instead of take SSP). | Interserve Group LTD | https://www.pcs.org.uk/news/coronavirus-pcs-demands-urgent-talks-with-non-civil-service-employers | Having approached Interserve myself I have been assured that I would only be paid SSP despite needing to self isolate due to being at risk of serious infection. I could not afford 12 weeks on SSP, and the DWP are telling their employees to self isolate for 12 weeks with full pay to avoid the crisis. Interserve, despite assuring the TUC they would follow this guidance, are not. The PCS has sent an email about this and they are in ongoing talks to with the civil service to have these guidelines applied to contracted workers. The idea being that contracted workers on SSP are likely to come into work if sick or vulnerable, instead of isolating, putting the civil servants at risk. | Government contract. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
450 | Camden Council | UK | Although staff are able to work from home, they still insist contractors to continue working on sites when not necessary | Local Government | Contractor | Contractor | Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
451 | SSP Group | Global | Asked staff to take unpaid leave before laying most of us off. No sick pay, no guidelines for staying safe or social distancing until they were forced to close. | Compass Group | Current Employee | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
452 | City Plumbing Supplies | UK | Trade Counters Remain Open | Travis Perkins | Building Trade Merchant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
453 | Marstons | UK | Protective protocols in place up until closure with full pay up until that point. Whilst shut we will continue to be paid 80% of our average pay and all remain employed. They are also giving us plenty of moral support during this time | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
454 | Clipper logistics/Pretty Little Thing | UK | No support for employees | I work there | No hand wash/soap in toilets, everybody crowed into canteen/ locker area, 600+ staff all walking round touching the same boxes 24 hours a day | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
455 | Hargreaves Lansdown | UK | Considered an essential service. Sent half of staff home to work on 17/03/2020. Continuing to introduce new measures to give more staff what they need to work from home. Full pay for all. 4 weeks full sick pay for anyone diagnosed with coronavirus. | Plc. | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
456 | Concentrix | Global | Social Distancing. Is setting up home working for call centre workers, but is refusing to pay employees who wish to self-isolate. Is also abusing the "key worker" status; HMG defined "Call Centre" workers, but Concentrix is treating that to mean anyone in the building, from inbound call takers to backoffice admin staff. | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-key-workers-shops-uk-lockdown-a9426866.html | Yes | Financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
457 | Ladbrokes Coral (GVC) | Global | Initial One weeks pay. Updated today that we are getting Gov 80% and GVC 20% for a full 100% pay. Most are on low contracts and will miss overtime but the company has no zero hour contracts. This pay is guaranteed till the end of May and will be further assessed as the situation develops. | Kenny Alexander (CEO) | Have worked at Corals for 2.5 years | Betting Shop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
458 | GoDaddy | Global | Immediately sent home any high-risk individual throughout global offices. Accommodated working at home for any staff where possible. Any staff where working from home wasn't possible will be paid in full to stay at home. | CEO: Aman Bhutani | Employee | IT/Hosting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
459 | Toolstation | UK | Initially told anyone isolating would be paid. On return told SSP only. Lots of staff showing symptoms refuse to isolate because of this and management are turning blind eye as they would have to close stores because staffing levels are low anyway. Are continueing to sell non essential items such as garden tools, fence paint etc to vulnerable customers when they are meant to be selling essential items only. | Travis Perkins | My self and colleagues | As above. | Retail hardware | |||||||||||||||||||||||
460 | Asox | Global | None | Friend | Friend | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
461 | Marstons | UK | Pubs remained open until forced to close. Increased availability of hand sanitisers and social distancing encouraged and enforced on site (with some exceptions). Posters displayed with rules on distancing, handwashing, and risks of not following guidance. All staff who can work from home are doing so. Staff with no work have been furloughed with 80% pay. Others have had hours cut by 20% and are also receiving 80% pay. Essential production staff still working full time at full pay. Some agency staff dismissed. Overall response has been good. | Internal communications | Yes | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
462 | Chieftain trailers | UK | The company doesn’t believe the government will pay 80%, so until the police show up and shut them down they aren’t closing. Non essential business. | Manufacturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
463 | SPP Pumps Ltd | UK | Most workers able to WFH told to do so. Company desktops being reconfigured to WFH. On-Site temperature testing for those unable to WFH. Desks not moved apart, but minimal desk staff means this is not required. Remaining open to supply utility (water companies) and fire protection companies with support in the event of breakdown. | Kirloskar Brothers India | On-Site worker | Yes | Manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
464 | P3 Charity | UK | They very early on reassured every single member of staff by providing security (whether needing to be off work or not) financial, and practical support, and continue to do - communicating regularly, calmly and kindly whilst developing and adapting this as new things arise to ensure they are taking care of absolutely everyone. | Employee | I am so grateful to be part of an organisation that very early on reassured every single member of staff by providing salary security (whether needing to be off work or not) financial and practical support, and continue to do - developing and adapting this as new things arise to ensure they are taking care of absolutely everyone. I can't be anything but proud to work for P3 Charity who've shown they really do stand by their ethos, even in a crisis. | Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
465 | Hallam | UK | Quick to allow us all to work from home straight away, relaxing existing wfh guidelines to keep us all safe. Hired a van to deliver everyone's equipment and desk stuff to their homes so we didn't have to struggle with equipment or setups that were inadequate. Have been keeping us up to date on internal developments and consistently thank staff for their hard work and kindness towards each other. | https://www.hallaminternet.com/ | I've been so proud of the way Hallam has handled this crisis, there has been nothing but openness, support and calm from the leadership team in this difficult time. We're constantly being offered support with our work and the care I feel we've received really shows how much they value us all. | Marketing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
466 | Roys of Wroxham | UK | I think we could do with a middle answer, saying good compared to non-essential companies that can afford to send workers home at full pay and donate millions of $ to charity doesn't feel right! Roys has been pretty good on the whole though. High-risk members of staff were sent home straight away. Workers who can work from home now are. Social distancing measures have been put in place (except people keep ignoring them!!), hand sanitiser at all the tills, they seem to keep trying to improve this. 1 hour for vulnerable customers in the larger stores. Non-essential stores now closed and employees affected can work in essential areas at full pay. | Ed & Paul Roy | Work there | Me | Supermarket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
467 | Metro Bank | UK | Assured no redundencies. Everyone allowed to work from home, where possible, if you cannot (i.e. branch staff) have recieved a bonus of £1k and had hours reduced.Guarenteed full pay for people self-isolating or feeling unwell. Extended emergency/dependant leave to 7 days, fully paid. Free annual Headspace (medidation) app for everyone. | Public company | Email sent to all staff | Yes | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
468 | EMR (European Metal Recycling) | UK | Staying open endangering employees, shared work areas and machinery. Owners see this as a business opportunity to get mass amounts of scrap metal at rock bottom prices as their competitors shut to protect their employees. | Communication between management and employees | Metal Recycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
469 | Knight Frank | Global | See testimonial below 574 people on furlough and using emergency government funds to pay them even though we have money, no debt and plenty of reserves. In China and Australia where there aren’t any government bailouts yet. Already made 650 people redundant. | We’re putting 574 people on furlough and using emergency government funds to pay them even though we have money, no debt and plenty of reserves. People are stressing here, quite a few employees now have the virus. People are scared for their jobs. Some people are being forced to still work as they are classed as “essential” workers. Our chairman... (multimillionaire. 3 houses. 2 kids in a private school. Owns several cars. Has a private chef, two PAs and a chauffeur - complete with his own Knight frank branded black cab)... is using this as a PR opportunity to ensure we are still forefront in the real estate media. He legit just did a interview for the Financial Times and at no point talks about his staff. Just real estate. And making money. In China and Australia where there aren’t any government bailouts yet. We already made 650 people redundant. | Residential/Commercial estate agents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
470 | Airbus | Global | Reopened all factories in France, Spain and Germany despite ongoing pandemic. Closed factory in UK but now making employees use their own holiday hours to the cover it | Airbus Group | Employee | Manufacturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
471 | Riding Lights Theatre Company | UK | WFH and full pay. For employees who's work has been made redundant due to the cancellation of theatre shows, either full pay and sent home (eg actors) or given new tasks. Full sick pay. This was all in place before the government announced their support package!! | RLTC | Employee | Riding Lights have done everything to make sure we can still exist, despite being one of the UKs longest running theatre companies, they are not a well off company, and the company itself has had to shrink in the last few years. Despite that, they've treated all employees with the upmost respect. As a tour booker, my job quickly became unbooking tours, and then nothing, but they have found more work for me in a different department and been reassuring. They've adapted really well, and are continuing to put out awesome content. Very proud to work for them! | Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
472 | CGI UK | Global | All staff can work from home, 100% of salary paid, regular welfare checks with supervisors and managers, every effort being made to ensure staff are looked after | Employee | IT Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
473 | HS2 Ltd. | UK | Staff are being forced to work while sick, and in crowded conditions. Inexplicably, have now announced that they will undertake new work in April, even though industry standards and scientific advice state that this work should be done in the autumn. | HS2 Ltd. | https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/2020/03/27/hs2-work-to-press-on-during-coronavirus-lockdown/ https://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/health/coronavirus/mp-aylesbury-asks-pm-if-hs2-workers-should-stay-home-save-lives-during-coronavirus-crisis-2519100 | Delivery/transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
474 | Hotel Football and Stock Exchange Hotel | UK | Offering their rooms for free to NHS workers who are self-isolating whilst keeping Hotel staff on full pay and not making any take unpaid leave. | GG Hospitality (Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs) | https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gary-neville-ryan-giggs-close-17945541 | No | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
475 | Global | Strongly recommended working from home from 2 Mar, made mandatory on 12 Mar unless physically impossible to do so. All offices now closed entirely. Full pay for everyone, Contractors (incl. catering, cleaning staff etc) and hourly workers are paid their normal hours. CFO reassured there was enough cash on hand to pay everyone. Allowance for employees setting up a home office (to pay for a screen or desk etc). Externally: prompts on Twitter front page and curated feed to combat misinformation. Donated $1m to charities supporting press freedom. | I work there | Yes | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
476 | SABA UK PARKING | UK | Parking wardens still at work even though they aren’t “key workers”, and ticketing nhs staff for parking in hospital car parks at work. (Sheffield online link below has more examples on their Facebook page, I could only post one hyperlink) | https://www.facebook.com/609632969065582/posts/3364928316869353/?d=n | Private parking company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
477 | World of Books | UK | All employees who can work from home and have work to do, are able too. Strict social distancing measures in place for those who need to attend the offices/warehouses for work as well as thorough deep cleans of the premises - provision of hand sanitiser, gloves etc to those who require it to make it as safe as possible. Office workers sitting at least 3 desks apart at all times. All those vulnerable/high risk have been furloughed (80%) as per Government guidelines. Preferences currently being taken from all employees and then those who wish to be furloughed will be considered as the work volumes stabilise, whilst those who want to continue working hopefully can. Communication is excellent with regular updates from the CEO and senior management team. HR, H&S and Operations teams are still on site everyday to answer any concerns or questions. | Employee | online business | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
478 | Coventry University | UK | Shut down teaching last Friday but allowed staff to teach online earlier. Campus fully closed since Monday. Extended deadlines for students. | Lecturer | Yes | Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
479 | Penn Elcom | Global | No support at all, no hand sanitizer, no social distancing, far fetched claims to be an essential service (make parts for speaker cabinets and flight cases). Told to work or don't get paid. | Roger willems | I work there. | Flight case manufacturer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | Clipper Logistics - ASOS contract | UK | I am an employee of Clipper Logistics in Selby. I work as a warehouse operative on an Asos contract. The warehouse is still open. I am very surprised because there are a lot of employees who are afraid for their health. Some come sick, got cough, sneeze and no one checks it. Recently, there have also been cases when people returned from abroad and came to work normally. It is possible that people who are already infected and who are infecting other people already work there. After the Prime Minister's speech yesterday, I thought something would change. I understand that this is a big loss for the company but there are people working there. I don't think that closing a company for 2-3 weeks will result in its collapse. I hope the company will take more radical action because I don't think it's safe there now. And I don't think it's a essential work to survive people during the epidemic. | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
481 | Just Eat | Global | WFH all UK offices since the 16/03. Discount for all NHS staff. £30M rescue package for independent restaurants. Contactless delivery. | https://www.just-eat.co.uk/explore/nhs-discount https://www.just-eat.com/news-and-media/press-releases | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
482 | The National Trust | UK | Not applying for the Coronavirus job retention scheme so all zero hours staff forced to use holiday days up over the coming so they have some money coming in. | Employee | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
483 | One Stop | UK | Reduced opening hours from 7am to 9pm, while other supermarkets are cutting unnecessary work hours, still have to stay early or late for deliveries as they refuse to change delivery times to meet new opening hours. No protection or very little given to staff, and screens being rolled out to staff 2 weeks after we need them. No hand sanitizer provided as our supplier is all out, gloves have been provided though. 15% discount instead of the usual 10%. 10% increase in wages. Staff with respiratory issues or considered vulnerable over 70 have been sent home and given paid leave. Staff allowed to shop before opening hours. Stores have been given customer limits with very little guidance on how to enforce this new limit. | Tesco | I work there | Yes | Covenience Shop | |||||||||||||||||||||||
484 | Graphy | Global | Everyone working remote, paid all employees an additional stipend for all employees as extra support during the lockdown | I am an employee there | Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
485 | Betfredd | UK | Please add Betfred to the list. any employee who started working before 28th of feb, gets 100% of their average hours worked not contracted (so this works out as more) until the 5th of June, with the company covering the difference over the 80% contracted. Basically Betfred is looking after us well. | Fredd Dunn | Emails to all employees. | Yes | Betting store retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
486 | PwC | Global | As already detailed, incredible support. People allowed to work flexibly from home to look after kids. Daily updates and full transparency. Also just donated $2.85m to support people impacted. | Partnership | https://www.pwc.com/us/en/press-releases/2020/pwc-charitable-foundation-covid-19.html | Professional Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
487 | KPMG UK | UK | Very good. Home working immediately available to those wanting to self isolate including where it meant losing or postponing client work. Those who were ill are given full sick pay. Carried out tests of the network's ability for everyone to work from home to prepare for lock down. Before being instructed to, they told all staff to work from home unless it was business critical and needed the office. After lock down, all offices were formally closed. When schools were closed, staff were permitted to flex hours around childcare and those who are unable to do their contractual hours over the week are given special leave at full pay. There are update emails regularly and departments are holding weekly (and sometimes more frequently) video calls to check everyone is feeling okay. No job losses and everyone is retained on usual pay. | Partnership (LLP), Chairman is Bill Michael who has been diagnosed and hospitalised with coronavirus | https://home.kpmg/uk/en/home/insights/2020/03/our-response-to-covid-19.html | Yes, the testimonial is my perspective but the source backs up some of it too | Financial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
488 | 2 Sisters Food Group (The Pizza Factory) | UK | Staff working in incredibly cramped conditions, no 2 meter rule being enforced in factory with operatives standing back to back, no CSP for self isolation (only SSP). | Ranjit Singh Boparan | Employee | As an employee here I am amazed that there are next to no measures being taken to help employees and support them should they need to isolate, the conditions inside the factory go completely against any government advice with people working back to back or face to face. | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
489 | Primrose Valley Holiday Park | UK | Originally Told Furloughed staff that they wont pay us and that we must claim UC and quit our jobs, when the government implemented the 80% scheme they said they'd pay contracted hours up till April 16th and then they'll decide our future | Bourne Leisure | i'm an Employee | Hospitality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
490 | University of Warwick | UK | Started working from home preparations weeks in advance. Shut down campus except services required to support students who live on campus. Everyone working from home if they can if they can't they still get paid. Encouraged staff to support their local communities. Chemistry labs making hand sanitiser. Donated protective equipment stocks to local hospital. Made laboratory resource available to local hospital. | https://warwick.ac.uk/insite/coronavirus | Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
491 | Office Holdings Ltd | UK | Closed stores but ramped up their online activity by running new web-sales. Enforcing warehouse staff to continue to work to fulfil such orders despite the products being unessentual goods. Not enforcing social distancing or additional safety measures in the work place and defying the Scottish government's advice of only essential businesses to operate. Workers told to either get on with job or go home unpaid. | Truworths | Retail (fashion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
492 | Joules | UK | Warehouses still open, staff told there not enough room for social distancing and to go home if they going to make a fuss.Not provided with gloves or any other PPE when opening and sorting online returns. Expected to check in/out using fingerprint pads. Staff who stay home are not being paid and classed as an unauthorised absence. (All high paid managers have been sent home on full pay - these conditions are applicable to those on lowest wages) | Tom Joules | https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/business/please-just-let-us-go-home-appeal-thousands-corby-and-kettering-workers-2518407 | yes | Delivery/transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
493 | Reed Specialist Recruitment | UK | Speeding up redundancy consultations for staff in their support functions (HR etc.). ALL staff have been issued with new contracts cutting their hours, and therefore their pay, by 25%. Dozens of Recruitment Consultants (fee earners) were then informed by telephone that their services were no longer needed and then were given a week's notice. Other staff in support functions (such as the Apprenticeship support team) were then furloughed. The staff who had their employment terminated were not given the option of being furloughed. | Sir Alec Reed (founder) and James Reed (CEO) | My own experience | I was an employee | Recruitment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
494 | Fedex | Global | They have provided face masks, hand sanitizer, Basic PPE to staff, and they have announced a paid sick leave for any/all employees of stores under lockdown effects. The only down side is because we work closely with hospitals/CPC we remain open. | Fred Smith | I am a supervisor for a Fedex store | Delivery/transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
495 | Targa Florio Cars | UK | 100% pay during lockdown | William Kirkham | Automotive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
496 | ASOS | UK | no social distancing no sanitiser no wash stations no attempt to split warehouse shifts | https://twitter.com/liamyoung/status/1243931866962501632 | Union statements. | Retail (fashion) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
497 | Halo Leisure (Leisure centre management charity) | UK | All unnecessary staff furloughed with 80% pay via government scheme with an additional 20% top up. 20% top up to be reassessed after April. | Employee | Excellently managed. Very open communication and frequent updates. Direct contact from managers to check on employee well being. Customers also looked after. Direct Debit memberships were frozen immediately and refunds issued to customers for any pre-paid bookings. Offering free fitness classes via facebook live. | Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
498 | Colony Co-Working | Manchester-based | This isn't regarding support for employees, rather for customers. Colony operate several coworking spaces in Manchester and they've remained open at all times during the pandemic. They've also shown no flexibility to customers' contracts and have just told them to look into the government's support for small businesses. Keeping these spaces open is irresponsible but asking customers (most of which are small businesses), encourages use of the space and so is dangerous. | http://colonyco.work/ | Professional Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
499 | Lidl | Global | £150 in food vouchers. Pay rise is 20p per hour more than previously planned, backdated to 1 March. | https://www.reddit.com/r/BritishSuccess/comments/fqfmjo/i_work_at_lidl_been_told_we_are_getting_150_food/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf | Yes | Food and drink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | Coolings Garden Center | UK | Poor communication with workers. Remaining open to public until last Thursday. No hand sanitiser for staff or customers. Failing to clean commonly touched areas. Furloughing management while keeping lowest paid working. Not enforcing social distancing. Staff fired and rehired within 24 hours causing huge uncertainty of who is getting paid and how long jobs are secure | Employee | As above | Retail (Horticulture) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
501 | Pharmacy World LTD | Global | handing out free protective gear to staff and public, helping religious organisations wiht burials, helping with NHS response | Irfan Balapatel | Current Employee | Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
502 | Foster Refrigerators | UK | they promised 80% pay then they said good bye good luck | https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/kings-lynn-staff-laid-off-as-part-of-crisis-management-plan-9104589/?fbclid=IwAR0FB4IKpylE_4NfQEKlXoAjMV97Uzf2yn6oc-XczWilY_IcVOwHFIO-h4U | Worst thing is being promised the 80% being told nothing to worry about and next minute you’re laid off. People had worked for the company for years and years. | Refrigerator manufacturer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
503 | Holland and Barrett | Global | Shocking. Check out the Holland and Barrett FB page and #hollandandbarrett. Staff told they can't say anything and I've been inundated by scared staff begging me to help them. On Friday the company told me that the rationale for staying open was so older and vulnerable people could shop with them. These are the very people the government are saying should stay at home. “ As you will have probably seen, supermarkets have been very busy, and experiencing difficulties with stock levels, across all categories. Furthermore, supermarkets are often a further drive than local stores and a significant proportion of our customers fall into the elderly and vulnerable category, where getting there isn't always possible. These customers also are less likely to use the internet to shop meaning closing our store estate as a whole would result in many of them not being able to shop for the essentials they need”. Last week staff have no hand gel, can't be 2m away from each other as many shops are too small. Staff with a vulnerable child or partner told they must work or get no pay, staff with asthma told the same. They even told me that GPs and nurses refer people worried about their immune system to them and that they provide a valuable service. These people should be at home. | tonybuffin@hollandandbarrett.com | Many staff members see #hollandandbarrett and the Holland and Barrett FB page | Yes - lot and lots see #hollandandbarrett and the Holland and Barrett FB page | Food and drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||
504 | Slim Chickens | UK | Forced to stay open until government shut us down. Did not provide hand sanitiser for staff. Everything done to protect staff was done in store (nothing from head office). Staff have to use up their holiday during this time, until the government 80% comes in. | Boparan (Same as Giraffe and Ed’s) | Work there | I work there. | Hospitality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
505 | Yusen Logistics (UK) | UK | Promising to pay 100% of salary if any staff are furloughed. Also, is offering up trucks and drivers to competitors on a not-for-profit basis so that food can be delivered. | NYK | I work there. | I work there. | Delivery/transport |
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1 | Timestamp | What is the company? | Is their support for employees good or bad? | UK or Global? | Reaction and support for employees | Owned by? (if known) | Source (please link) | Worker testimonial? | Sector? |
2 | 3/20/2020 10:31:31 | Example | Good | UK | Example: full pay for all! | Example | social media: twitter link | We are on full pay and wfh | |
3 | 3/20/2020 10:45:48 | Vue Cinema | Good | UK | Paying staff average weekly hours for past three months | Employee of company | We have been kept up to date with regular communication, been payed even though cinemas won't be open. | ||
4 | 3/20/2020 10:46:56 | Brittania Hotels | Bad | UK | Workers sacked on the spot and asked to leave accomodation immediately | https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/britannia-hotels-slammed-after-staff-17953208 | |||
5 | 3/20/2020 10:54:47 | Parkinson's UK | Good | UK | All employees working from home, where their job is not doable by home they're supporting other teams or doing online training. Everyone is getting full pay. Management is doing everything in their power to support with mental health and socialising, checking in and seeing what staff need for their wellbeing. Sick pay has always been full-pay, and continues to be. All recruitment is still going ahead via online interviews. Flexibility has been increased to allow for childcare or other commitments. | I work there! | It's always been an amazing place to work, so this has come as no surprise, but it's still so lovely to feel so safe and appreciated at a time like this. | ||
6 | 3/20/2020 10:55:09 | Sky | Good | Global | All staff that can are working from home indefinitely, directors offers to pay for Headspace app subscriptions to support MH, 2 weeks extra paid leave for parents who can’t work due to childcare issues. Anyone off work because of Covid-19 gets full pay not sick pay. | Comcast | I’m an employee | ||
7 | 3/20/2020 10:57:38 | Wilko | Bad | UK | They've removed sick pay for staff. | https://twitter.com/BootstrapCook/status/1240934644167643137 | |||
8 | 3/20/2020 11:02:38 | Vue Cinemas | Good | Global | Cinemas are closed, workers are being paid their average working hours from the past 12 weeks rather than their contracted hours so they won't have to worry about the income loss. Allowed employees to collect food that would go to waste during closure and take it home. Managers keeping them updated daily. | Timothy Richards | I'm a Vue employee but I've tweeted updates regularly. https://twitter.com/megcampbelluk/status/1240953672726650881?s=19 | Working for Vue is like being a part of a family. My managers really do care about us and I know I can approach them with any issue and get the help I need. They always have our backs. I feel looked after, and like I matter. I'm so grateful for their support at this time, and always - Meg (worker at Vue Cinema Gateshead) | |
9 | 3/20/2020 11:05:15 | Pret a Manger | Bad | Don't know | Cutting staff hours and wages | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/pret-a-manager-to-cut-staff-pay-and-hours-as-customers-stay-away | |||
10 | 3/20/2020 11:09:58 | InVentry Ltd | Bad | UK | Poor for COVIR-19 - SSP only and staff still attending offices | Private, Phil Lawson, Phil Brooke, Alain Squitieri | employee | Great employer normally, very generous with parties, staff nights out etc. Supplier of visitor management to > 6000 schools, great product. But policy re CV-19 is "come to work unless exceptional circumstances (open plan offices), and if you're sick, SSP only " - and a lot of staff are on decent salaries, so SSP will hurt them badly. | |
11 | 3/20/2020 11:21:06 | Thirty Three Boutique, Lymington | Good | UK | I work for a small independent fashion store in Lymington, Hampshire .Our Boss Catherine has worked tirelessly to secure sick pay & funding , to keep us going financially for as long as possible during these very worrying times. We have now been given the guarantee of pay whether we are open or closed, which should keep us going over the next few months. | Catherine Gosney | Catherine is doing everything she can right now to fight for the Shop, our jobs & incomes. We all fear for the future of retail and need the Government to do everything and more to keep us going! | ||
12 | 3/20/2020 11:24:29 | Britannia Hotels Ltd | Bad | UK | No support. Sacked from their job and evicted from their accommodation at the hotel they work at. | Unknown | Social Media | Copy letter from worker available on Twitter and Facebook | |
13 | 3/20/2020 11:26:47 | Frasers | Bad | UK | SSP for self isolation, full pay if you are tested positive for covid19 but there’s no testing taking place. | Mike Ashley | Employee | ||
14 | 3/20/2020 11:31:53 | Cygnet Healthcare | Bad | Sick pay limited to 7 days but requiring 14 days leave to be taken. | Employee | When questioned on this policy management reported that they believe many staff will 'take advantage' of the situation and take 2 weeks off.regardless of health. Suggested we should count ourselves lucky to have jobs at the moment. | |||
15 | 3/20/2020 11:38:08 | Heriot-Watt University | Bad | Global | Kept Edinburgh library open until Friday 20th March, endangering staff and students | ||||
16 | 3/20/2020 11:38:35 | Home Bargains | Good | UK | They are paying staff and helping the local community | Twitter - Home Bargains | |||
17 | 3/20/2020 11:41:15 | Wetherspoons | Bad | UK | Pubs remaining open increasing the risk of transmission. Criticising official government social distancing guidance also increasing the risk of transmission. Money before public duty and lives. | Tim Martin | https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-wetherspoons-boss-says-over-the-top-to-shut-pubs-11960778 | ||
18 | 3/20/2020 11:52:32 | Cineworld/Picturehouse | Bad | UK | Fired many Front of House Staff on Zero Hour Contracts with no notice. Many found out by social media. | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/19/cineworld-begins-laying-staff/ | |||
19 | 3/20/2020 12:01:49 | Red Bus Cartridges | Bad | UK | Selling 6x30ml of Hand sanitizer for £28.99 on 19/03, now reduced to £24.99. Taking advantage of customers. | https://www.redbuscartridges.com/hand-sanitizer-family-pack | |||
20 | 3/20/2020 12:04:37 | Card Factory | Bad | UK | All overtime is cancelled and shop staff are being warned to expect 25% reductions in contracted hours (all are on part-time contracts). Blatant attempt to lower wage bill before being forced to continue paying staff during a lockdown! | Invesco | Employee (my mum) | ||
21 | 3/20/2020 12:28:29 | B&Q | Good | UK | Vulnerable staff told to quarantine for as long as needed, still on full pay. Sick staff paid as normal if self isolation needed. Workers will be paid if stores need to close. | Kingfisher | Employee | ||
22 | 3/20/2020 12:33:35 | Giraffe | Bad | UK | Closed and staff told need to use annual leave if want pay, otherwise no pay | Family member works there | Yes - told directly by family member | ||
23 | 3/20/2020 12:39:53 | Tesco | Good | UK | Full sick pay from day 1 of COVID-19 related absence as well as regular updates and measures to ensure staff are protected as much as possible from infection. Anyone over 70 or with chronic condition that makes them more susceptible to infection is receiving 12 weeks fully paid leave, 2 weeks of holiday and 10 full sick pay. | Customer assistant for them, currently off for 12 weeks because I'm asthmatic. | |||
24 | 3/20/2020 12:40:08 | Waitrose | Good | UK | Currently on spreadsheet but listed incorrectly as red | CORRECTED! | - | - | |
25 | 3/20/2020 13:10:38 | Better UK | Bad | UK | The facilities are still open and staff still have to go to work - therefore making it impossible to follow the government's advice on social distancing and avoiding all non essential contact. Furthermore, Better also emailed gym members to encourage gym and pool use to stay active during the pandemic. They have reduced classes by 50% - unclear if they are still paying instructors whose hours have been cut. | Local councils | https://www.leisurecentre.com/coronavirus; https://www.pwtag.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-latest-information-2/ | I'm not a worker, I'm a gym member who was very disappointed by their response whereby they are encouraging more people down to the gym, putting gym goers and employees at risk. They cited PWTAG advice that 'chlorine within the swimming pools will inactivate the virus.' However, they have omitted the next part of that advice which states 'Of concern, though, is the interaction that pool users have with each other beyond the swimming activity.' The selective omission of this advice serves to justify their decision to encourage members to the pool/gym while putting members and staff at risk of increased non essential contact with others. (Sources above) | |
26 | 3/20/2020 13:41:07 | Co-op | Good | UK | Co-op have created 2500 jobs in order to help people who've been laid off due to corona | ||||
27 | 3/20/2020 13:48:09 | Gametee | Good | UK | "If it becomes impossible for us to fulfill orders in the coming weeks, and the need arises to suspend shipping temporarily - all of our employees will receive their FULL monthly pay for the duration of our temporary suspension of service." | Email to customers | |||
28 | 3/20/2020 13:48:14 | Gymshark | Good | UK | Allowing the entire company to WFH. For those who cannot do their work from home they are providing taxis/private transport and also providing all their food for the day. Providing recipes for those WFH and also workouts to do from home. Also help for parents and ex-pats. | Ben Francis | |||
29 | 3/20/2020 14:15:13 | Screwfix | Good | UK | Contracted pay for staff having to self isolate with or without symptoms, flexibility for those that have to take time due to childcare issues. Willing to reduce opening hours or functionality in some stores where staff are severely depleted - without pressure to cover from other stores. Constant updates from the top down to help us feel secure, and settled questions staff have. Those who can work from home are doing so. If you ever see a position advertised for the company, consider applying they look after their own, and their customers. | Kingfisher | Yes | ||
30 | 3/20/2020 14:29:43 | The arch co | Good | UK | |||||
31 | 3/20/2020 14:34:30 | Wetherspoons | Bad | UK | The Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has vowed to keep his 867 UK pubs open as long as possible during the coronavirus crisis and defended his right to issue public pronouncements on the best way to contain the outbreak. Speaking on Friday, Martin denied that weighing in on pandemic containment and keeping the chain’s pubs open was irresponsible- HOW CAN HE DO THIS??? ITS SO DANGEROUS!! | Tim Martin | n/a | ||
32 | 3/20/2020 14:36:57 | Bubble T Cosmetics | Good | UK | We’ve been off work for a while now due to Coronavirus - we weren’t taking any chances | Privately owned (by the Founder) | Yes | ||
33 | 3/20/2020 14:37:34 | Asda | Good | UK | Providing high risk groups full pay for 12 weeks in isolation, full pay for anyone going into self isolation. Actively trying to hire people who have lost their jobs by approaching companies who are in difficult situations. Hiring local catering/cafes etc to provide food for store colleagues. | Walmart | On internal systems, screenshots maybe online somewhere. | I am an Asda colleague of 9 years. | |
34 | 3/20/2020 15:24:56 | Barclays Bank | Bad | Global | I had to go off to care for my stage 4 cancer suffering father and they have removed my salary and given me a disciplinary for this. | ||||
35 | 3/20/2020 15:47:58 | Paperchase | Bad | UK | All stores remaining open, meaning staff can't social distance. Staff will only receive SSP if told to self isolate by a doctor. Anyone off work to care for a dependent will go unpaid. High risk employees may come to work unless pregnant. | employee | |||
36 | 3/20/2020 15:49:53 | Microsoft | Good | Global | Have supported full working from home and continued to pay staff even those on temporary contacts. | ||||
37 | 3/20/2020 16:18:33 | Foxtons | Bad | UK | Demanded access to property in which somebody with COVID-19 was self-isolating, putting both staff and prospective tenant at risk. | ||||
38 | 3/20/2020 16:19:34 | Specsavers | Bad | UK | Asking staff to volunteer for unpaid leave, temp lay off, reduction in hours or use annual leave. If no volunteers then threats of terminations/redundancy. Some staff have already been laid off. | Doug and Mary Perkins | Employee | ||
39 | 3/20/2020 17:48:10 | Sunseeker | Bad | UK | Staff laid off and others reduced to half pay. | Relative of employee | |||
40 | 3/20/2020 18:24:27 | Aviva | Bad | UK | Full sick pay and employees who work from home to take care of kids will be paid, but majority of staff are still required to attend the office (open plan, >2000 employees) every day because the VPN won't support all of them until end of next week or later | I work for Aviva and am currently required to continue to go into the office every day | Yes | ||
41 | 3/20/2020 18:27:22 | Moda in Pelle | Bad | UK | Everyone apart from management has been laid off with zero notice for 4+ weeks (time is unknown). We are getting zero support or pay even though they released a statement days before saying we would be supported fully. They have increased the returns policy to create more online orders which means more trouble in stores. | Steven Buck | Myself | Yes | |
42 | 3/20/2020 18:30:17 | Walker Books | Good | Walker Books UK and sister companies Walker Books Australia and Candlewick Press US | IT working tirelessly to ensure that all employees are set up to work from home. Office closed with no exceptions to reduce risk. Flexibility with changing working hours to accommodate childcare. Canteen staff in the UK office (who aren’t employed by the company) taken care of nonetheless | Independent | I work there | Yes | |
43 | 3/20/2020 18:53:03 | River Island | Good | UK | All stores closed 20/3/2020 - All employees paid full pay | The Lewis Family/Will Kernan CEO | bit.ly/2QwvjU6 | ||
44 | 3/20/2020 19:17:31 | BBC | Bad | UK | Ended contracts for all freelance production staff with one weeks pay. | UK government | Ex employee | No loyalty to freelancers shown by BBC often After years of working unpaid overtime etc | |
45 | 3/20/2020 19:29:48 | Picturehouse and Cineworld | Bad | UK | All have had their contracts terminated | Not known | My son Jack Gray who worked for Picturehouse | Can be provided if requested. | |
46 | 3/20/2020 19:39:18 | O2 | Good | UK | Protect base pay for all Self-isolating employees. Everyone that can works from home. Max flexibility for people managing personal situation, great line manager support. | Telefónica- who have been amazing across the world | Honestly- a great response from a brilliant company. We are full of key workers making sure the Connectivity works, and we are all proud to help and support customers access data and calls to talk to loved ones. | ||
47 | 3/20/2020 19:44:26 | Greggs | Bad | Global | Good - paying for those who self isolate Bad- store remain open although only takeout option -still taking cash | Employees | Stores that don't have drivethru/delivery/click and collect are remaining open and still taking cash. | ||
48 | 3/20/2020 19:44:30 | Greggs | Bad | Global | Good - paying for those who self isolate Bad- store remain open although only takeout option -still taking cash | Employees | Stores that don't have drivethru/delivery/click and collect are remaining open and still taking cash. | ||
49 | 3/20/2020 19:51:07 | Oliver Bonas | Bad | UK | Update: they've let go of all new employees | Ollie Tress | Am employee | ||
50 | 3/20/2020 20:44:23 | PM PROJEN | Good | Global | They have supported staff and have taken all precautions and ensuring staff can work from home. Without any one losing jobs | PM GROUP | The company has gone the extra mile for staff and have been supportive and have ensured our health is not compromised and Your not just a number and your part of the family thank you PM PROJEN | ||
51 | 3/20/2020 21:00:42 | Tesco | Good | UK | Coronavirus: Tesco offers 12 weeks' paid leave to older, vulnerable and pregnant staff The supermarket chain has told affected staff they 'will not be required to attend work for the next 12 weeks' amid the cornavirus outbreak | ||||
52 | 3/20/2020 21:10:17 | Barclays | Bad | UK | Encouraging staff to work when sick, and threatening those who need to self isolate by saying it counts towards their sickness record and therefore could lead to them being sacked | I work there | |||
53 | 3/20/2020 21:40:10 | Select Fashion | Bad | UK | They made redundant 100's of employees yesterday that had worked for the for less than two years. Rejuced managers to 4 days per week. While most other nonessential retail stores are closing the are trying there best to keep theirs open but at what risk to their staff. | Chaffer | I work currently work for them. | ||
54 | 3/20/2020 22:48:44 | BP | Good | Global | Mobilising BP's resources across the UK to help get people safely through this pandemic: • Free fuel for emergency service vehicles • Delivery of food & convenience purchases to those that need it with no delivery charges And continuing to look for more ways to contribute. | Not an employee | |||
55 | 3/20/2020 23:06:45 | B&M Bargains | Bad | UK | No paid sick leave, even for workers at highest risk unless can present sick note, which would saturate an already saturated NHS. Even then its only SSP given. | Partner works there, came from head office | |||
56 | 3/21/2020 0:49:36 | TK Maxx | Good | Global | Full pay to staff during store closures and donated all food to local food bank before closure. | My sister works for them | Yes | ||
57 | 3/21/2020 1:59:24 | Waitrose & Partners | Good | UK | Providing is with free vending from 20th March. Includes ready meal, and desserts and drinks | The Partners themselves | Yes ‘ I work there | ||
58 | 3/21/2020 4:36:43 | University | Good | UK | Good | University | My employer is supportive of me working from home and has guaranteed pay as normal until end of July when the situation will be reviewed. We are running virtual campuses, reduced library hours, skeleton staff on campuses where there are student accommodation. | ||
59 | 3/21/2020 7:34:13 | Paragon Pubs (Staffordshire, Shropshire) | Bad | UK | Laid off c. 500 staff | Paragon Pubs | |||
60 | 3/21/2020 7:36:26 | B&q | Good | UK | All vulnerable staff sent home with pay | Diy.com | |||
61 | 3/21/2020 7:58:45 | Steelite ceramics | Bad | UK | Cut hours and made redundancies | Steelite International | |||
62 | 3/21/2020 8:08:57 | Paragon Pubs (Update to earlier submission!) | Good | UK | They continue to pay the staff that they've laid off financially - the article I linked to was inaccurate/misleading. | Paragon Group | Spoken to owner. | ||
63 | 3/21/2020 8:51:29 | Greggs | Bad | UK | Are refusing to shut their shops | ||||
64 | 3/21/2020 8:52:40 | Intellectual Property Office | Good | UK | Everyone being supported to work from home. Help for people with caring responsibilities by allowing flexibility etc. No action taken on poor sick absence due to virus. | Government | Central government | ||
65 | 3/21/2020 8:57:08 | BT | Good | Global | Full pay for those off work. Anyone who can work from home is, free meal a day for contact centre staff. Regular/daily communications from senior leaders | I work there but see twitter | Been great so far. | Telecommunications | |
66 | 3/21/2020 8:58:04 | Eden mill | Bad | UK | Staff made redundant via email | Email from company | Poor | Food and drink | |
67 | 3/21/2020 9:01:42 | Easyjet | Bad | Global | Change in working conditions, forced 3 months unpaid leave | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Delivery/transport | ||
68 | 3/21/2020 9:08:31 | END Clothing | Bad | UK | They have refused to let office based staff work from home although it is completely feasible. This includes high risk/vulnerable people. Staff have been told they must come into the office or stop getting paid. They’ve told staff they will all get SSP rather than their contracted sick pay or they can take unpaid leave. Unpaid leave for dependents, too. The company makes millions a week, has a staff of 650, and is being cavalier with the lives of its employees. | John Parker and Christian Ashworth | My former colleagues | Yes | Retail (fashion) |
69 | 3/21/2020 9:22:14 | Peacocks | Bad | UK | Firing staff after not making target for only three days in, no holiday/redundancy pay just told don't come in. Told anyone under five years contract is not safe. No sick pay. Refusal to allow office staff to work from home. Not allowed to wear gloves even though dealing with money all day. Threat of being fired if can't make it into work. | Phillip day | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |
70 | 3/21/2020 9:25:32 | Peacocks | Bad | Global | No support what so ever, failure to show up threatened with losing your job. | Phillip Day | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |
71 | 3/21/2020 9:44:05 | Sky | Good | UK | Everyone who can work from home has been instructed to do so and given new tools. Critical operations on site are continuing with extra safety measures. New daily £4 food allowance for on site workers to be used in the cantine. Temperature checks will be implemented before accessing buildings as of Monday 23 March. Up to 2 weeks additional paid leave for parents or carers now schools are closed. | Yes | Telecommunications, entertainment, customer service | ||
72 | 3/21/2020 10:07:21 | Costa | Bad | UK | Provided 0 information for staff, no reassurance, no extra measures to keep them safe such, no sanitizer available, no proper guidance for staff on hand hygiene and no plan in place for jobs. Staff have been told if they lose customers they'll just reduce hours. | Coca cola | My boyfriend works there | Yes via my bf | Food and drink |
73 | 3/21/2020 10:12:18 | Powerslide Motorcycles | Good | UK | NHS staff using motorbikes to commute get free servicing | Brad Clarke | Sales | ||
74 | 3/21/2020 10:20:36 | Aramark | Bad | UK | Sent staff home on 2 weeks forced holiday that they have to repay with extra days worked | Wife works for them | Yes | Food and drink | |
75 | 3/21/2020 10:33:02 | Easyjet | Bad | Global | EasyJet staff may no longer be given food on shifts Easyjet will go ahead with a £174 million dividend payout to shareholders despite appealing for taxpayer support. | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/easyjet-seeks-state-loans-but-pays-stelios-60m-d26jghjtx and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51962981 | Airline | ||
76 | 3/21/2020 10:33:30 | CPG Logistics | Bad | UK | Asking employees to work overtime completely unpaid for a few hours before clocking in. We were also asked to work weekends unpaid but in return anyone who is doing it is offered one extra day of holiday despite being told we may not have jobs much longer. Someone was jokingly told that they are selfish for refusing to work for free at the weekend by a foreman- "don't you want a job to come back to at the end of all this?" | Richard Lord | I am an employee at this company | I am an employee at this company | Delivery/transport |
77 | 3/21/2020 10:55:01 | BMW - MINI Plant Oxford | Good | UK | If the worker gets the symptoms of Covid19 they get 14 days sick pay. Unfortunately, because the plant will be shut for 4 weeks the rest of the time can be covered by holiday entitlement or a negative hours account (paid back by overtime in the future) or unpaid. | BMW group | Internal memo. I'm a worker | Manufacturing | |
78 | 3/21/2020 11:01:58 | DXC Technology | Good | Global | Exact reaction varying by country (DXC Italy response https://twitter.com/DXCitaly/status/1239517974064750592 better than DXC India response https://twitter.com/2ee5d9cd4579473/status/1240205504946663427), so other people may have more input. Staff at Chesterfield site told to work from home from Wednesday 19-03-2020 (with one day's notice) - except for a handful, who were required to continue as their roles involve immediate support of key workers. WFH was being encouraged even before COVID-19, and continues to be. The former colleague who told me about the Chesterfield site semi-closure did not specify how pay/contracts were being handled (site is in the process of being wound down and has been for nearly a year - hence why I am a former colleague). My "good" has caveats, but kudos to DXC UK - an organisation with lots of stock market pressure for not waiting for the government before at least trying to be helpful. | Steve Turpie - Senior VP and head of UK division (publically traded on NYSE) | Information not linked in "Reaction" provided by former colleague | IT | |
79 | 3/21/2020 11:02:37 | Starbucks | Bad | UK | Putting staff at risk. Open toilets. Ques in shop. Forced to work. Other staff members know to have family members with Coronavirus. Yet no isolation. | Euro Garages Ltd | Employee | Yes | Food and drink |
80 | 3/21/2020 11:04:08 | Starbucks | Bad | UK | Pressure to work despite risks. Toilets open to public and cleaning by staff. Ques in store. Cash used. | Euro Garages Ltd | Store Manager | Yes | Food and drink |
81 | 3/21/2020 11:15:59 | Picturehouse Cinemas and Cineworld | Bad | UK | https://twitter.com/search?q=picturehouse&src=typed_query Supportive, but no organised response yet | Cineworld | There are a few tweets from workers. I used to work there, and they were not very nice to the staff even then :( Ie not london living wage, numerous strikes, managers secretly listening to staff, intimidation for those who were part of unions. I could link you to my old employees if needed. | Hospitality | |
82 | 3/21/2020 11:24:23 | University of Sheffield | Good | UK | Full pay and COVID 19 does not go against sick pay. Full support for staff working from home or even if they can’t. | Russell Group | Thank God I work for a decent employer | Education | |
83 | 3/21/2020 11:41:15 | Direct Line Group | Good | UK | All vulnerable staff sent home on full pay for at least 12 weeks - working towards us being able to work from home - this is in place for some but not all yet. | I'm a vulnerable full time employee | Financial | ||
84 | 3/21/2020 11:43:39 | Burger King | Good | UK | Sick pay for self isolation | Food and drink | |||
85 | 3/21/2020 11:58:46 | Slimming World | Bad | Global | One month guaranteed pay for employees, temp staff immediately let go. Self employed staff given half pay for three weeks. | Margaret Miles Bramwell | staff | I work at head office | Health |
86 | 3/21/2020 11:59:58 | Apple | Good | Global | Retail stores are closed with all employees receiving their normal pay. Office workers are able to work from home if their position allows it or given the time off with pay without it counting against them. | Retail (technology/electronics) | |||
87 | 3/21/2020 12:02:08 | Aldo | Good | Global | All stores closed on the 17/3, full pay for entire time we’re off and regular updates from our manager and district manager | Aldo Bensadoun | Work in one of the stores in London | Retail (fashion) | |
88 | 3/21/2020 12:09:49 | Coventry University | Bad | Global | Workers are still not allowed to work from home, even if in the high risk category. No measures being put in place in the library, business as usual. Employees facing disciplinary action if they choose to self isolate. | Yes | Education | ||
89 | 3/21/2020 12:11:47 | Hotel Du Vin | Bad | UK | 20/03/2020 Staff handed letters informing of immediate lay off / short time working for the next 4 weeks, with a further review then. Zero hour contracts - reduction in hours or no hours. Normal Salaried staff - 50% reduction in working hours, and therefore 50% pay. This avoids redundancy pay which is payable on temporary lay offs of 4 week's or more. Heads of Departments (HoDs) - 20% reduction in pay and hours with exception of some Sales HoDs who are 50%. | I work there. | Hospitality | ||
90 | 3/21/2020 12:41:06 | Space NK | Bad | UK | Sent emails to head office staff asking them to volunteer in stores. Stores remained open until the 20th March and staff were worried about risking their health by coming in to work. | @esteelaundry Instagram stories | Yes | Retail (beauty) | |
91 | 3/21/2020 12:52:46 | LexisNexis | Good | UK | Rehearsed building shutdown ahead of asking everyone to work from home | Yes | Professional services | ||
92 | 3/21/2020 13:07:42 | Peacocks | Bad | UK | No support cosing to make staff redundant to save on costs not ckosing | Phillip day | None | Retail (fashion) | |
93 | 3/21/2020 13:26:17 | wincanton plc (for B&Q, branston site) | Bad | Global | some, up to the minimum. the management team are working from home. on the shop floor level it’s possible to argue yourself into isolation on meeting government criteria if you have the required knowledge and will. some extra door handle cleaning occurring. limited contact across different shifts but not on same shift. extremely limited sanitiser, MHE remains mostly uncleaned as do scanners, radios, desks and computers. biometric clock system being used by 200+ staff members without sanitation. pens being shared. staff largely unconcerned and uninformed. disaster waiting to happen. | personal experience | a team member was told to attend with a cough then use a colleagues oral thermometer on arrival to ascertain wether they should stay or go. another employee of considerable age with a well documented, compromised immune system was given a used mask to wear before going into home isolation later that day. | Delivery/transport | |
94 | 3/21/2020 13:33:50 | Arcadia Group: Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Wallis | Bad | UK | Topshop closes its 300 UK stores as furious employees claim they were laid off one hour before the Government unveiled its coronavirus job retention plan | Philip Green | Retail (fashion) | ||
95 | 3/21/2020 13:41:25 | Apple | Good | Global | Stores closed worldwide. Employees being paid regular hours. | Retail - Technology. | |||
96 | 3/21/2020 13:59:13 | NEST pensions | Good | UK | MUST work from home. Offered money to buy technical equipment to help at home. Extra time off for staff with children. Full pay for staff and contractors. daily calls with team leaders, daily comms from exec team, new position within hours of government announcements. | Government | Staff member | Financial | |
97 | 3/21/2020 14:06:05 | Edinburgh Woollen Mill | Bad | UK | Terminated all staff with under 2 years service | Phillip Day | I was terminated today | Retail (fashion) | |
98 | 3/21/2020 14:14:14 | Boohoo | Bad | UK | Just wanted to add that they’re still making photographers, models and stylists etc. to come to work in the coming weeks. I work in the retouching department and we were retouching face masks the other day which I assume they’re going to start selling on site. | Mahmud Kamani, Carol Kane, John Lyttle | Retail (fashion) | ||
99 | 3/21/2020 14:18:56 | G1 Group | Bad | UK | Fired a number of employees to save money, no sick pay, immediate termination | Stefan King | https://twitter.com/Iwobiwankenobi_/status/1240955630107664384 | Hospitality | |
100 | 3/21/2020 14:24:20 | Next | Bad | UK | All stores still open as they class themselves as an "essential" Still holding their mid season sale in store | Work in store in Buckinghamshire | Retail (fashion) | ||
101 | 3/21/2020 14:29:09 | Sports Direct / House of Fraser | Bad | UK | 0, sports direct and HoF have laid off 0 hour contracts today. No news, updates or support for staff. | Mike Ashley | Me, I work at House of Fraser but I am a concession manager. | Retail (fashion) | |
102 | 3/21/2020 14:43:34 | Reiss | Bad | UK | Friend employed by them been fired to avoid paying out during coronovirus | Retail (fashion) | |||
103 | 3/21/2020 15:31:40 | Pho restaurant | Bad | UK | Fired people (zero hour contracts), staff discovered in social media. Email send at 22:00 saying we lost the jobs (social Media was live at 16:00) | Hospitality | |||
104 | 3/21/2020 16:24:35 | Sneak Energy | Good | UK | The nature of the office means that all employees can work from home and the company owners asked them to do so as soon as the situation started looking serious (12th March). Despite the negative outlook for the economy, nobody has been laid off or had any of their pay reduced. Friday afternoons are now used for a video conferencing quiz with drinks at home to keep spirits up. | I work there | Food and drink | ||
105 | 3/21/2020 16:44:01 | Wallis | Bad | Global | Closed stores on the 20 th, laid everyone off, promised to pay us till 4th April at the time of writing, communication has been poor, management support is non existing. Warned everyone to keep what we've heard off of social media. No support financial or other wise | Arcadia | The above, I've been a loyal employee for 19 months | Retail (fashion) | |
106 | 3/21/2020 16:51:58 | Associated British Foods | Good | Global | Allowed employees to work from home before government intervention. Daily conference call to check on employees wellbeing | Whittington Investments | Food and drink | ||
107 | 3/21/2020 16:59:49 | Haart Estate Agents | Bad | UK | "Amanda Haynes, a senior sales negotiator at Haart estate agents in Camberwell in London, claims she was given two-minutes notice for a conference call in which she was told her contract was to be cancelled immediately." | Private | Yes | Estate Agent | |
108 | 3/21/2020 17:41:24 | BSRIA Ltd | Bad | Global | Offices remain open. Aren't telling workers to work from home if possible. No pay if caring for a relative. People who are sick are asked to work from home | I work there | Yes | Construction/Testing/Market Research | |
109 | 3/21/2020 18:35:36 | Lycamobile | Bad | Global | Lycamobile has over 500 employees based in an office in Canary Wharf in London. They have no remote working policy and as of 21st March they have not allowed any of their employees to follow government advice and work from home. They claim all roles can only be done in the office however the majority of employees have laptops and mobiles and are able to conduct their duties remotely. The reason that employees are still going into the office is because Lyca only pays 3 days sick leave per annum, anything more than this and you don’t get paid. During the course of the virus outbreak there have been a number of cases of employees displaying symptoms of the virus, instead of sending these employees home, Lycamobile moved them to a different floor in their building away from the main office....they were still happy for them to come to work though and share communal zones. The only thing Lyca has done for its employees during this outbreak is to offer free parking If an employee doesn’t want to use public transport. They are expecting all employees to turn up for work on Monday. A number of employees have submitted requests for Home working but these have either been ignored or refused. | Subaskaran Alliarajah | Telecommunications | ||
110 | 3/21/2020 18:44:04 | John Lewis & Partners/Waitrose | Good | UK | John Lewis are closing JL stores as of 23rd March and redeploying partners to Waitrose (as per the email sent to JL card holders). Partners are being given full pay if they are in isolation as per the govt advice. This is on top of everything you have already got | Partners | Retail, fashion, beauty, food, | ||
111 | 3/21/2020 19:29:40 | Netflix | Good | Global | Netflix announced Friday that it’s set up a $100 million relief fund for out-of-work entertainment professionals, including the hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs | Entertainment | |||
112 | 3/21/2020 20:04:21 | Specsavers | Bad | Global | No sick pay. ‘Offering’ government 80% pay only and keeping stores open. Making staff encourage as many customers into the business as possible. | Dame Mary Perkins (worth £1.45billion) | I am an employee. | Health | |
113 | 3/21/2020 20:19:04 | FatFace | Good | Global | Good - taking care of employees particularly those at high risk. | Please note all stores are closed from 23/02 with most closed 22/03 onwards | Retail (fashion) | ||
114 | 3/21/2020 20:41:46 | Sainsburys | Good | UK | Have offered 2 weeks full pay for people needing to self isolation, and have already said they will be offering 12 weeks full pay for vulnerable groups (pregnant, over 70, health conditions) if/when the government recommends these groups self-isolate completely. Have already said that temporary workers who need to self-isolate for 2 weeks will still be paid. Have provided hand sanitiser for checkout and delivery staff. Have relaxed rules around requiring sick notes for absences over 7 days not related to corona virus. | Colleague intranet | Yes. I'm usually very critical about the company and it's actions but in this case it has been very good. | Food and drink | |
115 | 3/21/2020 20:55:00 | Cineworld/PictureHouse | Bad | UK | Reportedly fired long term staff, kept on staff who haven't been working there 18 months (aren't wntitled to sick pay. | Social Media | Entertainment | ||
116 | 3/21/2020 20:55:39 | Lloyds Pharmacy | Good | UK | Initially only SSP but changed less than 24hours later to full company sick pay for two weeks to self isolate where required, up to 12 weeks company sick pay for anyone over 70 if required to be off. | Education | |||
117 | 3/21/2020 21:33:23 | Roy's of Wroxham | Bad | UK | None - work as normal as sales are booming. Staff concerns are ignored. The checkouts are 'the safest place you can be'. | Ed Roy and Paul Roy | My 64 year old mother, who usually works in the cash office, was told she must work on the cigarette kiosk or checkouts. Sent home in tears when she raised concerns about my dad, who is 73 and in a high risk category. | Food and drink | |
118 | 3/21/2020 22:02:57 | Waterstones | Bad | UK | Keeping stores open and making no efforts to protect employees from infection. | Elliott Management Corporation | https://www.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/flxeff/an_open_and_very_desperate_plea_from_a/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share (Additionally I have heard worse from a friend working in a south London branch. | Retail - Bookselling | |
119 | 3/21/2020 22:12:48 | Oxford Brookes University | Good | UK | Online lecturing and assessment, working from home for all staff able to do so, 12 weeks full paid leave for staff who cannot perform duties from home, halls of residence still staffed for students who are unable to leave | Personal | Education | ||
120 | 3/21/2020 22:38:19 | Costa | Bad | Global | First appeared good; promised average pay over 3 months for workers if stores close. But are refusing to close stores and instead are hugely reducing hours, & therefore hugely cutting pay. | Coca cola | Myself, current barista | Food and drink | |
121 | 3/21/2020 23:07:54 | Reed Recruitment | Bad | UK | Redundancies for central support functions | James Reed | Personal experience - also available to view on the blog of the head of HR. | Yes | Screening and Compliance |
122 | 3/22/2020 0:37:44 | Apple | Good | UK | Initial reaction was somewhat bad. Staff was asked to leave office in the afternoon on Monday 9th March as precaution (but received full pay for the day). Not until past midnight did they send an email to everyone saying there has been a confirmed coronavirus case in the building, but this was not seen by anyone because we have no access to work email outside the office. Someone who saw the email on Tuesday morning shared it with everyone. No one wanted to enter the building, mangers were working from home. We are all agency workers, but not on 0h contract. Some left home, some didn't even show up because they guessed the reason for everyone being sent home on Monday. Building had been deep cleaned, but we all demanded to immediately self-isolate. They clearly didn't want us to do that, but had no choice because we refused to enter the building. They wanted us to keep working like nothing had happened and clearly were not taking it seriously enough. Everyone was sent home eventually. After this reaction has been better. We were promised full pay for the entire week, even though we were just home doing nothing. We got computers shipped to our homes early this week and managers are clearly taking this much more seriously now, and are flexible with times if we need to go shopping etc. | This is entirely internal, I cannot provide any | Please see reaction and support response. At the moment I'm happy with how Apple is dealing with the situation. Though the initial reaction from them was that this isn't serious, they have learnt. Apple confirmed a case in Cork on Monday 9th or Tuesday 10th, but to my knowledge were never public about this case in London. | Apple office in London | |
123 | 3/22/2020 0:40:37 | BBC | Good | UK | For British public, BBC News are constantly reporting on the virus and tackling fake news stories. Currently, staff are scrambling to put together content for the public, including school lessons on TV and podcasts, cooking advice, exercise lessons for older people, TV religious services, theatre shows and putting more old shows on iPlayer. All employees who can are working from home. Staff who need to be in office must work two desks apart. Free remote GP service and free counselling and advice service for all staff. Staff in at-risk category who can't work from home in their job and can't do an alternative job at home are given paid leave that's not recorded as sick pay. | Public | I'm am employee | Our first week working from home has been well supported. We're having regular 'webinars' updating us on how the BBC is improving polices. But it seems to be difficult because of the budget cuts the BBC is having to go through as well since the government no longer want to pay for over-75's TV licenses. | Broadcasting |
124 | 3/22/2020 1:41:26 | Be Wiser Insurance | Bad | UK | Employees encouraged to use annual leave if needing to isolate, else absence goes towards sickness levels which can result in disciplinary actions | Employee testimonial | Financial | ||
125 | 3/22/2020 2:29:09 | The disney store | Good | Global | Stores shut and paid normal salary, regular check ups (e.g phone calls and emails) to ensure employees are okay | Employee who works there | Retail toys | ||
126 | 3/22/2020 7:56:48 | Travis Perkins | Bad | UK | Not paying staff if they go into self isolation | Share holders | Builder's merchant | ||
127 | 3/22/2020 8:14:09 | typo | Good | Global | Shut all stores with full pay for employees | Retail general | |||
128 | 3/22/2020 8:34:30 | Vodafone | Good | Global | Everyone who is able can work from home. Added protections for key workers and shop staff (telecommunications is on the critical industry list). Built extra laptops / kit so that 1500 more people can work from home. No redundancies, full pay for anyone self-isolating, amazing flexibility for staff overall. | I work there | Telecommunications | ||
129 | 3/22/2020 9:21:12 | The Edinburgh Woollen Mill | Bad | UK | Made all staff with under 2 years service redundant without pay or consultation | Phillip Day | I worked here but check Twitter https://twitter.com/Elvinoden/status/1241070939607044097?s=20 | I was handed a letter today informing me that my employment would end at the end of next week. They only laid off staff under 2 years so that we have no right to appeal. | Retail (fashion) |
130 | 3/22/2020 9:30:42 | Marks and Spencer | Good | Global | Paid vulnerable and 14 day self-isolating employees to be at home. Allowed employees living with vulnerable people to work flex working pattern or work from another location. Head Office and Store Support Staff allowed to work from home. | Head Office worker | First hour of Tuesday and Friday are for NHS workers only. First hour of Monday and Thursday are for elderly and vulnerable. CEO has been updating employees daily with what he’s been doing to help customers and employees to remain open. Allowing employees to work from home, flex working hours or work from another location has been beneficial. Recently set up a fund to help support vulnerable colleagues who are on low incomes or work part time. | Retail (fashion) and Food and Drink | |
131 | 3/22/2020 9:35:01 | Mitie | Bad | UK | Very bad. Complete lack of guidance. Half hearted message that non essential staff should work at home. Senior leadership not demonstrating social distancing and rewarding non essential people who come to work. No guidance on sick pay. | Shareholders | @mitie @philbentleyceo account and all staff emails | Yes | Support services |
132 | 3/22/2020 10:00:23 | Macmillan Cancer Support | Good | UK | All staff asked to home work where possible ahead of the PM's announcement. Where not possible, more laptops being shipped around the country to staff and a system to remotely access or network is being built. Vulnerable staff or those living with someone vulnerable have been placed on leave for their safety (full pay). Anyone who cannot work or needs to reduce their hours to due to childcare responsibilities receives full pay. Anyone ill due to coronavirus receives full pay. No start dates cancelled for new starters; any new starters who can't work due to office closures recieve the pay they would have otherwise had. | I'm an employee, not public information. | Yes | Charity | |
133 | 3/22/2020 10:02:50 | BSRIA Limited | Bad | UK | Forcing non-essential employees who could easily work from home to come in to the office. | I am one of those staff | Yes. I am one of the staff. | Building research | |
134 | 3/22/2020 10:14:46 | Bristol University | Bad | UK | Refusing to guarantee short term contracts beyond April, telling temporary staff to prepare for unemployment as they move to "safeguard revenue streams". Priorities = student satisfaction, preparedness for new students, and REF submission. Temporary staff: Expendable. | Education | |||
135 | 3/22/2020 10:21:48 | Travis Perkins (specifically Toolstation, but everything under that umbrella) | Bad | Global | Limited use of ppe and cleaning but no extra provisions made for short staffed shops, no extra pay for those in shops (but all head office workers working from home), letter written to govt claiming to be an “essential service” in the event of lockdown so people can carry doing diy jobs in their homes, I guess, but none of the store based employees have been asked about how comfortable they are continuing working during a global pandemic in small stores full of customers | Travis Perkins | My bad self | Yes | Retail (DIY sector) |
136 | 3/22/2020 10:37:11 | Curry’s PC world | Bad | UK | Close the shops ! Reduce their chances of infection and death for families | Husband works fir them. | Staff still being faced with close contact from customers. No reduction in number of customers allowed in shops. Pure greed by company. Lives being put at risk !!! | Retail electrical. | |
137 | 3/22/2020 10:42:32 | Pizza Express | Bad | UK and Ireland | Employee lay-offs without pay | We were called by our restaurant managers who read off a script to announce the layoffs. No additional paid measures were introduced and the only suggestion was to use any holiday pay. | Food and drink | ||
138 | 3/22/2020 10:54:13 | LGC | Good | Global | By 16/03 had arranged work from home for office staff and started arranging shift changes for lab + warehouse staff to allow social distancing. (Cannot shut down fully as involved in supply chain for essential services including COVID response.) Extended emergency and sick pay allowance for any COVID-related absences (including caring responsibilities), also allowing extra holiday allowance rollover for next year if staff can't take planned time off. | Office staff, cannot confirm efficacy of measures for on-site staff | Scientific | ||
139 | 3/22/2020 10:54:34 | HSS Hire | Bad | UK | They have been giving out laptops to their office workers for weeks for when the time comes to stay at home. However they are pretty much business as usual as you'll see from their Twitter they have to work one week at home one week at the office, any time off is used from holiday. Although we had a family member isolated in hospital and tested for Corona he was told to go to work instead of self isolating. Luckily she tested negative but if she hadn't he could have been spreading it to hundreds of staff it's disgusting profit before people. | See their Twitter business as usual | Yes but would like to keep annonimity | Tool hire | |
140 | 3/22/2020 10:56:43 | Inflatanation inflatable theme parks | Bad | UK | Sending out emails for 50% on the 19th march for the rest of March putting public and staff at risk and ignoring social distancing advice | Email to previous customer I can forward if necessary | Theme park | ||
141 | 3/22/2020 11:12:25 | Debenhams | Bad | UK | Nothing, refusing to close and expecting staff to still come in | Twitter.com/debenhams | I work their and haven’t heard absolutely anything. Expected to still go to work as normal which is worrying | Retail (fashion) | |
142 | 3/22/2020 11:18:55 | Primark | Bad | Global | Gloves were not provided by the company, our store manager bought them for us out of her own pocket. Failure to tell us if the stores will close and when (so now we can’t make plans to find another job), if they do close we will only be paid for 2 weeks, after those 2 weeks they will decide what to do with us. Those with children are allowed a week off work but then must return or use their holidays, or ask to have shift patterns rearranged. Staff are being sent home because the stores are so quiet. A positive is that if you are self isolating you will be paid for 2 weeks, and not have to wait for the 3 day grace period for payment to kick in. | Associated British Foods | I am an employee | We are told this information in “huddles” which is company lingo for team meetings. We are yet to receive an email or anything that I can send to you as evidence. | Retail (fashion) |
143 | 3/22/2020 11:22:21 | Waterstones | Bad | UK | No hand sanitiser provided, no wipes, no disinfectant, no reduced shop hours, cash still being accepted. We're being told by head office that gloves and masks are not permitted, meanwhile administrative staff have all been sent home for their "safety" —but who gives a fuck about the the frontline staff who are out there filling @Waterstones CEO James Daunt's pockets? | James Daunt | Working in @Waterstones today following the lockdown. No hand sanitiser provided, no wipes, no disinfectant, no reduced shop hours, cash still being accepted. We're being told by head office that gloves and masks are not permitted, meanwhile administrative staff...(cont.) ...have all been sent home for their "safety"—but who gives a fuck about the the frontline staff who are out there filling @Waterstones CEO James Daunt's pockets? Today I witnessed customers openly coughing, the elderly mingling with the general populace...(cont.) ...absolutely NO social distancing being observed I spent most of my shift feeling sick to my fucking stomach, tears in my eyes, almost experienced a complete breakdown on the middle of the shopfloor midday. I counted over 350 customers filing into the store today...(cont.) | Retail (Books) | |
144 | 3/22/2020 11:24:35 | Greggs | Bad | UK | They have claimed to provide pay for those self isolating for two weeks, but the stores are all open and business as usual, claiming that they are a vital industry when arguably they are selling non essential items. There hasn't been sufficient processes put into place to protect staff, there is no hand sanitiser for customers coming into the shop. Pret announced they are closing their stores so why shouldn't greggs? They are putting employees and customer's at risk as it isn't possible to self isolate or social distance given the circumstances. | I work there and am speaking from experience. I can provide documents that have been distributed to employees. | Food and drink | ||
145 | 3/22/2020 11:48:35 | TGI Fridays | Good | Global | All employees paid 80% of wages from government and remaining 20% from TGI's till end of May. Will be reviewed then. Amount will be based on average for previous 12 weeks shift patterns. | TriArtisan Capital | Daughter works there on part time hours contract (UK based city) | Yes | Hospitality |
146 | 3/22/2020 11:54:33 | University of Cambridge | Good | UK | Closure with assurance of continuous pay to all temp staff including zero hours contracts | Yes | Education | ||
147 | 3/22/2020 11:57:49 | TIGI Hair Care | Good | Global | Excellent | Unilever | Employee | All staff able to work from home have been doing so since 16th March. Social distancing and maximum sanitation protocols in place for distribution centre. Lots of support virtually. Staff all on full pay. | Professional Hair Products & Retail Hair Products |
148 | 3/22/2020 11:58:27 | TGI fridays | Good | UK | Guaranteed average weekly pay to all employees until the end of May | Testimony of a friend working for their branch in Glasgow | Hospitality | ||
149 | 3/22/2020 12:01:53 | Inchcape | Bad | Global | Workshop/showrooms still open, people allowed to sit and drink tea/coffee. If isolating SSP no pay if taking time off to look after children. | Inchcape | Employee | Forced to work in confined space with no relief for workers who can’t work from home | Delivery/transport |
150 | 3/22/2020 12:34:48 | HMV | Bad | UK | All stores open, only SSP if required to self-isolate. No plans to pay staff more than this if stores do close. | Doug Putman | Retail (entertainment) | ||
151 | 3/22/2020 12:55:13 | Unilever | Good | Global | All office based staff work from home. Only skeleton staff work in factory, laboratory and supply line (anyone entering sites will have temperature taken and physical examination). Those that have any symptoms will get paid full sick pay to isolate. NO JOBS LOST!!!! | Mine above | R&D | ||
152 | 3/22/2020 12:55:35 | Barclays | Good | Global | Staff working from home where possible, paid leave for those unable to work from home/with dependents who make it impossible to work. Support with childcare costs for key workers in branches/call centre. | I work there | Yes | Financial | |
153 | 3/22/2020 13:01:17 | Timpsons | Good | UK | Paying all staff while closed. | Timpsons | Tweet from James Timpson | Retail (none of the above) | |
154 | 3/22/2020 13:06:27 | Pho Restaurant | Bad | UK | Fired all employees without notice, except for a small number of chefs and management staff for takeaway, before the government had announced the 80% staff wages | An employee | The situation was weird. The manager came in crying as she had to fire 19 staff in one day in just one restaurant. They were offered no money and no means with which to be retained or re-employed. | Hospitality | |
155 | 3/22/2020 13:15:02 | PwC | Good | UK | Constant communication from all levels, including the most senior partners. Daily updates responding to most recent government advice, including huge support on working from home and supporting employees with children after closure of schools etc. | I have been an employee for 5 years and have been blown away by how transparent the leadership are being about both the challenges we will face but also how much support they are providing. Really feel they could not be doing anything more than they are. | Professional Services | ||
156 | 3/22/2020 13:15:12 | Timpsons | Good | UK | All staff on full pay | James Thompson (I think) | Retail | ||
157 | 3/22/2020 13:54:57 | National Trust | Good | UK | Update: Sheet states "have opened all parks for free" have now closed all parks, gardens and many rural/coastal car parks. Maybe just remove this sentence or change to "Have closed all properties, parks, and many car parks" | Heritage/countryside | |||
158 | 3/22/2020 13:58:57 | Empire Cinemas | Bad | UK | Those employed for 2 years or less sacked (meaning a couple of branches opened for less than 2 years have lost all their staff). Staff paid minimum contracted hours - for most, although working 20-25 per week, are on 4 hour contract so a significant drop in income. | Wife is employee | Entertainment | ||
159 | 3/22/2020 14:16:50 | Asda | Bad | Global | None. No soap, gloves or hand sanitizer have been proved. Some colleagues have bought there own. | Walmart | Me? | Food and drink | |
160 | 3/22/2020 14:18:10 | Dixon’s Carphone | Bad | UK | Keeping all stores open as well as making 3000 staff redundant. Telling the media “40% will be kept” but offering full time staff 6-12hour positions. | Alex Boldock | Manager For the company | Retail (mobile) | |
161 | 3/22/2020 14:22:18 | Waterstones | Bad | UK | Strong - trending | James Daunt | Trending - bookshop staff together | Retail (fashion) | |
162 | 3/22/2020 14:23:38 | Timpsons | Good | UK | Closed shops employees on full pay | Twitter announcement | Retail (fashion) | ||
163 | 3/22/2020 14:26:03 | Lloyds Bank | Good | Global | Full pay for any time off sick, even if it's non coronavirus related (inlcuding contractors). | I work there | Yes | Financial | |
164 | 3/22/2020 14:30:13 | Ryman Stationery | Bad | UK | Workers being told to keep the store open for as long as possible despite staff members being off so staff overworked. Self-Isolation is unpaid. Staff also having to travel to cover other stores to avoid them having to close for a day/open less hours. No contactless. Managers are still on our backs about achieving targets. However head office staff are working from home and they have provided hand sanitiser/cleaning products to store workers. | Theo Paphitis | Employee | Retail (Other) | |
165 | 3/22/2020 14:56:35 | Spotify | Good | Global | Allowing all employees globally to WFH and expense any additional equipment needed (e.g. desk chairs, monitors etc). Paying hourly and contracted staff (e.g. cleaners, caterers etc) full pay. | I work at the company | I currently work for Spotify. They have gone above and beyond for their employees. | Entertainment | |
166 | 3/22/2020 15:02:30 | Wren Kitchens | Bad | UK | Very poor. No support given by HR and head office - told business as usual. No hand sanitiser provided - told to supply our own. SSP only given if we show any symptoms. Encouraged to take unpaid leave or annual leave. | Wren | Retail Kitchens | ||
167 | 3/22/2020 15:06:02 | Laura Ashley | Bad | UK | Only pay you if you can work from home - whilst not allowing anyone outside of manger role to work from home. No SSP or company sick pay if you are self isolating by choice (without symptoms, even if family high risk) or if you are off with children due to school closures. | MUI group | Im an employee | Email sent within the company, do not have home copy. Email cannot leave business. | Retail (fashion) |
168 | 3/22/2020 15:17:25 | Birmingham City University | Good | Global | Staff working from home, majority of buildings closed, library open to students on a self service basis. Teaching being delivered online until the end of the semester. Staff who are sick receive full pay in line with length of service, will not need to provide sick note and it will not be formally recorded. Staff currently on probation to receive enhanced sick pay provision of 1 month full pay and one month half pay (over SSP). | Unknown | Emails to staff (current employee) | Good communication and benefits. | Education |
169 | 3/22/2020 15:32:41 | Tesco | Good | UK | Paid sick leave and bonus | Food and drink | |||
170 | 3/22/2020 15:37:23 | Halfords | Bad | UK | Staff are required to work. | Yes | Retail - motoring/cycling | ||
171 | 3/22/2020 16:21:45 | Arcadia | Bad | Global | None - “temporary laid off” only being paid until end of March with is two weeks. | Sir Philip green | I worked there | Me | Retail (fashion) |
172 | 3/22/2020 16:45:35 | Fatface | Good | Global | Closed all stores in the UK and US, daily communication with employees through managers | We are being asked to check in daily with managers on our well-being | Retail (fashion) | ||
173 | 3/22/2020 17:15:56 | Monsoon Accessorize | Bad | UK | Stores have been closed but staff have been asked to go back into the clean them | Peter Simon | Retail (fashion) | ||
174 | 3/22/2020 17:35:10 | Pavers Shoes | Bad | UK | Reduced contracted hours by 10% from April and reduced pay. Contracted hours still need to be worked. Only SSP for those off with illnesses. Asked employees to take unpaid leave if they can. | Employee at Pavers | Retail (fashion) | ||
175 | 3/22/2020 17:39:56 | Improbable Worlds Limited | Good | Global | WFH for at risk over 3 weeks ago. All UK and US office WFH as of 2 weeks ago. Amazing support from IT and HR. Weekly updates video video chat with CEO. Full support provided. | Herman Narula CEO | As an employee I feel secure and supported as well as valued as a human being. Company has gone above and beyond with their response to ensure we are all safe. | Technology \ Software | |
176 | 3/22/2020 17:47:25 | Hobbycraft | Bad | UK | Dangerous. All employees told to work regardless. No sanitizer left in stores. No social distancing at tills. Pay being withheld from those at risk, told to take unpaid leave, jobs being threatened. Advice via company intranet is contradictory to UK Government \ NHS advice. Their basket spend and daily net profit are up. That it their only concern. | Bridgepoint.eu | Company Intranet Emails | Manager of a branch in South West England: Sent 3 pairs of gloves and 3 masks for a store of 18 employees. Only 2 bottles of hand sanitizer 2 weeks ago, already used up. 80% of staff in NHS mandated high risk category. Must still work or face no pay. Told to all Tweet this morning same message as all stores, that we are open and ready to help with crafting needs. Their store in particular has a staff member with suspected Covid-19, store and staff still open and working. Did not all self isolate. | Retail (fashion) |
177 | 3/22/2020 17:57:01 | Good | UK | suspended spirit production and are making high strength hand sanitiser for those in need in our local community. | Food and drink | ||||
178 | 3/22/2020 18:15:31 | The Edinburgh woollen mill | Bad | UK | Made many staff choose between a 50% reduction in pay and hours or being made redundant. And got rid of everyone who’d been their for under 2 years. | Phillip Day | Just search Edinburgh woollen Mill on Twitter | Retail (fashion) | |
179 | 3/22/2020 18:28:36 | B And Q | Good | Kingfisher global organisation with local brands, B and Q in UK. Stores closed in France | Paying vulnerable people and those self isolating but remaining open and some stores are very busy | CEo is Graham Bell | https://www.diy.com/customer-support/#icamp=HP_Slim2_customersupport (recently edited but stores still open) | Home improvement | |
180 | 3/22/2020 18:43:42 | National Trust | Good | UK | Good | Have now closed parks and gardens as social distancing was not guaranteed | Charity | ||
181 | 3/22/2020 19:02:45 | Halfords | Bad | UK | Staff expected to work through pandemic currently. Sick pay from day 4 only. Safety equipment in short supply. | Halfords Group | Yes. | Retail (motoring and cycling) | |
182 | 3/22/2020 19:04:55 | Companies House | Good | UK | Work from home and paid | Government | I work there | Government | |
183 | 3/22/2020 20:01:48 | NG Bailey | Bad | UK | Requiring all employees continue to report to work even against government advice that non essential or 'key' workers should WFH. They have the capability to WFH but are refusing staff and threatening unpaid leave even despite the Government allowances put in place. Equally, upon the annoucnement of school closures they threatened parents with unpaid leave to care for their children. | Internal staff emails | Yes | Construction | |
184 | 3/22/2020 20:08:29 | The Range | Bad | UK | No hand sanitizers provided, we had to buy ours if wanted some shield, no extra cleaning of surfaces as they said on social media, | No idea | I work there | Yes | Retail (fashion) |
185 | 3/22/2020 21:15:21 | Brook Street Agency | Bad | UK | No paid sick leave whilst working in civil service, ssp if able to get note. No pay at all if forced lockdown. | Me, this is my job and my fight everyday. | Me anonymously as I cant afford to lose job | Agency | |
186 | 3/22/2020 21:15:34 | RSVP Media Ltd | Bad | UK based but we do customer service for many companies- our biggest being Amazon Audible | Bully, manipulation and scaremongering into silence. Company refuses to let us work from home. | Call Centre | |||
187 | 3/22/2020 21:25:35 | H&M | Good | UK | All stores are closed for a minimum of two weeks with all staff receiving full pay | H&M Group - Stefan Persson | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |
188 | 3/22/2020 21:26:13 | Halfords Harrogate | Bad | UK | Reaction has been "we will give you sanitiser". So far, (2 weeks after being told this), we have seen 0. Also, customers are being told via small A4 signs to stand 2 meters away. That doesnt work. This weekend in Harrogate was worse than Christmas time - customers all over, standing on top of each other. | Halfords | It seems Halfords are wanting as much "take" from this as possible, and telling us employees that we are essential workers. Fair enough, we might be, HOWEVER, try looking after us. Shorten hours, limit numbers of customers in at one time. PROVIDE CLEANING AND SANITISING EQUIPMENT/SOAPS/LIQUIDS. Our store only has 2 bathroom sinks and kitchen sink to wash hands. And we use dishwashing soap to wash. | Retail - motoring/cycling | |
189 | 3/22/2020 21:55:49 | Vertu Motors | Bad | UK | SSP for first 3 days, then full salary for no more than 14 calendar days, if needed to self isolate | N/A | Motor Trade | ||
190 | 3/22/2020 22:00:54 | McDonald’s | Bad | UK | Promised to stay open as takeaway - 24 hours later announced all stores closed. Staff found out via social media. | Food and drink | |||
191 | 3/22/2020 22:02:35 | Auscript Limited | Good | UK | Allowing working from home | Employee | Legal | ||
192 | 3/22/2020 22:20:36 | University of Manchester | Good | UK | All non essential staff working from home on full pay | Yes - me | Education | ||
193 | 3/22/2020 22:23:36 | Audible (Owned by Amazon) | Bad | UK | Call center employees for Audible are forced to come in to the London office despite Amazon having the technical capabilities to work from home. Amazon customer service phone agents across the world are now working from home whereas Audible are not. Office space is shared and people travelling in from all over London on public transport. Basically, it is Amazon who have the control over setting up working from home for us rather than Audible. Employees have been told we don't have to come in if we don't want to. But we are zero-hour contract workers so would not see a single penny if we decided not to. They confuse their understanding of wanting to come in and NEEDing to come in to keep a roof over our heads. | Amazon | Employee | Employee | Telephone customer service |
194 | 3/22/2020 22:27:54 | Superdrug/savers | Good | Global | Full company sick pay to isolation /vulnerable workers Backdated to 16th March. Added to key worker list Relocation offered if store closure full contractual pay if unable to relocate | As Watson | Household & medical supplies | ||
195 | 3/22/2020 22:52:15 | Whetherspoons | Good | Not sure | (First of all, I ticked “good” for the employee support question, but in truth I have no idea about that, but it’s a required answer so I had to select something) What I wanted to update about the existing entry for Whetherspoons is that it’s actually not open in Oban and has been closed as of Saturday 21/3. | I walked past the shop and saw the sign. | Food and drink | ||
196 | 3/22/2020 23:27:58 | Fred Perry | Good | Global | All stores closed on 18/03/2020 - all employees of the brand are receiving full pay, people on 0 hour contracts are getting paid the hours they'd normally work | HIT Union | I work for the brand as a Retail Manager | Retail (fashion) | |
197 | 3/23/2020 0:23:15 | Uniqlo | Good | UK | In response to the ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), all UK-based UNIQLO stores will be closed from March 21st until further notice. | No | Retail (fashion) | ||
198 | 3/23/2020 1:56:05 | Gall Ziedler Consultants (UK) [Engineering Consultancy for projects incl HS2] | Bad | They say global but it's not true | Poor. Hostility to employees who dare ask. Boss is insulated and remote working but willing to put employees and their families at risk. | Kurt Zeidler | Ex-Employee | Zero plan put in place for virus response. Thinks virus is a joke. Hostility towards anyone who asks. Boss feels personally betrayed by employees who are concerned for their well-being. Bear in mind the Boss himself remote works from Austria where he is insulated from the worst of the virus. Brief Timeline = Tues 10/3, Wed 11/3: employees approach management for plan to work from home, told to use personal laptops (violation of HS2 Non-Disclosure). WFH not allowed. Thurs 12/3: Employees send email imploring for WFH and laptops for remote working. Boss is furious about employee uprising and needing to spend the money. Sat 14/3: Employee with vulnerable dependents pleads with Boss to let him WFH. Request is initially denied on account that "you will catch the virus anyway when you go shopping." Thurs 19/3: Employees finally allowed to WFH. I ask to WFH from a different (safer) country with familial support. Request is denied: either I work WFH from London or leave, visiting family is "vacation". Fri 20/3: I resign to be with my family | Engineering Consultancy |
199 | 3/23/2020 2:25:09 | Lings Cars | Good | UK | Home on full wages before the government announced help | Ling Valentine | Facebook- lings cars | Yes | Delivery/transport |
200 | 3/23/2020 2:40:34 | Oliver Bonas | Good | UK | Enhanced sick pay. Stores closed. NHS/Blue Light discount online. | Friends in the business receiving daily updates. | Retail (fashion) | ||
201 | 3/23/2020 3:16:24 | Halfords | Bad | UK | Stores remain open as of Mon 23rd March. Social distancing is made impossible, staff are still carrying out audio and technology fits inside customer cars. Staff actively encouraged to approach customers upon entering to offer a “£15 car check”. Emails to managers celebrating relative sales figures. Staff in many stores no longer have access to PPE and in some cases source their own. Daily updates promised to staff, last update as of today was produced Fri 20th March. | Halfords PLC | Multiple staff testimonial (multiple stores & areas) | Present (see twitter for more screenshots and testimonials) | Retail (automotive) |
202 | 3/23/2020 8:20:03 | JD sports | Bad | Global | Made to work In office despite having the facility to WFH | My son works there | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |
203 | 3/23/2020 8:22:34 | Fujitsu | Good | Global | All staff WFH since two weeks ago | Husband works for them | Yes | I.T services | |
204 | 3/23/2020 8:26:02 | Lush | Good | Global | Just wanted to correct the message as lush U.K&I closed all of its stores on Saturday. Spent the day Saturday donating all our soap to vulnerable groups | Employee | Store manager worked there 8 years | Retail (beauty) | |
205 | 3/23/2020 8:28:45 | No7 | Bad | UK | Premium beauty to withdraw from boots but No7 staff to stay. Only just stopped matched made service | Boots Wallgreen Alliance | Internal communications Boots Live | Retail (beauty) | |
206 | 3/23/2020 8:45:39 | Manchester Metropolitan University | Good | UK | Previous submission said the library is open - it isn't! It shut with the rest of the buildings last week. A very small part of their office buildings are still open for staff who can't work from home, but everyone else is being asked to work from home and is being paid as normal. | I work there and the info is on our intranet. | Yes | Education | |
207 | 3/23/2020 9:43:13 | Booking.com | Good | Global | All WFH, no reduction in pay, full paid sick from day 1 without medical note, paid for headspace for all employees | Booking Holdings | Direct employee | Yes | Tourism |
208 | 3/23/2020 9:46:37 | The Open University | Good | UK | Most staff now working from home and, if not possible, options are being explored to move those roles to be done remotely or with sufficient provision in place (i.e. social distancing) if they have to come to Campus. Additionally, 20 days additional contingency leave have been approved for special circumstances and anyone having to self-isolate or take sick leave with symptoms does not get affected in their Bradford score. Sufficient support available and information is always shared via various channels. | Staff member (Permanent, FT) | TBH, even though we teach at a distance, it seemed that we were not quite ready for mass home-working but that got set up relatively quickly, on average. We were also allowed to take necessary IT equipment besides laptops home so monitors, keyboards, mice, docking stations, etc. We are better looked after than most, I believe, and management is doing a great job of communicating with everyone to ensure that all circumstances are allowed for. | Education | |
209 | 3/23/2020 9:46:52 | Ernest Jones | Bad | UK | Stores still remain ‘proudly’ open despite selling non essential jewellery and watches. Staff may have two weeks full sick pay only if they show symptoms. | Signet | https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/webstore/static/covid-update.cdo Memos put out by EJ on Twitter | Yes | Retail (fashion) |
210 | 3/23/2020 9:50:53 | The White Company | Good | UK | 3 weeks full pay, 1 week extra holiday pay! Support from mangers for those who wanted to self isolate before shops were closed, paid leave of absence. | Chrissy Rucker | I work there | Retail (fashion) | |
211 | 3/23/2020 10:12:28 | SAGE UK | Good | This is a global business but my addition is relating to the UK side of the business | Sage have sent all UK employees to work from home straight away to ensure our safety and income. They provide daily email updates for staff from the Managing Director (Sabby Gill) and are very supportive to any workers with dependants, offering flexible hours and paid leave. They also provided a working from home allowance of £12.50 per week for any extra costs incurred by working from home. They are making sure everyone is comfortable working from home and ensuring no one is isolated by providing any resources they can. | SAGE GROUP PLC | Current employee | I am a current employee | Technology (Financial Software) |
212 | 3/23/2020 11:26:26 | PGL | Bad | Some European | Shameful & selfish, putting staff and guests at risk. The staff were all called into group meetings on Friday afternoon (given they still had children and teachers on breaks right up to Thursday). All 'fixed term' and 'seasonal' workers given less than 24 hours notice to pack up and leave. This led to mass panic (many of the staff are young people) and the worst case of irresponsible behaviour by the Management Team I have seen. Family members and friends were forced to travel to the Isle of Wight (the centre I am specifically writing about) by ferry in order to assist with clearing of rooms and possessions - Management mandated that staff would not be permitted to leave anything behind and return later to collect. Now some of these 'Fixed Term' workers have been employed on rolling contracts by the company for 5+ years, they should have been classified as full time & permanent, but the greed of the PGL management knows that leaving them as fixed term gives them almost zero rights. Putting it into perspective, most are paid minimum wage, with a compulsory deduction for accommodation and meals. The centres are hoping these same young people will re-apply for their own jobs when they are allowed to reopen. | Education Division of Holidaybreak | Family member | I am sure there will be many written, some by workers and others by parents and other family members. | Education |
213 | 3/23/2020 11:44:45 | Natoora | Good | UK | Good. Natoora normally is a fine foods B2B supplier to the London, Paris and New York restaurant scene. Given the closure of restaurants in these areas Natoora have fast tracked the release of the B2C delivery app to general public in the cities they serve. They are using there network of drivers to deliver goods, keeping extra stock in their physical shops (only allowing 3 customers in at a time) and have helped restaurants become mini groceries also selling there goods, easing supply chain issues that are being felt by supermarkets. | Natoora | Close friend is a key employee. | Natoora normally is a fine foods B2B supplier to the London, Paris and New York restaurant scene. Given the closure of restaurants in these areas Natoora have fast tracked the release of the B2C delivery app to general public in the cities they serve. They are using there network of drivers to deliver goods, keeping extra stock in their physical shops (only allowing 3 customers in at a time) and have helped restaurants become mini groceries also selling there goods, easing supply chain issues that are being felt by supermarkets. | Food and drink |
214 | 3/23/2020 11:47:44 | Pandora | Good | UK | 8 weeks paid leave | Worker | Retail (fashion) | ||
215 | 3/23/2020 12:31:17 | Merlin Entertainments | Bad | Global | Various 'Seasonal staff' ie, frontline staff (performers, shop staff) that have been contractually employed for less than 2 years have had contracts terminated with immediate effect. | Tourism | |||
216 | 3/23/2020 12:47:00 | GAME | Bad | UK | Head office workers with coughs forced to come in. Employees who could work from home not permitted to. Store workers forced to come in. Closed belong centres citing safety of staff but then moved the staff to retail and still forced to come in. | Sports Direct | Yes | Retail | |
217 | 3/23/2020 12:48:49 | Shoosmiths | Good | UK | Fully supporting the government strategy and enabling workers to work from home | Employee | Full sick pay and support for self isolation and wfh support for all employees who can | Law | |
218 | 3/23/2020 12:51:23 | Nando’s | Good | UK | Two weeks of full pay (contracted hours) then 80% of contracted wages. Closed all restaurants completely, also donated a lot of free food to NHS workers and staff. | - | I work there! | They really emphasise family values, and my store certainly practices this. Always feel looked after and there’s great progression and always someone to speak to with any issues etc. Also £11 of food allowed on any shift is a bonus | Food and drink |
219 | 3/23/2020 13:02:56 | mySociety | Good | UK | Full support for parents who need to take time off while the schools are shut with no penalty to wages | I work there | Charity | ||
220 | 3/23/2020 13:35:17 | Gamestop | Bad | Global | Originally listed themselves as an essential business, then shut stores only when absolutely necessary. Refused to shut down such high-contact areas of stores such as tester console units. | Retail (fashion) | |||
221 | 3/23/2020 13:38:04 | Charlotte Cornelius Ltd | Good | UK | Giving all employees the chance to WFH or Self Isolate as they personally elect, doing all meetings virtually even though its a retail business! Owner stayed away from the business on return from a trip to self Isolate. | Charlotte Cornelius | I work with the business | yes | Retail Jewellery |
222 | 3/23/2020 15:05:01 | Fabricland | Bad | UK | Nothing. Shops remain open, no direct information for staff. | Fabricland | The information from the Facebook page is also displayed in the shop window. That is all that has been passed down. | Retail (fashion) | |
223 | 3/23/2020 17:51:03 | Greggs | Bad | UK | They're closing now | They're closing all stores, didn't tell staff before hand and arent paying full, only 80% of the hourly rate (full contracted hours) | Food and drink | ||
224 | 3/23/2020 17:53:29 | Pret | Good | UK | They've secured full pay for full contracted hours (was reduced but now back up to full hours) and have offered food to staff and charities | My mum works in one of the central London stores | Food and drink | ||
225 | 3/23/2020 18:12:21 | McDonalds UK | Bad | UK | Closed all stores and laid off store staff | McDonalds Corporation | - | Food and drink | |
226 | 3/23/2020 18:31:53 | Taylor Wimpey | Bad | Uk & Spain | Limited. Basic hand hygiene, being asked to keep 2m+ apart. | Peter Redfearn | Extremely poor, large outdoor construction workforce consisting of direct and subcontracted workers. Office and sales staff sent home with full pay, outdoor workforce expected to carry on as normal whilst using facilities I.e. canteen, toilets and drying room with 30+ people on site, asking to work with a minimum 2 meter distance which in some trades isn’t possible. Seem to favour profit and production over mental and physical wellbeing of employees. | Construction | |
227 | 3/23/2020 18:52:31 | Black Sheep Coffee | Bad | UK | Scaled down their workforce to a skeleton crew and placed all other employees on unpaid leave. | Gabriel Shohet and Eirik Holth | I work there | yes | Food and drink |
228 | 3/23/2020 18:52:43 | NCC Group PLC | Bad | UK | Everyone sent home to prevent exposure, except consultants still carrying out billable work on client sites. Management guidance is "attend client site unless you have corona virus". | My friend works there | Technology | ||
229 | 3/23/2020 19:31:14 | The Body Shop | Bad | UK | Terminated all fixed term contracts | Retail (beauty) | |||
230 | 3/23/2020 19:51:13 | Butternut Box | Good | UK | Allowed employees to WFH before gov intervention on full pay. No limit on sick pay. Financial and employment support for freelancers. | Primary and https://twitter.com/JW_Cartwright/status/1239577401635549189 | Dog Food | ||
231 | 3/23/2020 21:17:50 | Joules | Bad | UK | Laid off limited term employees after government support announced | Tom Joules | Employee | Retail (fashion) | |
232 | 3/23/2020 21:19:46 | The Hut Group | Bad | Global | They handpicked which staff could stay in the office (coincidentally this worked out to be the top 20% of earners) and threatened anyone who tried to work from home. They have woeful customer service and questionable delivery times, which makes them a horrible option for anyone trying to use them as an ecommerce platform. FYI - they own MyProtein and lookfantastic (better known by their brands). Also threatened to fire all their hotel staff early on. | Matthew Moulding | Yes | Retail (fashion & beauty & health & wellbeing) / also hotel chain and hospitality & also own a v expensive gym/spa which they refused to close until forced and have effectively fired all staff. | |
233 | 3/23/2020 21:22:42 | TK Maxx | Good | Global | Full pay to staff (only guaranteed 2 weeks from closure on 19/03) during store closures and donated all food to local food banks, charities and NHS sites before closure. No information about pay after 02/04 | TJX | Retail (fashion) | ||
234 | 3/23/2020 21:23:03 | Anglian Water | Good | UK | Full pay for employees self isolating, full pay for those going sick. All face to face meetings cancelled. Employee assistance line for mental health support. | Osprey | Employee | Utility | |
235 | 3/23/2020 21:38:16 | BT | Bad | UK | No updates. Staff on the floor don't know what's going on. Existing entry says good updates from senior leaders that's not the experience in certain sites. No free meals either. No social distancing despite an entry on their internal msg board saying this has been passed to the ops managers. Increased targets due to natural increase in demand from people needing additional broadband due to wfh meaning that staff were achieving targets too easily. They released 2 new broadband speeds with no staff training to fix orders when they go wrong. Not unusual for bt training is very poor at the best of times. No cleaning visible despite promises of deeper cleans, no supplies due to poor planning, people asked to get own supplies. Classed as key workers for all, not necessary. | Partner works for them | Yes | Telecoms | |
236 | 3/23/2020 22:39:24 | Fat face | Good | UK | Stores shut by end of 22nd march | Email from company | Retail (fashion) | ||
237 | 3/23/2020 22:59:37 | Coral Ladbrokes (GVC) | Bad | Global | Contracted hours only for 1 week, no details about further... | Kenny Alexander | Most employees are on 20hour contracts but work 30-40 average | Betting Shop | |
238 | 3/23/2020 23:39:20 | Russell and Bromley Ltd | Good | UK | Closed stores from Thursday 20th of March and paying all staff full pay until at least 14th of April | The Bromley Family | Senior staff | Shown care and support towards staff all the way through | Retail (fashion) |
239 | 3/24/2020 0:10:59 | HCL IBS | Bad | UK | If you already have a work supplied laptop stay home and get paid, but we don’t have any more laptops so either take SSP or come to work. Ask a neighbour or friend to look after your child. You are a key worker send your child to school. Living with a vulnerable person isn’t enough you have to be vulnerable yourself. | HCL Technologies | Yes | Financial | |
240 | 3/24/2020 0:41:37 | Fraser Group - includes Sports Direct and Evans Cycles | Bad | UK | Thirty minutes after Boris Johnson’s announcement tonight of a nationwide shutdown, the staff at Sports Direct and Evans Cycles were emailed by their bosses and told they are essential workers. “Bosses at Sports Direct have said all stores will remain open because selling sporting and fitness equipment makes the company a vital asset during a national shutdown.” | Mike Ashley | Retail (Sports) | ||
241 | 3/24/2020 1:29:10 | Evans and sports direct | Bad | UK | Not closing despite essential lockdown | Mike Ashley | Retail (sports) | ||
242 | 3/24/2020 2:10:31 | Keystone MIS | Bad | UK | Employees not working from home and still expected to go into offices | Employee | Education | ||
243 | 3/24/2020 3:33:20 | Whsmith | Bad | UK | We are being classed as essential even though we have units that dont sell anything that can be classed as essential buy. All units are being kept open. Staff expected to clean all tills and self service checkouts every hour with disinfectant but no social distancing stickers on floor or any plans to give employees paid time off | I am the worker here. | Retail | ||
244 | 3/24/2020 6:32:13 | Kurt Geiger | Good | UK | All stores closed, CEO’s salary suspended during closure, all workers on full pay, joined up with Age UK to encourage its workers to volunteer help to the elderly during the crisis, store managers given, offered 50% off its products to NHS workers for 12 months and free vouchers distributed in hospitals | Evening Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/fashion/kurt-geiger-coronavirus-staff-to-volunteer-a4395371.html | Retail (fashion) | ||
245 | 3/24/2020 6:35:11 | The Grand Hotel Brighton | Good | UK | Hotel closed, all workers on full pay, bedrooms offered to NHS free of charge, refunds or postponement of bookings offered to customers | Hospitality | |||
246 | 3/24/2020 7:11:10 | The Prince's Trust (UK) | Good | Global | All staff WFH and paid in full, sick pay in place for all staff (no matter length of service), Youth Relief Fund in place and remote/online support available for all young people. All staff supported incredibly well. | HRH Prince Charles | Current employee | Amazing response from Interim CEO, daily video messages with updates and changes. Locally (in regional areas) Directors and Management have been great too. Wellbeing and safety of staff, delivery partners and young people has been put first. | Charity |
247 | 3/24/2020 8:31:43 | Laura Ashley | Bad | UK | Open customer services after lockdown. No cleaning. Desks 1m apart. | MUI group | Emploee | Retail (fashion) | |
248 | 3/24/2020 9:14:26 | Showcase Cinemas | Bad | Global | Staff all on zero-hour contracts, which means there is no pay during the time they are closed. Advised to go and look for government assistance. | National Amusements | Email that staff have received. | Hospitality | |
249 | 3/24/2020 9:19:36 | Co-op | Good | UK | Given £20 food vouchers for every of closure week Co-op Academies are closed for students who will miss their free school meals. This is per student, not per family. | Co-op | Employee | Yes | Food and drink |
250 | 3/24/2020 9:24:57 | END. Clothing | Bad | Global | 24/03/20 UPDATE* END. is still making their staff turn up to work even after Boris' instructions to only travel for ESSENTIAL work. This shows a total disregard for the well-being of employees. | John Park & Christiaan Ashworth | employee | Retail (fashion) | |
251 | 3/24/2020 9:34:50 | & Other Stories | Bad | Global | Poor- have closed their store and are only paying staff for 14 days | H&M | Retail (fashion) | ||
252 | 3/24/2020 9:38:34 | Wetherspoons | Bad | UK | Bonuses accrued have been wiped, no pay aside from govt 80% statutory pay, which Tim Martin himself said would be weeks before coming into effect, staff told to go and apply for a job at Tesco instead. | Tim Martin | Yes | Food and drink | |
253 | 3/24/2020 9:41:38 | Cancer Research UK | Good | UK | (Head office) Everyone was given the option early on to work from home if they wanted, followed by closure of all offices and shops. They've been really communicative and supportive, with regular comms from the CEO and various Directors. We are allowed to purchase equipment to help WFH, which we can claim back as long as it is then returned to CRUK once this is all over. They've allowed extra A/L to be carried over into the new financial year too. | I'm an employee | Charity | ||
254 | 3/24/2020 9:43:38 | University of Salford | Good | UK | Staff are still being paid, even part time hourly paid academics will receive pay for what they would have been timetabled for. Travel loans for season tickets won't be taken from paychecks while we're on lockdown (as long as they're returned), they're doing what they can to get as many people working from home as possible while still being able to support students as much as they can. More library resources added online while library is closed so students can still engage with non-physical assessments even though deadlines suspended. | Education | |||
255 | 3/24/2020 9:56:00 | Timpsons | Good | UK | Closed services, paying staff full pay, has made car parking available to NHS staff, positive messaging to staff | James Timpson | Cobbler/Locksmith/retail | ||
256 | 3/24/2020 10:35:00 | No7 | Good | UK | All no7 staff were yesterday given the option to be off work for 12 weeks (before the lockdown announcement) at full pay. At their decision, they could be redeployed to another area of the store remaining on their existing pay and benefits. | Boots. | Boots live company site. | Employee | Retail (beauty) |
257 | 3/24/2020 10:39:16 | Boots | Good | UK | Anyone classed as high risk have 12 weeks off at full pay regardless of length of service or entitlement so far. If you self isolate, you will receive 2 weeks full pay, again regardless of length or service and entitlement. Colleagues have been fully provided with hand sanitiser and ppe equipment if needed. Social distancing guidelines are provided for managers to follow in store and for vulnerable staff who are still working. Stores are being fully supported if they need to close for an hour at lunchtimes, so pharmacists and dispensers can take a proper break without interruptions. | Walgreens | Bootslive | Employee | Health |
258 | 3/24/2020 10:57:58 | The School of Life | Bad | Global | The School of Life has kept their shop open and not implemented any social distancing practices nor have they provided any support to their workers who work zero-hour contracts. SOL has also been very apprehensive to have people work from home. | Alain de Botton | Worker | retail and events | |
259 | 3/24/2020 10:58:20 | Paperchase | Good | Global | Although the resposnse was late they have now closed all stores and are paying everyone their contracted hours + overtime for feb, contracted hours + overtime already worked for march and are currently waiting on updates from government for 80% pay thing. | work there | yes | retail (stationery/gifts) | |
260 | 3/24/2020 11:00:37 | McDonalds | Good | UK | Originally only allowed custom from drive thru and delivery. Now fully closed Announced before lockdown. | McDonalds | McDonalds themselves | Food and drink | |
261 | 3/24/2020 11:10:12 | University of the West of England | Good | UK | All non essential staff working from home on full pay | Employee email from the VC | Yes | Education | |
262 | 3/24/2020 11:12:48 | The Barbican/City of London Corporation | Bad | UK | As coronavirus hit the UK & theatres, galleries & concert venues across the UK began to close, Barbican's customer-facing staff (many casual workers with no formal contract or entitlement to sick pay) began to worry, asking management about what happens in the event of closure, feeling conflicted about advice from government about not going to large gatherings vs requirement to work with large numbers of public, concerns about self-isolating without being entitled to sick pay. Afternoon of March 14th: Email from CEO Nick Kenyon addressed to 0 hours casual staff, who expected him to address these fears. Instead, he gave week-old advice on how to wash hands and stated "Fear of catching COVID-19 is not a valid reason to miss work", with no reassurance about job or pay security as all around the sector was shutting its doors. Tuesday 17th - Casual workers see on social media that the building is closing, a couple of hours before receiving an email from management. In the week since then there has been vague communication saying that pay would be for "shifts on the rota this week" without clarity of how long this will continue - more than 1 week? Past the 3 weeks already assigned by rota? No clarity on whether pay would be full or minimum call time, or of how this will impact staff who haven't been put on the rota but rely week-to-week on picking up shifts from others. SOME sporadic reassuring responses from individual line managers to date. Different statements made across different departments (customer experience, box office, retail, bars, art gallery) relating to job security, pay, and how much 0 hour workers are valued by Barbican & City of London. Top-level management has taken over a week "deciding" what support their vital team of hundreds of 0 hours casual staff are worthy of (if any at all) through this crisis. | City of London Corporation - billionaire owners. Barbican Managing Director - Sir Nicholas Kenyon. | I work there | I work there | Arts, Culture & community space. |
263 | 3/24/2020 11:18:24 | H & T Pawnbrokers | Bad | UK | Classed as Key workers as in financial sector. Have to take unpaid leave if have childcare problems. Company will not close. Not given any distancing measures, have only been given hand sanitizer, handwash guidelines and told to clean surfaces every half hour. Still have to deal with cash and touch customers jewellery. | John Nicolls CEO | Employee | Very angry that we are forced to stay open and put ourselves at risk. We are not an essential service. The country will not grind to a halt if we are to close for a few weeks. I have elderly parents and 3 young children and cannot risk passing anything on. I am a single mum and therefore have no childcare due to nursery and schools being closed. If I cannot attend work due to childcare issues I have to take the time off as unpaid parental leave. This is giving me anxiety about my rent and household Bill's. If I was to become ill myself what would I do?? I cant look after 3 children whilst I'm ill or in hospital. | Financial |
264 | 3/24/2020 11:22:39 | Vodafone | Good | UK | As well as building the laptops as previously stated on the list, they gave 200+ of them to Italy to ensure their staff were able to work from home. They also conduct daily wellbeing calls for employees to make sure we're all ok. They have also announced that anyone who needs to go into an office is not to take public transport and that they will pay for taxis for the employee. Also very flexible when it comes to working times and understanding. I honestly can't tell you how amazing they've been | Nick Jeffery (CEO) | I'm an employee | Yes | Telecommunications |
265 | 3/24/2020 11:23:37 | Machine Mart | Bad | UK | All stores still open. They run an online delivery system but refuse to adjust in response to advice for everyone to stay at home where possible. No guidance for staff on how to sell to customers to minimise risk, and no extra measures taken to support any workers in store. Only option for staff is to isolate if they have symptoms for 14 days on SSP. | Employee Testimonial - Workers were told the information on a phone call | Employee Testimonial - Workers were told the information on a phone call | Tools and Hardware | |
266 | 3/24/2020 11:27:05 | Aviva | Bad | UK | Making some employees come into the office as they don't have enough VPN licences to all work from home | Friend's neighbour works there | No | Financial | |
267 | 3/24/2020 11:33:30 | Regus | Bad | Global | Employees still have to go in to work. This is global, including areas such as Italy and Spain. We are told if the offices close then we will get no pay, you have to use your annual leave. We’re not being forced to go to work, but we won’t get anything. Managers are desperately trying to help their teams but no one from above is helping. Clients are also receiving no help or advice, just that it’s their choice not to be in the office and they are still being forced to pay their rent and other services in full. Tone deaf emails and staff keep saying business as usual and we should keep being motivated and upbeat. | Mark Dixon, Richard Morris is UK CEO | I work for Regus | I work for Regus | Commercial Office Renter |
268 | 3/24/2020 11:52:57 | University of the West of England | Good | UK | All non essential staff working from home on full pay | Employee email from the VC | Yes | Education | |
269 | 3/24/2020 11:57:27 | Designer Exchange Ltd | Bad | UK and Spain | Retail store open but reduced working hours | CeX / Dominic Durante | I work in their store. We have asked to close after last nights announcement but they have asked us still to go in and “be positive”. Staff are reluctant to not go in as we are only entitled to SSP and many can’t afford. | Retail (fashion) | |
270 | 3/24/2020 12:43:59 | Bunge | Good | Global | Work from home . All our as per. Good communication throughout | Publically listed | Agricultural and soft commodities trading, plus food and ingredients production | ||
271 | 3/24/2020 12:50:10 | British Airways | Bad | UK | They are not allowing workers to wear gloves or masks, and are forcing employees to be in close proximity to passengers, putting their lives in danger. They are also making it hard for older people and those with pre-existing health conditions to take unpaid leave. | Alex Cruz | British Airways Workers @ LHR | Yes! | Delivery/transport |
272 | 3/24/2020 12:59:54 | Ministry of Defence | Good | UK | Ministry of Defence civilian employees (are one of the few Civil Servants on key-worker list) are WFH or sharing duties in military establishments; only if they can effectively socially distance in the work environment. IE, kitchens, break-out areas are all off limits/closed. Work at your own desk, bring in your own flask, eat at your desk. No group meetings except by using remote working apps, Skype etc. Employees will continue to be paid normally, whether sick or not. If sick, it should be logged in to the HMRS system as normal. Some MoD civilians are required to work alongside the military (as in all Operational deployments) they will adopt the same military procedures and use the same PPE if required to do so. Since 2010, there is no paid overtime, only TOIL. | Part of the UK Government | Employee, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/military-stands-up-covid-support-force | One of the premier (Top Three) UK Government departments to work for - very disciplined in work practices but also very fair in the treatment of their civilian staff and military personnel. Staff are expected, and encouraged, to use their skills effectively in times of crisis and national emergencies. | UK Defence |
273 | 3/24/2020 13:41:46 | Royal Mail | Bad | UK | My partner is a postwoman for Royal Mail and all advice has been completely avoided with no company comms at all. Today - 24.03.2020 - They finally issued gloves to staff, prior to this it was business as usual with sorting rooms full of people and sharing vans. There has no comms from anyone aside from an email from the CEO last week saying they were doing all they could. It's ridiculous, my partner is asthmatic which they are aware of and nothing was said, done or communicated whatsoever. They are classed as key workers yet have no PPE until gloves were provided this morning. They are now working on their own, doing a walk per employee. This means work is doubling up as each walk or round was usually split between two people. We have no idea if they are being paid overtime as they are now working more hours. It's lubricous. | Royal Mail Group | My girlfriend is a postwoman working from the Westbury branch in Bristol. | Delivery/transport | |
274 | 3/24/2020 14:01:58 | Vue Cinemas | Good | Global | I was proactively approached by the manager of my cinema to ask if, as an at-risk individual, I would be self-isolating - there was no pressure either way, and I wasn't given any hassle for saying that I would like to self-isolate. | Long-term, part-time employee | Film | ||
275 | 3/24/2020 14:12:54 | Gear4music | Bad | Global | No working from home, no closing, not contingency plan, 'business as usual' with 300+ individuals despite not being an essential business. | Andrew Wass | I am an employee https://www.gear4music.com/ | Myself, and others hired here | Retail (hobby) |
276 | 3/24/2020 14:22:19 | Fullers | Good | UK | Stopped payment of all commercial rents for its tenanted pubs | Food and drink | |||
277 | 3/24/2020 14:32:24 | BBC | Bad | UK | To add to the BBC slot, broadcast support workers are being told they have to go to the office and cannot work from home, if they're scheduled for work they have to go in. | My partner is a broadcast support centre engineer - I've seen him work from home in the past and it's entirely possible for him to do his job remotely, but he's been told that if he's scheduled to be on shift, he has to go in. The shopping centre where the office is based is likely going to be shut soon, as is the car park for their offices, so workers will soon have to get public transport in. | Public service | ||
278 | 3/24/2020 14:46:32 | Daysoft ltd | Bad | UK | Workers worried because there working in a factory with 125 other people .. | Ron Hamilton (Tory donor) | Friends work there | We’ve asked for PPE & a risk assessment done | Health |
279 | 3/24/2020 15:39:48 | Tenpin | Good | UK | Paying average earned wage over the past 3 months for the foreseeable future (employees are only on 4 hour contracts) | N/A | Myself, I’m an employee | Leisure | |
280 | 3/24/2020 15:40:16 | G4S | Bad | UK | None | Forced people with threat of losing their job to work at Cheltenham festival despite concerns from staff members, refusal to let staff wear gloves or face masks despite protests from people on site. Constantly downplayed worker concerns. Inadequate supplies of hand sanitiser and cleaning products for staff on site. | Security | ||
281 | 3/24/2020 15:46:58 | British Psychological Society | Good | UK | Satisfied and protected. Working from home until the end of May. All staff provided with phones and laptops with regular manager Zoom contact hours. | British Charity | Www.bps.org.uk | Charity | |
282 | 3/24/2020 16:14:36 | The University of York | Good | UK | "I want to reassure you that we understand the additional responsibilities that many of you now have. Do whatever you need to do to support your household; do the work you can, when you can" - Vice-Chancellor email to staff. Paying staff including casual staff who have been booked to do work and have been told to isolate. | https://coronavirus.york.ac.uk/for-staff https://twitter.com/UniOfYork/status/1241009348832182272?s=20 | Education | ||
283 | 3/24/2020 16:37:23 | Wetherspoons | Bad | UK | Tim Martin released a video telling staff to work elsewhere while the pubs shut as the company wouldn't be paying them unless the government covered 80 percent of the salaries. | Tim Martin | Food and drink | ||
284 | 3/24/2020 16:43:29 | TK Maxx | Good | Global | Full pay to staff (only guaranteed 2 weeks from closure on 19/03) during store closures. Staff donated all food to local food banks, charities and NHS sites before closure. No information about pay after 02/04 | TJX | Employee | Retail (fashion) | |
285 | 3/24/2020 16:46:46 | Lo-Dough | Bad | Global | Itsa very small business providing low calorie bread. before the lock down they were doing nothing now they've just advised to keep 2 metres apart and wash our hands. they still open even though its not essential and making us work longer hours (10 instead of 8) told us if profits drop then they will close and not before. | Food and drink | |||
286 | 3/24/2020 17:29:15 | Sumo Digital | Good | UK and India | All or vast majority of employees working from home since 18th March | doesnt look like theres been an official statement but I Work there | Sumo have been fantastic in how they've handled this and been very supportive with employees and their new needs (childcare, mental health etc) | Games/Entertainment | |
287 | 3/24/2020 17:30:38 | British Heart Foundation | Good | UK | Closed the stores and offices before government advice with all retail colleagues on full pay. Only a minimal team in offices, who are now all at home. | Current employee | Charity | ||
288 | 3/24/2020 17:50:29 | Connect distribution | Bad | Global | No hand stanilizers and being forced to work in large groups | The deppar family | Emoloyee | Dont wanna say | Warehousing/factory |
289 | 3/24/2020 17:53:41 | N Brown | Bad | UK | Most work from home if able, those in customer and financial services (100+) still have to come into the office in central Manchester to be available for customer phone and online queries. | Steve Johnson CEO, Matt Davies chairman | Requested a laptop to be able to work from home, haven’t been provided with one, have to travel in on public transport to get in. | Retail (fashion) | |
290 | 3/24/2020 18:03:18 | Connect distribution services ltd | Bad | UK | Given oven cleaner to prevent spread that's about it | Martin deeper | Employee | being forced to come in so the directors get their money they even gave us some dettol which was for ovens they have no idea what they're doing and yet they expect more work off us | Warehouse/factory |
291 | 3/24/2020 18:11:59 | Yodel | Bad | UK | Support staff(Finance,Hr etc..)given 4 weeks unpaid leave. | Barclay Brothers | Employee | Delivery/transport | |
292 | 3/24/2020 18:18:15 | Millers vanguard | Bad | UK | Sending the workforce out 3 to a van, working in places like London and classing staff as key workers even though the work is basically cleaning machinery in bakeries, the running of the bakery is not dependent on how clean the machines are. | Afe group | Catering and supermarket industry | ||
293 | 3/24/2020 18:22:19 | Cineworld | Good | UK | Update for form: Employees who have worked there less than 3 years all made redundant with limited pay originally. This was several days before government assistance confirmed. Redundancies have been put on hold while the company liaises with the government to find out what their cover would be. | Confirmed by employees | Leisure | ||
294 | 3/24/2020 18:26:06 | ADT security | Bad | UK | Laid off 20 people in Mancheser office | The ADT Corporation | An employee | Yes | Security services |
295 | 3/24/2020 18:33:09 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange | Good | Global | Many of the Asia offices have been WFH for the last few months, and all other offices globally have been mandatory WFH since last Tuesday, and will be well into April. Meetings are being done via webex/slack with little to no disruption. We are also getting updates (at about daily rate) on whether there have been known cases in the other offices in our buildings. | I work there. | Yes. | Financial | |
296 | 3/24/2020 18:33:54 | Miller & Carter | Bad | UK | Prior to pub/restaurant ban: Gov policy on self-isolation for those visiting Northern Italy was updated 7 days into what would have been 14 day self-isolation period for some staff members, but head office saw "no problem" with them still working because they had already been working the week prior. No concern for their other employees or their patrons who staff members could still pass the virus onto for the following 7 days. | Family member is employee | Food and drink | ||
297 | 3/24/2020 18:35:15 | BT | Bad | UK | No support. Social distancing not in place as of 23/03 in Leeds Plusnet office. Company exploiting key worker status to keep non essential staff in the call centres. | Marc Allera | Employee | No support for staff. Non essential roles -sales, complaints, retentions, etc all still having to come to the call centre (many by public transport). No home working measures implemented. Social distancing measures not in place and management claim to be unaware of the two metre rule. | Telecommunications |
298 | 3/24/2020 18:51:35 | Debenhams | Bad | UK | No reaction, are refusing to contact their employees to assure them they will be paid. Also rumoured to be using this opportunity to close a bunch of stores permanently and not pay their staff. | No idea, sorry | No source, my mother works for the company which is how I know this | Retail (fashion) | |
299 | 3/24/2020 18:57:03 | Hillier Garden Centre | Good | UK | Staff from cafes were moved to garden centre when cafes had to shut, and same hours were guaranteed. Once full closure announced, staff now off at full pay for foreseeable. | Hillier | Yes | Garden Centre | |
300 | 3/24/2020 19:13:31 | Domino's | Bad | UK | "We appreciate all your hard work and would like to offer every member of staff that works a shift a large 2 topping pizza to take home for your family during these difficult times." So this is an "upgrade" to the usual allowance of a personal pizza with one topping per day. Total upgrade value is £2. £2 per day to put yourself, your family and others at significant risk. | Monte Laguna Limited | Employee | Yes | Food and drink |
301 | 3/24/2020 19:27:30 | Vauxhall Motors/Opel | Good | Global | Factory closed from 17th March until at least 30th March. Full pay for all employees. | Groupe PSA | Yes. Full pay for the duration of the shutdown, but hours paid are to be paid back, as unpaid overtime in the future, currently at the rate of an extra hour per shift. | Manufacturing | |
302 | 3/24/2020 19:34:05 | Lloyds Banking Group | Good | UK | To add to the person who already submitted for Lloyd's Bank. This is for the whole of Lloyd's Banking Group. Full pay for people who are sick and it is not classed as sick pay but as emergency leave, even if you dont have the virus. This means your sick record is not impacted. Colleagues sent to work from home where possible with DSE equipment being sent out as required. Branches now reducing hours to protect colleague. IT rollout underway to enable call centre staff to work from home if possible. People can work hours around childcare. Mental Health support from Line Managers. Colleagues encouraged exercise and rest. | PLC | I work there | See my comments. | Financial |
303 | 3/24/2020 19:56:12 | Sherwin-Williams | Bad | Global | Office workers have to work remotely. Production and research staff have to come onto site and work. Shifts have been set up so that interaction between employees is reduced. Staff are still being made to take full shifts even when their work is not business critical which puts them at risk needlessly. The company refuses to let people take paid leave and refuses to use the government's 80% of pay scheme. Instead employees have to take unpaid leave or use up their holiday to isolate themselves. No arrangements have been made for people with at-risk people at home. They have to come to work, use up their holiday or go without pay. It seems like the company is using the threat of no pay to force people to come to work even when their work is not business critical or related to key sectors. This is putting people in danger so that the company can beat its competitors while they take the safer route of shutting down. | Employees | Yes | Paint | |
304 | 3/24/2020 19:57:04 | JJ FOOD SERVICE | Bad | UK | None, all staff are still working, deliver drivers and warehouse staff are understandable. office staff still expected to work. no protection given. | Mustafa Kiamil | All staff are working not following the government guidelines, office staff sitting close to each other and not sent home, when they request to work from home they get told no laptops available. keep getting told repeatedly "you work in the food sector" however I think staff working within the office are not needed to work as it isnt absolutely necessary to the business. The owner even mocked covid D claiming it isnt a real virus as no body he know has it. forced to tell schools that parents are key workers so that they are able to go to school so we are able to go to work! | Food and drink | |
305 | 3/24/2020 20:01:22 | SAS | Good | Global | Not sure | SAS Public company | Delivery/transport | ||
306 | 3/24/2020 20:02:52 | Example | Good | Global | Community Impacts | Community Impacts | Health | ||
307 | 3/24/2020 20:04:04 | Work.life | Good | UK | Staff allowed to work from home to avoid contagion risk | ? | I’m a member and have received comms | N/a | Co working |
308 | 3/24/2020 20:32:14 | Ultima business solutions | Good | UK | Closed offices quickly and provided support and facilities for all employees at least a week before full lockdown by the government. | Scott Dodds | Ultima quickly implemented it's business continuity process and closed its offices in both Reading and London and provided support to all employees to work from home. They also implemented new solutions to help other companies to implement remote working and extra support for many NHS hospitals and NHS trusts. | IT Services and support | |
309 | 3/24/2020 20:50:38 | Domino's Pizza UK (Franchises and Corporate) | Bad | UK | Has positioned itself as an 'Essential business' as a food delivery service. Claims to have put procedures in place to allow social distancing within stores however these are impractical at best and impossible in most stores. Drivers are supposedly required to wash their hands after each delivery but the new suggested store setup does not allow for this. Many workers will be coming to work despite being symptomatic as SSP would not cover bills. No word on use of furloughs for staff. If staff are unhappy with working in conditions they're being given unpaid leave - not even being allowed holiday approved. | Several Franchisees | Employee | Food and drink | |
310 | 3/24/2020 20:54:13 | Sports Direct | Bad | UK | Generally poor; profiteering by increasing prices (despite appearing to be for the greater good) | Mike Ashley | Retail (fashion) | ||
311 | 3/24/2020 20:55:30 | Wetherspoons | Bad | UK | Generally execrable | Tim Fucking Martin | See link | Hospitality | |
312 | 3/24/2020 21:06:10 | Johnstone's decorating centres | Bad | UK | Stores now closed to public but still open for trade accounts to be able to collect orders from store or have them delivered. | PPG | As goverment has said hardware stores can stay open Johnstones are using this to stay trading. Only paint and decorating supplies sold though. Nothing that could be deemed essential. | Decorating supplies | |
313 | 3/24/2020 21:11:45 | Nails inc | Bad | UK | The same as Wetherspoons. Cut staff hours down to half what they are contracted due to being quiet, then when the department stores were closed they temporarily laid off all staff without any pay until boris announced the grant which they even had the cheek to debate about taking. | THEA GREEN. (daughter in law of sir philip green) | I am an employee | Retail (beauty) | |
314 | 3/24/2020 21:21:20 | Amazon | Bad | Global | Lack of distancing, hand sanitiser, disinfecting communal equipment/ areas and lack of PPE. | Jeff Bezos | Amazon sells multiple types of products. | ||
315 | 3/24/2020 21:23:26 | Estée Lauder Companies | Bad | UK | Not renewing staff contracts leaving affected employees unemployed with less than 2 weeks notice | Estée Lauder Companies | Staff testimonies | Yes | Retail (beauty) |
316 | 3/24/2020 21:44:56 | Carlton Bingo | Good | UK | Closed their stores. Have promised full contract hours for next two pay cycles. And asked if it was ok to apply for the support grant from the staff. Continued communication almost daily. | Yes - my wife works for them | Leisure/Gambling | ||
317 | 3/24/2020 21:45:45 | Stena Line | Bad | UK | Removed sick pay and instructed staff to claim SSP. | Stena Line | Employee Testimony | As above | Travel |
318 | 3/24/2020 22:11:57 | N20 | Bad | UK | Offering more work on minimum wage for a job that pays £12 pH directly | Not sure | Would be an attachment | It's a sampling company that normally samples in Tesco, instead of advising people to self isolate they said Tesco need more hands on deck and they could put people forward for work on a minimum wage basis. Alot of their employees are retirement age and they're aware of that | Hospitality |
319 | 3/24/2020 22:31:05 | Liberty Living UK / Unite | Bad | UK | Forcing employees to work even if not nominated as Key Workers. Student accommodation is not one of the protected professions but they still want staff in a high risk environment. | Unite Student Accomodation | Internal Staff | Worker | Hospitality |
320 | 3/24/2020 22:35:03 | Moonpig | Good | UK | Allowing staff to continue to work. Financially supporting them working from home. Daily updates from senior management. | Richard.cuthbertson@gmail.com | I work for Moonpig | Retail - gifting | |
321 | 3/24/2020 22:46:17 | HHB solicitors | Bad | UK | Hours cut and demand employees turn up for work still even though not an essential service. | Richard Bell | Employees husband | Yes | Legal |
322 | 3/24/2020 22:55:26 | JD Sports Fashion | Bad | Global | All the company apart from purchase ledger are working from home or closed due to coronavirus. Purchase ledger are being kept in the office as according to management we are not equipped to work from home despite no efforts being made to do so. We are not sat two meters apart and I feel this is unfair when the rest of this large company are safe in there own homes. | Peter Cowgill | Retail (fashion) | ||
323 | 3/24/2020 23:46:51 | Vodafone | Bad | UK | Sent all office staff home but made retail stay with ZERO help or cleaning supplies | I work for them. Had to beg over and over to even send some cleaning stuff they did not, would not close stores until the PM forced us to, because “sales were booming” | Telecoms | ||
324 | 3/25/2020 1:06:53 | Together Money | Good | UK | Working from home for all colleagues but a couple of business critical ones who it is essential for them to be in the office. An extensive, detailed FAQs regarding Coronavirus and incredible support for colleagues adapting to working remotely. The reaction wasn’t at all last minute and they have been transparent with employees throughout. I’m proud to work for Together. | I am an employee. | I work for Together and am very proud to do so. They have looked out for their employees and put their health over profit. I already loved working there but this has cemented it. | Financial | |
325 | 3/25/2020 1:19:42 | GCI/Nasstar | Bad | UK | Continueing with a plan to make a third of the company redundant, including 100% of all 1st line support staff from the origonal Nasstar company that GCI have taken over. Staff are being given the option to work from home. Those who choose to come into the office are under strict hygene regulations. Hand sanitiser has been provided. Hand washing facilities are avalible. Requireing people to work 2 meters or more apart. No more than 1 person allowed in the kitchens at any one time. 14 day self-isolation on full pay but if you are able to work (remotely) while isolated, you are required to. | mayfair private equity | Current employee | Yes | I.T. and technical services. |
326 | 3/25/2020 4:25:37 | Euro Car Parts | Bad | Global | Asking employees with sheilding health conditions to work and if they do not comply, refusing to pay their wages | Retail | |||
327 | 3/25/2020 6:40:34 | Monica Vinader | Bad | Global | Closed all stores sending a generic email at 9pm to all retail staff telling them they had until 12pm the next day to accept to be paid £29 for 5 days then nothing until further notice or if falling to replied would be made redundant. | Monica Vinader | Employee | Most people had to take redundancy, they wrote a collective letter to the CEO. | Retail (fashion) |
328 | 3/25/2020 7:09:44 | Messika | Good | Global | Closed all offices and all stores including ahead of the governments' order to protect their employees worldwide. Committed to pay everyone in full until the activity starts again. | Valérie Messika | Jean Baptiste Sassine | Yes | Retail (fashion) |
329 | 3/25/2020 8:13:44 | BrewDog | Good | Global | The info in the spreadsheet is slightly wrong - they're not reducing beer production, they're using vodka that they're unable to use/sell and giving it away for free to people in need. The first batch went to the intense care units at Aberdeen hospital. They are also using their fleet of vans to deliver school lunches to families in isolation at home that need them | James Watt and Martin Dickie | https://twitter.com/BrewDogJames/status/1242043043009757184 https://twitter.com/BrewDogJames/status/124204304300975718442398916097781760?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet | Food and drink | |
330 | 3/25/2020 9:15:43 | Tate Galleries | Good | UK | Very supportive, have given everyone the option to take 3 weeks off as paid leave (on top of normal annual leave) for our wellbeing while the galleries are shut and there is less to do for a lot of staff, organised for all staff to work from home very promptly, have been sending an email a day from the director and COO with thanks, updates and wishing us well | Employee | Tate have gone above and beyond, particularly in giving all staff the option to take a 3 week paid leave in recognition of our hard work and how stressful this time is. The consistent communication from the director and COO are very useful and make me feel valued. | Arts and culture | |
331 | 3/25/2020 10:03:49 | Haart Estate Agents | Bad | UK | 300 Redundancies (don't appear to have asked for the government support to pay 80%) | Paul Smith | plenty to be found on twitter @haart_uk | Estate Agents | |
332 | 3/25/2020 10:04:42 | TH Baker | Bad | UK | Forcing all employees to come into Head office (including staff from gyms and stores which are closed) today 25/03 so building is more full making social distancing hard. Several people went home with symptoms last week but have not allowed anyone else to quarantine. Instead they put other employees in same area putting them at risk. Office staff could potentially work from home but company won't pay for the means to. Managers implying anyone who doesn't come to work won't get paid and won't have a job to come back to. Employees having to help with the cleaning so they're less at risk. | TH Baker (family owned) | Friend is employee | Marketing employee - can do job from home but not allowed to, feels uncomfortable but needs money for bills and doesn't want to lose job if refuses to come in. | Retail (fashion) |
333 | 3/25/2020 10:45:38 | Saunders Scott Ltd | Good | UK | All employees are happy - Director has supported everyone working from home, excellent support and ongoing updates | I work here | Yes | Recruitment | |
334 | 3/25/2020 10:55:10 | Atos | Good | UK | Employees working for the BBC Service Desk are allowed to work from home | Not sure | I'm an employee | I work there and was allowed to WFH before everyone due to risk to my father (who I care for) but the whole office was gearing up well ahead of most to get people ready for WFH | Technology |
335 | 3/25/2020 10:59:55 | Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society | Good | UK | All employees WFH, paying out money to members and funding authors emergency fund | Website https://www.alcs.co.uk/ and https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/alcs-offers-additional-financial-support-to-writers-through-the-society-of-authors-330000-emergency-fund | Professional organisation | ||
336 | 3/25/2020 11:08:31 | Sky television | Bad | Global | Sky engineers are still expected to enter customers homes. This is not only putting their staff at risk but also the customers. Sky have no information on the health risk of their customers who could be in the vulnerable category. Shame on sky for not having a duty of care for their staff or customers. | Comcast | Entertainment | ||
337 | 3/25/2020 11:41:20 | Banquet Records | Good | Local - Kingston upon Thames Surrey | Positive. Giving options to work at home before the lockdown. Took social distancing seriously weeks before other businesses | I think Jon Tolley | Banquet Records twitter feed | I’m a customer so can only go by what I see on their feed but it’s very positive | Retail - music |
338 | 3/25/2020 11:47:21 | Premier Housewares | Bad | UK | Not letting office-based employees work from home even if they do jobs that can EASILY be done from home, even AFTER the government "lockdown" has begun and they say all jobs that can be done from home should. | Know people still being asked to go in | Houseware manufcaturing | ||
339 | 3/25/2020 12:18:05 | TK Maxx | Good | Global | Is going ahead with planned pay rises in April, reassured we're getting full pay | Working for them | Retail (fashion) | ||
340 | 3/25/2020 12:29:12 | Foxtons | Bad | UK | Not strictly employee related. Just low morals. I am a small landlord who has lost all my self employed income in the arts due to this pandemic. The only income I have is from my rental property. Foxtons are charging an extra £70 per month to take their commission monthly rather than in one go at the anniversary next week, which would see me with no income for a month and a half and therefore unable to pay the mortgage on the rental property or buy food for myself. (I am saving any ‘mortgage holiday’ in case my tenant needs the help). Already unable to pay my own bills, they have chosen to make money from my misfortune. | annastolli@yahoo.com | Housing | ||
341 | 3/25/2020 12:29:50 | Deloitte | Bad | Global | Offices to close until further notice, this period will be unpaid for those unable to work from home - this was not offered as an option. Prior communications indicated one week of pay during this period, which has since bern reneged. | Sharon Thorne (chairperson), Punit Renjen (CEO) | Email to staff https://ibb.co/RSX4XYz | Financial | |
342 | 3/25/2020 12:29:52 | Frontier Developments | Good | They are global, but my knowledge is only about UK office | Staff were being sent to work from home well before lockdown. The staff are all being given full pay (even during time they can't work) and all resources and support needed. | David Braben (CEO) | Wife of an employee | Entertainment - Gaming | |
343 | 3/25/2020 12:47:44 | Miller & Carter | Bad | UK | Better explained update to previous mention, and prior to pub/restaurant closure: Lack of concern for their employees and patrons H&S surrounding government advice on self-isolation after travelling from abroad. Gov policy up to March 7th advised anyone who had been to northern regions in Italy to only self-isolate for 14 days if they showed symptoms. This policy was updated on March 8th so that anyone who had been in those regions in the last 2 weeks should self-isolate for 14 days regardless of symptoms. Staff who returned from holidays on Feb 29th were not advised to self-isolate for the remaining 7 days by head office. It was deemed not a problem as they had already been working since returning and had no symptoms; even though the virus can survive for 14 days and they would then be consistently putting new customers at risk. | Employee | Yes | Food and drink | |
344 | 3/25/2020 13:12:18 | Co-op | Bad | UK | No clarification re safe operating. No gloves or sanitiser provided. Colleagues had to provide this for one another. Still accepting cash. Social distancing ignored until lockdown. No sick pay. | Family member who works for them | Food and drink | ||
345 | 3/25/2020 13:13:27 | Sticks & Sushi | Bad | Global | Company wide lay offs. Mass uncertainty for remaining staff. | Hospitality | |||
346 | 3/25/2020 13:15:18 | Scoodle | Good | UK | Scoodle has paid staff early and given its head of product time out from developing its app to build TrackTogether, a questionnaire to track the spread of coronavirus | I work for Scoodle and here's a screenshot of the text our CEO sent us on advance pay: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeilani_over-the-weekend-i-sent-this-text-to-my-activity-6647850739240574976-LKSe | Education | ||
347 | 3/25/2020 13:33:08 | Pret | Good | UK | Will continue to pay all UK employees 100% of normal hours and pay, reversing previously proposed reduction. | Hospitality | |||
348 | 3/25/2020 13:40:18 | Lloyds bank(back offices) | Bad | Global | Crowded offices. No social distancing being taken. Told would be given laptops - still no sign of them. High risk still at work. Offices not had deep clean. | Financial | |||
349 | 3/25/2020 13:42:25 | Twig Education | Good | Global | Already had good WFH capabilities, but staff were encouraged to start working from home one week before lockdown. Regularly checking staff welfare and providing essential equipment. Being extremely understanding about need for adjusted schedules for those with care responsibilities. And made their education programmes free for all to access during the crisis. | Employee | Education | ||
350 | 3/25/2020 13:43:45 | The National Archives | Good | UK | Building closed, everyone ordered to WFH, we are still being paid, and they're making their catalogue available to the public for free | Government | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/coronavirus-update/ and https://twitter.com/UkNatArchives/status/1240257129224814594 | Culture, Arts & Museums | |
351 | 3/25/2020 13:47:35 | Bastows Ltd | Good | UK | Closed all construction sites 24/3 and all staff are receiving full pay. WhatsApp group established for communications across the company, training and tasks being allocated to keep people occupied and Directors and managers are available 24/7 for staff. | Frank Bastow | Myself as an employee | Yes | Construction |
352 | 3/25/2020 13:52:26 | NEXT DISTRIBUTION | Bad | Global | Warehouse still fully operational as, like their stores, they've classed it as essential. Employees as given the option to go home unpaid or come in and mix with over 1000 people. For most the former isn't an option as they have bills to pay. The union, Usdaw, is doing nothing to help. | We have to eat lunch outside on the pavement as they've shut down the canteen and break areas. | Retail (fashion) | ||
353 | 3/25/2020 14:17:32 | The University of the West of England | Bad | UK | Assured staff will be paid, sent all none crictial staff home. Now has just fired all its contractors and wont be renewing any contracts. So the university has just secretly got rid of a lot of staff | UWE | Me/My partner | My partner a contractor was just fired. | Education |
354 | 3/25/2020 14:17:52 | H&T Pawnbrokers | Good | UK | Majority of contact centre staff WFH from 20/03. Contact centres closed 23/03, those unable to WFH receiving full pay for March & April, assuming 80% May onwards if this is still going on. All stores closed 24/03. | Employee | Financial | ||
355 | 3/25/2020 14:19:37 | Whittard of Chelsea | Good | UK | All employees have been sent home as of 22nd of March, and HR has guaranteed pay in full for their contracted hours until May 2020. Currently sending out training documents and organising staff discount for online purchases (normally only allowed for in-store purchases) | Epic | Yes I work for them as a manager so I was super relieved when I realized all of my team would be safe and compensated | Retail (tea coffee and hot chocolate) | |
356 | 3/25/2020 14:25:24 | Electrocomponents - RS Components, OkDo, Monition, Allied Electronics | Good | Global | Transition to home working for majority of office-based staff. Changes to operational working practices to support the government legislation. Wellbeing site set-up to support individuals and teams. Collaboration tools in place. Encouraging teams to keep in touch with one-another. Regular leadership team updates to the team which helps teams feel included. Very honest senior leadership team who are supporting our leaders. | Publicly listed company | Business to Business Industrial and Electronics Supplier | ||
357 | 3/25/2020 14:42:15 | Auxillis | Bad | UK | Forced employees to continue working. "Business as usual" . It's a call centre providing hire cars to accidents. Only implemented social distancing since the government forced their hand on Monday. | Twitter (Tweet since been deleted). Member of family also works there. | Hire cars for accidents | ||
358 | 3/25/2020 14:32:19 | Adidas | Bad | Global | Originally announced all stores would remain open as it was more courageous to stay open than to close. Then decided to close after they saw Nike were closing and Adidas started to receive backlash. They informed employees they would be paid for the time the store was closed with no other rules mentioned. The following week they started forcing employees to do online training and that if anyone fails to complete the training then they would not be paid and would be disciplined at work once the company re opens. | Adidas | I'm an employee at Adidas | Retail (fashion) | |
359 | 3/25/2020 14:39:10 | Wilko | Good | UK | Staff will receive full pay during two weeks isolation if they have to do it. | Lisa Wilkinson | I work on the shop floor in a store. We're kept up to date daily during this pandemic. | Retail | |
360 | 3/25/2020 14:59:17 | Travelodge | Bad | UK | Turned all homeless guests out of hotels leaving them with nowhere to stay | Travelodge | Hospitality | ||
361 | 3/25/2020 15:00:32 | Orchard Computer Services, Yate | Bad | UK | Approximately 20 employees were stuck in the office in Yate together, at the demand of their Managing Director, posing high risk to their colleagues, and their family and loved ones. Even when forced to change to Working from Home, Orchard's contingency plan wasn't followed, and has resulted in several of their staff being unable to, or refusing to follow working from home proceedure. Communication between employees on the support desk has also broken down, hampering customer service. No expenses permitted to employees except for phone bills (not necessarily easy to track in mobile contracts). | Chris Patten https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-patten-45496447/ | Anonymouse source - One of their team even when home last week after seemingly contracting the virus, and the office has not been shut down to WFH only. One staff member even lied to the company feel pressured to remain at work; their parents having visited northern Italy. | Managed Service Provider / IT Support | |
362 | 3/25/2020 15:09:19 | Softcat plc | Good | Global | Early notification to allow to work from home with phased relocation over 2 weeks. Full pay honored for every employee including dedicated office staff (cleaners, reception canteen etc.). Any justified emergency expense to cover staff requirements honored. Full commitment to roll out laptops for all employees in all countries, with a dedicated testing exercise to ensure remote access to web services and remote desktops was stable. All equipment required by staff at home has been offered, with the ability to buy any additional IT kit through Softcat's ecommerce site, at no expense to staff. Regular contact and daily emails sent out by C-lvels and directors with daily updates for all staff. Additional mental health contact and sessions being provided by Mental Health Awareness team. Additional training provided by repsective teams for Microsoft products and how to remian productive when working from home. | Graeme Watt (CEO) | Personal Account (Employee) | See reaction. | IT Resale and MSP |
363 | 3/25/2020 16:09:32 | Nokia | Good | Global | All employees to work from home unless absolutely critical - fully flexible working arrangements authorised for all personel. Sick pay increased (in EU countries) for those affected with virus. Global fund for CoronaVirus research and help created. Active programmes for helping in the community (when safe for employees). Home networking equipment provided if required to employees. | Publicly listed company | Employees, Company communication, Twitter | ? Yes | Telecommunications and Infrastructure |
364 | 3/25/2020 15:45:12 | Allbirds | Good | UK | Offered 2000 free pairs of trainers to NHS staff, and made available functionality for customers to donate shoes to healthcare workers. Also closed all stores in US and UK from 15th March (much earlier than most) while offering full pay and benefits. | Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger | Retail (fashion) | ||
365 | 3/25/2020 16:33:56 | Diageo plc | Good | Global | Focus on health and wellbeing of employees as priority, flexibility and concern to make it work for people, timely information (including from expert 3rd party provider) over a long period of time, proactive instructions to work from home sooner than governments encouraged this and great systems to work effectively, support with getting IT equipment home, support in terms of varying working practices and emergency leave to deal with caring responsibilities where support has been reduced by lockdown. Also various initiatives like support for bartenders in various markets and donating alcohol and ensuring hand sanitiser made | Public company | I am a (proud) employee | Food and drink | |
366 | 3/25/2020 16:42:52 | Ipsos Mori | Good | UK | Full time employee interviewers have been offered furlough at 80% pay for 9 weeks. Even some who were scheduled to leave just before the crisis have been offered retention for 9 weeks. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to extend to the large number of interviewers on zero-hours contracts. | Full time interviewers who had to stop work are pleased they have been offered a furlough, it seems that office staff are working from home, and training classes have stopped. We are now worrying for our casual interviewer colleagues. | Market Research | ||
367 | 3/25/2020 16:41:37 | Sam's Chicken | Good | UK | Free meals for NHS workers | Food and drink | |||
368 | 3/25/2020 17:02:39 | Coop Funeral Services and Spotify | Bad | UK | Sorry slightly off you remit but perhaps you could create a parallel sheet. - Spotify have play 3 Coop Funeral Service ads in the last 90 mins | Music and Funeral | |||
369 | 3/25/2020 17:13:32 | Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) | Bad | UK | ""Builders merchants are a vital part of the construction supply chain. It is important that they continue to support the industry to operate on sites, especially where it is undertaking essential work, and also to continue to provide the link between product manufacturers and the firms and tradespeople that use and install the products they make."" | John Newcomb | Employee of builders merchant chain | Construction sites are simply not able to social distance, they should be shut down asap. | Delivery/transport |
370 | 3/25/2020 17:17:25 | Edinburgh University | Bad | UK | Kept academic library open until Monday 23rd March | Student | Education | ||
371 | 3/25/2020 17:17:28 | Lords Builders Merchants | Bad | UK | "Colleagues will need to be reminded that it is only through staying open we have a chance of beating the financial effect of the virus." | Shanker Patel | Putting money before workers health. Construction should not continue | construction | |
372 | 3/25/2020 17:18:51 | groupM | Good | Global | All staff working from home as of 17/03 across different groupM companies, very supportive for parents with children at home with flexible and reduced working to accommodate. Full paid sick pay with no issue. | WPP | I wanted to share this information as I have heard of many other office based jobs where workers are still told to come in despite doing non-essential work. I work at one of the groupM agencies and they have been nothing but supportive. | Media | |
373 | 3/25/2020 17:19:02 | Waterstones | Bad | UK | No sanitiser, gloves or masks provided to staff throughout the crisis, stores kept open until the last possible moment (closed stores at the end of Monday 23rd) despite most customers being OAPs and thus very vulnerable to COVID-19, have communicated poorly with staff until very recently, and have begrudgingly furloughed workers but not yet clarified whether they will be receiving 80% or 100% of their salaries under £2500 | Plenty on Twitter, e.g. https://twitter.com/kk_liber/status/1241470242833993735 | Again, no shortage of testimonials on Twitter, not sure which to choose | Retail | |
374 | 3/25/2020 17:26:15 | Le Boat | Bad | UK | They have told employees that unless they work for 3months unpaid, they will be laid off. | Travelopia | Direct from Employees. | Yes | Holiday |
375 | 3/25/2020 17:27:24 | HiveHR | Good | UK | Employees were advised to work from home or take sick immediately if symptoms started showing (with full pay). All started working remotely as a test which carried on when gov announced official position on not travelling etc | Tech / HR space | |||
376 | 3/25/2020 17:52:17 | CGI | Good | Global | Work from home for as many staff as possible, supports the isolation and those who are currently self-isolating, full sick pay up to 6 months, company really cares about the wellbeing of staff. | Outsourcing services | |||
377 | 3/25/2020 17:58:06 | Budgens | Bad | UK | No support for staff (no gloves, masks or anti-bacterials). No defined social distancing measures in store, price gouging of basic necessities. Also their version of Slush Puppie providers are demanding service technicians install slush machines and telling everyone to carry on as normal. | Tesco | Store staff member testimonial | Food and drink | |
378 | 3/25/2020 18:03:02 | Naomi House | Good | UK | Closed shops before told to, furloughed staff on full pay with charity making up any difference | Naomi House | Relative | Charity | |
379 | 3/25/2020 18:04:27 | Kingdom Houses EA London LTD | Good | UK | Full pay guaranteed including full sick pay (upgraded from SSP) - this was all before the 80% Furlough announcements | ME | I can send you emails - see https://www.kingdomhouses.co.uk/covid-19/ | Yes | Property Management |
380 | 3/25/2020 18:04:28 | Kingfisher plc | Good | Global | Headoffice staff all sent to work from home, most of them before uk gov demanded it. | Kingfisher PLC | Me | Yes | Retail |
381 | 3/25/2020 18:31:12 | The Range | Bad | UK | Originally refused sick pay unless you could prove you had the virus, provided no ppe to staff, suggested people bring their kids to work. Prices of soap, loo roll etc were doubled or more. Lots more details on this Twitter account: https://twitter.com/closetherange1 | Chris Dawson | I work at The Range and this is stuff I have personally experienced or heard from other stores | Retail | |
382 | 3/25/2020 18:35:53 | Teleperformance | Good | Global | Where equipment is available and customer security isn't too compromised, they're sending staff home with computers and laptops to work. Beginning with the most vulnerable to COVID-19. Cancelled most training until they've removed the most vulnerable workers. | My wife works for them | Telecommunications | ||
383 | 3/25/2020 18:43:46 | Vodafone UK | Bad | Global | Told hand sanitizer would be supplied... Never arrived. Told multiple times that we wouldn't close as we are an essential service then lied saying Vodafone stores throughout Europe were open during lockdown. Was told we need to show all 3 symptoms before we was allowed to self icesolate. Implemented social distancing days after the PM advised it. | Vodafone Global | I work at Vodafone | Was told by my manager that if I had to self icesolate I would only get statutory sick pay. Despite him and multiple members of staff showing symptoms. Nothing was taken seriously jokes were being made about infecting customers. | Telecommunications |
384 | 3/25/2020 18:50:22 | Liberty Specialty Markets | Good | Global | Very good - constant communication from senior management, all employees to work from home, able to buy and reimburse company for any additional equipment, no current suggestion of redundancies and company covering sick leave. Lots of support for line managers including e-learning to assist with the situation. | Yes - I work there | Financial | ||
385 | 3/25/2020 18:52:14 | Staffordshire University | Good | UK | Huge support for staff and students. Work from home started early. Have ran extensive number of workshops and training for staff to transition to remote teaching. Part time staff continue to be paid, with extra hours added to some to help support. No questioning of self-isolation in early period. Students given 2-4 week extensions, access to software and compuers where possible to take home. Season train fares of staff reimbursed, parking reimburded, student halls reimbursed. Vice Chancellor made a faux-pas post on twitter, but apologised soon after, students gave them a good kicking. Pretty proud tbh. | Education | |||
386 | 3/25/2020 19:03:16 | EE | Bad | UK | My brother was isolating with COVID19 symptoms, called him after 4 days to ask when he'd be back in work. Employees in non-critical roles such as sales are not allowed to work from home and are instead working as normal in crowded call centers with shared equipment and limited breaks for handwashing. | BT Group | Brother works for them. | Telecoms | |
387 | 3/25/2020 19:05:57 | Argos Online | Bad | UK | Classing warehousing staff as critical workers and providing them with letters to show to police despite the company selling nothing that could be considered critical. | Home Retail Group | Testimony from a friend who is warehouse manager. | Online Retail | |
388 | 3/25/2020 19:13:43 | Environment Agency UK | Good | UK | Vast majority of staff are WFH. Reduced hours permitted to accommodate child-care (currently at full pay). Regular communications from top tier management down. | DEFRA | Employee | Public Body | |
389 | 3/25/2020 19:19:08 | Electric Radiators Direct | Bad | UK | Fired some staff before the 80% furlough plan, due to no fault of employees own. Could have changed to furlough status and didn't. | Was hired to manage a department, and increased revenue above projections in 2 months. Was sacked over the phone with no redundancy payout. Asked to be considered for furlough when the announcement happened 2 days later, and was told that I'd receive a call to discuss... It never came. | Ecommerce | ||
390 | 3/25/2020 19:19:58 | Tesco | Bad | UK | Initially I was contacted and told over the phone I had 10 weeks off with pay due to having Asthma and being hospitalized and needing to use steroids (for Asthma) in the past. Yesterday I was contacted over the phone saying that is no longer happening as the guidelines have changed and I need to return back to work. | Yes I work at Tesco. | Supermarket, stacking shelves | ||
391 | 3/25/2020 19:24:45 | BSW Sawmills | Bad | UK | Very poor, only 1 week of sick pay then SSP. No hand sanitizer and little in the way of disinfectant wipes for equipment. Say they are an essential business as they supply wood for making pallets. Still carrying on business as usual with nearly 200 members on staff on site and no social distancing possible at most workstations. | Endless Ltd | Employees on site | Yes | Factory |
392 | 3/25/2020 19:25:41 | H&K Distribution | Bad | Global | CEO tells employees that the company is critical and essential, everyone has to work. Company only supplies spare parts and machines to McDonald's, KFC, Burger King. | Guy Wade | Yes | Distribution | |
393 | 3/25/2020 19:34:05 | De Vere Hotels | Bad | UK | Have called their workers 'key workers' as they are essential to the running of the hotels...that are all shut down. They have been told it's business as usual for them and the board are happy for them to work as per usual. No plan of action has been shared with staff or put into place. Desks/staff are not 2 metres apart and they have to clean their own offices so nothing has been professionally disinfected or cleaned. | Hospitality | |||
394 | 3/25/2020 19:34:44 | BT | Bad | UK | No option for call centre workers to work from home even though a communications company should be able to easily do this | Employee of company | Communications | ||
395 | 3/25/2020 19:35:05 | Qioptiq | Bad | UK | No communication until global corporate parent company issued work from home order for employees who can do so. This was then overruled locally within the UK several days later to be 'dependent on line managers permission'. Operations director will only allow staff to work 2 weeks from home before coming back in, even if entire role can be done remote. Some managers will not give any flexibility for those with caring responsibilities (one was outright told their self employed partner should take time off to look after children, instead of them working from home, and one staff living with elderly relative with chronic lung condition was only allowed to WFH when he had to self isolate due to symptoms). Essentially managers don't trust their staff to do their job properly if they're not in the office, putting people at risk. | Excelitas | Current employee | Yes | Manufacturing |
396 | 3/25/2020 19:41:42 | Jaguar Land Rover | Good | Global | All employees who can work from home are. Controlled shutdown at factories. Parents who need to take time to look after their kids are still being paid full salary. | JLR board (JLR owned by Tata, decisions made by JLR Board) | Employee | Yes | Automotive Manufacturing |
397 | 3/25/2020 19:44:21 | Network Rail | Good | UK | All staff who can work from home are, indefinitely and on full pay since 16/03/20. Physical "on track" works limited to critical maintenance to allow the continued running of passenger services for key workers and freight services to support the supply chain. Extra protective equipment being supplied to ground staff who need to undertake work which requires them to come within 2m of one another. | UK Government | Employee | Employee | Transport |
398 | 3/25/2020 19:52:12 | Morrisons | Bad | UK | My dad, who is in his late 60s was due to retire the weekend before the lockdown came into play. He also has high blood pressure and is therefore at higher risk of coronavirus complications. He's also been an employee of Morrisons for over 15 years. Morrisons unilaterally cancelled his retirement, saying they needed all staff and didn't have the time or resources to train new staff members at this time. They overruled his protestations, and he felt he couldn't say no without facing repercussions for his final payments and retirement payments. They then gave him a front line customer facing job, seeing thousands of customers a week. He was coughed in the face by a customer on day one of the lockdown. As his family we're disgusted with Morrisons putting a bit more profit and the convenience of having a ready trained staff member over his health and safety. | Morrisons | personal experience | Told to me by my father | Supermarket |
399 | 3/25/2020 19:55:40 | AnyVan | Bad | UK | No PPE equipment, safety measures or support to the transport drivers. Therefore no regard for the customer. They are expected to deliver as usual, without any hygiene measures. Company classing themselves as 'key workers' yet they have no reason to keep operating. They are a removals company, they don't transport key equipment. The drivers are self employed so there is nothing to support or help them. No equipment has been provided and they are expected to buy their own gloves, sanitiser etc (but most can't because there is none around). The office staff put pressure on the drivers to take jobs or there are consequences. The office staff have been told to work under any circumstance, nothing offered for sickness due to COVID-19 other than standard SSP if at the company long enough. Self employed home working staff get no support through this and will be 'let go' if the numbers drop. Still operating, nothing for self employed drivers and stiff and very little for employed. | Angus Elphinstone | Yes transporter | Delivery/transport | |
400 | 3/25/2020 19:55:43 | Silentbloc | Bad | Global | Initially told floor staff, self isolating was a selfish idea and contributing to panic then stepped up to saying if anyone did take two weeks quarantine it would be makes as an unauthorized absence without follow up disciplinary measures if needed all while office and management were working from home. | Manufacturing | |||
401 | 3/25/2020 20:01:23 | Stepchange | Good | UK | Allowing all staff to work from home, have pushed back plans to reduce sick pay from 6 months full pay to 3 months full pay, have extended sick pay to staff in probation and brought in paid time off for dependants. | Staff | Yes | Charity | |
402 | 3/25/2020 20:08:03 | Mountain Warehouse | Good | Global | Shut down stores quickly. Sent head office to work from home before most. | I work in head office and we were one of the first London offices to all be sent to work from home. Stores were quite quickly shut. | Retail (fashion) | ||
403 | 3/25/2020 20:12:37 | Kwik fit | Bad | Owned by itochu in japan, has franchises in various other countries | Zero support, was promised hand sanitiser which has not happened and have no ppe at all other than gloves which we already had. they have posted alot on social media about what they are doing etc which none has been relayed to the staff in the branches. | Itochu | Employee | . | Garage |
404 | 3/25/2020 20:29:56 | Nando's | Good | Global | They have upped it today to 4 weeks full pay, then 80% | I work their, this information was posted on our private fb group today by mangers, https://gyazo.com/4ea6b9d121a6d42b89d707809c20ec75 | Food and drink | ||
405 | 3/25/2020 20:35:24 | Argos | Bad | UK | Closed all standalone Argos stores, but used a loophole to keep open Argos stores which were located inside Sainsburys stores. Workers from standalone stores were forced to transfer to the Argos in Sainsburys stores, and work in cramped stockrooms where it is impossible to keep any kind of distance between coworkers. | Sainsburys | Worker | Hospitality | |
406 | 3/25/2020 20:35:24 | Parfetts Cash and Carry | Good | UK | Paying employees £100 extra a week to work through the 'lockdown' | Employee | Wholesale | ||
407 | 3/25/2020 20:44:29 | Pret A Manger | Good | Global | Good reaction, looking out for staff and supporting them through this difficult time. Followed government advice and went on lock down before the official announcement. | JAB | Food and drink | ||
408 | 3/25/2020 20:48:09 | UKRI | Good | Global | All employees that can work from home are working from home, those who can't work from home are sent home on full pay. UKRI is leading the UK's effort in research and development of technologies and science needed to combat covid-19, to see them classified as a "bad" employer is downright offensive. Please read the links and get your facts straight! https://www.ukri.org/news/coronavirus-impact-on-ukri-supported-research/ https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/20-million-rapid-response-for-novel-coronavirus-research/ https://www.ukri.org/news/uk-launches-whole-genome-sequence-alliance-to-map-spread-of-coronavirus/ https://www.ukri.org/news/covid-19-vaccine-therapy-research-boosted-by-six-new-projects-in-rapid-response/ https://twitter.com/innovateuk | Education | |||
409 | 3/25/2020 20:51:42 | InVenty | Good | UK | Want to correct the statement left by another anonymous colleague. We've been given the tools to work from home on full pay with support from the departments we work in. | N/a. Names already in the list. | N/a. | Yes. I work for the company. | Support |
410 | 3/25/2020 21:01:27 | Emma Bridgewater | Bad | UK | Nearly made the entire retail department redundant before the government announced 80% furlough. Only reduced production due to outrage from staff. Is putting everyone on temporary contracts for the duration of the shutdown. | Emma Bridgewater | The company has reacted with complete disregard for its workers, and is clearly out to protect profits only. | Cermaics | |
411 | 3/25/2020 21:05:09 | Itad ltd | Good | UK | Full flexibility and work from home support. No staff cuts or redundancies. Regular updates from Directors | Consultancy | |||
412 | 3/25/2020 21:05:42 | Premier Equine LTD | Bad | UK | Business refusing to close even though a non essential company, staff told not to self isolate if not showing symptoms and orders staff to return to work (company does not pay sick pay), workers not working 2 meters apart, no hand sanitiser provided, masks recently provided but told to wear it if you want (no one is) gloves not worn by any staff including packing area posting to customers, many deliveries to and from business and contractors arriving and not adhering to the 2 metres safe distance | Equine | |||
413 | 3/25/2020 21:10:10 | GAME UK | Bad | UK | 80% from Government | Frasers Group | Was told regardless of gov advice to come in as stock needed to be returned, no time frame given at all but was told to keep our opinions off social media, stay at home means stay at home! Bright side stores are closed to general public but what if colleagues already have virus? | Retail (fashion) | |
414 | 3/25/2020 21:10:21 | Tesco | Good | Global | In addition to what's already been submitted, all non-essential office based colleagues are working from home indefinitely and a 10% bonus will be paid to permanent colleagues across stores, distribution, fulfilment sites and call centres for all eligible colleagues and an extended colleague discount for all eligible colleagues. Also, 20,000 temporary staff are being hired to support the business. | Shareholders | Food and drink | ||
415 | 3/25/2020 21:10:53 | H&M | Bad | UK | Kept Edinburgh call centre open after PM announced lockdown | Retail (fashion) | |||
416 | 3/25/2020 21:16:13 | Plants Galore | Bad | UK | None | Joyner's | Posts on their Facebook which have now been removed | Yes | Retail: Plants |
417 | 3/25/2020 21:24:50 | Good | Global | Employees are asked to work from home until further notice. Contractors and temporary staff are paid for the hours they would have worked otherwise. | Technology | ||||
418 | 3/25/2020 21:45:26 | Longleat Safari | Bad | UK | Refusal to engage in employee support, cut hours and reduced pay. Parents given no support to take leave to care for dependents. | Hospitality | |||
419 | 3/25/2020 21:47:03 | University of Bradford | Good | UK | Remote access tools developed and rolled out to staff, laptops emergency purchased and rolled out to all key staff, all staff working from home on best endeavours to support students as much as possible, food drive organised for students in need with support from Morrisons supermarket. Staff have daily wellbeing checks from management while remote working. Temp staff in shops and bars kept on at contracted hours but no need to come in. Excellent response. | Emails to staff and contact from line management | (I work there) | Education | |
420 | 3/25/2020 21:57:19 | EE | Good | UK | Social Distancing Measures in place at workplace, if self isolating paid in full not SSP. Contact centre staff given lunches on site for free and stores are closed. | BT | Work there | Yes I work there | Contact centre and retail |
421 | 3/25/2020 22:15:59 | Equifax | Good | Global | Sent all staff able to work from home to work from home early in the pandemic stage. Only essential staff remained in office. Continued full pay and benefits. Allowed 7-14 days of self isolation with no penalty or doctors note required. Since UK lockdown have continued to support staff and working from home is likely for the duration if the pandemic. | Employee | Yes | Financial | |
422 | 3/25/2020 22:20:30 | Wingstop UK | Good | UK | Staff all paid including zero hour employees for duration of lockdown and free meals for NHS | Lemon pepper holdings | Crew | Food and drink | |
423 | 3/25/2020 22:27:48 | Ernest jones | Good | UK | Closed all uk stores on 23/03/20 full csp while closed to be reviews in two weeks. Also csp to employees under 6 months that wouldn’t normally get sick pay! | Yes | Retail (fashion) | ||
424 | 3/25/2020 22:47:56 | LendInvest | Good | UK | Allowed staff to work from home if they wanted before any government advice, formally closed the office on the 16th March | I work there | Financial | ||
425 | 3/25/2020 22:52:33 | Waterstones | Good | UK | Paying everyone in full | Retail | |||
426 | 3/25/2020 22:54:49 | Pets at Home | Bad | UK | All stores remain open, staff required to work with no additional benefits. No mention of self isolation options. Campaigned for their staff to be added to the key worker list | Pets | |||
427 | 3/25/2020 23:03:08 | Virgin Money / Clydesdale Bank | Good | UK | Took a wee bit time but have reduced opening hours, as they are a key service and cannot close. Full pay guaranteed for all staff until September, customer facing staff given ‘stay at home days’ where possible and PPE provided. All non-customer facing staff told to work from home and NOT to enter bank property. | VMUK | Yes. | Financial | |
428 | 3/25/2020 23:03:55 | Starbucks | Good | UK | Followed Starbucks UK and closed the following day (Saturday). | Soul Coffee | Employee | Good communication from upper management throughout | Hospitality |
429 | 3/25/2020 23:09:37 | GAIL's Bakery | Bad | UK | The Company's head office let the closing decision to employees of every branch. They said any of workers might choose not to work, but they didn't mention about payment. Most of the stores remain opened and are still selling take away coffee and fresh bakery (sandwiches etc). I told my managers that we must stop selling nonessential take-ways and close, but they said "it is every workers" own decision. One of the assistant manager wrote to me as saying "we don't care your opinion, keep your decision yourself and shut-up" | Luke Johnson | Yes | Food and drink | |
430 | 3/25/2020 23:14:24 | The Deli Group | Good | UK | Pledged that no employee will lose their job or a penny in wages as a result. Full pay whether working, isolating, sick or furloughed. | Their Facebook page | I’m a part time driver for the business and was worried about wha would happen if I had to take time off to self-isolate or care for elderly parents. Our bosses have promised none of us will lose our in any way, even before the Gov support was announced. | Food and drink | |
431 | 3/25/2020 23:18:42 | University of Oxford | Good | UK | Museums, gardens etc - staff sent home on full pay. Office staff who can are WFH; clearly indicated by management: if childcare, IT issues, etc impact work there won't be any penalty. Covid-19 related illness not to count for sickness records. Temps to be paid until the end of contracts; new starters with contracts to be given WFH tasks wherever possible, paid as if working properly anyway. (New starts/contracts after end of June excluded at this time.) "Accept that your family need you and you may have to prioritise them over work, many of us will be in the same boat; your pay will not be affected." | University of Oxford and independent colleges | Staff member. https://hr.web.ox.ac.uk/node/1033701/#tab-1917766 | Education | |
432 | 3/25/2020 23:35:45 | Demipower t/a KFC | Bad | UK | E mail today saying they were looking into the Employee Retention Scheme | Demipower | private e mail | yes mine | Hospitality |
433 | 3/25/2020 23:45:24 | TGI Fridays | Good | UK | Full pay for workers based on their average weekly hours while the business is closed | Myself (I am an employee) | From myself | Hospitality | |
434 | 3/25/2020 23:45:49 | University of essex | Good | UK | Full sick pay that does not count towards sickness record if in isolation for 2 weeks. If disease not contracted in first period of sickness and another period occurs, sickness not recorded officially on sickness record if linked to covid-19. Staff encouraged to work from home if non essential. Essential staff shielded from contact with other staff members with very liberal working hours and patterns to protect essential staff workforce | Education | |||
435 | 3/25/2020 23:50:06 | The Works | Good | UK | All stores closed, paying contracted hours for all members of staff. | Dean Hoyle | All staff received an email informing us of this. | Retail | |
436 | 3/25/2020 23:51:49 | Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) | Good | Global | CEO sent employees to work from home the 13th in all EU and US. Employees not able to work from home receive full salary, even temporals and contractors. People working from home will also receive a small extra for the extra expenses of working from there. Frequent communication with tips to make the lockdown easier. Lockdown has been extended until April 30, but will be reviewed as the situation evolves. | Employee | Yes, me | Technology | |
437 | 3/26/2020 0:00:57 | Balgores property group | Good | UK | All non essential staff sent home a week and a half before lockdown announcements for safety. Measures put in place to avoid contact with the public (estate agent so viewings done via video etc) and offering free financial advice to people. | Estate Agent | |||
438 | 3/26/2020 0:09:37 | GAME | Bad | UK | They only shut end of day Monday 23rd March. Attempted to stay open and do trade ins and avoid cash transactions til then. Tuesday saw staff packing all their stock up by end of day to ship down to head office. | Frasers Group (Mike Ashley) , OpCapita | www.Google.com | Yes | Retail |
439 | 3/26/2020 0:28:49 | DHL Supply Chain | Bad | Global | Sent home, no letters, no information, all staff including management left in the dark. | Dont know if they will fulfill contractual obligations or put on furlough. Cant support or work in supermarkets as unsure if doing so will effect furlough. Closed all payroll lines, basically everyone is in the dark. State to contact line manager but line manager is unaware also. | Delivery/transport | ||
440 | 3/26/2020 0:28:54 | Leon Restaurant | Good | UK | Very good | Food and drink | |||
441 | 3/26/2020 0:30:45 | Sainsbury's | Bad | UK | Argos. Have closed Argos stores as a result of government order, but all argos stores located inside a sainsbury's remain open despite not being essential. Also failing to provide hygiene equipment or ppe. Profits before People | Sainsbury's | I am a manager of an argos store | Myself, see above | General Retailer |
442 | 3/26/2020 0:35:35 | Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) | Good | Global | UK office staff encouraged to work from home far in advance of official government measures. Regular support offered, including digital life coaching sessions. Global offices follow local government advice at very least. Minimal/no lay offs (as far as I'm aware), contracted sick pay honoured. Suspended youth volunteering placements to protect vulnerable communities with poor healthcare services from transmission. Withdraw other at-risk placements, but uphold placements in less-affected areas (i.e. volunteers are safer where they are). | Yes – UK employee | Charity | ||
443 | 3/26/2020 0:35:56 | SnackWallah (Newcastle Upon Tyne) | Good | UK | Before any government grant announcements said ... (1) Employees who are sick of need to self-isolate for other reasons will get full sick pay (2) Despite closure, employees will get paid and retain their jobs as long as long as there is money in the bank account to pay them. | Family owned by Rachel & Ravi Cabral | I work for them | I work for them | Food and drink |
444 | 3/26/2020 0:40:11 | AXA UK | Good | UK | Immediate action to get all staff capable to work from home and huge investment in buying on capacity to expand to as many workers as possible. Social distancing in place across all locations and anti viral hand gel dispensers installed. Full sick pay for anyone who needs it and additional parental leave for those with children out of school. Great support for highly vulnerable staff. Offer to pay for cans to the office for anyone who uses public transport and clear priority given to staff wellbeing. | AXA Global | Employee | Yes, very impressed by the speed and integrity of the response. | Financial |
445 | 3/26/2020 0:48:43 | ODEON | Good | UK | A couple mistakes, but no rash decisions unlike another cinema chain. It is clear that employees will get financial support during the shutdown. Just waiting on the government to give ODEON more details. | I am an employee | I am an employee | Entertainment | |
446 | 3/26/2020 0:56:01 | Smyth's Toys Superstores | Bad | UK | Kept all stores open until the very last minute on the 23rd. So far, no word in regards to the governments 80% fund. Strictly SSP for all employees at store level. Head Office employees work from home with full pay. | Tony Smyth | I work for Smyth's and will be completely bankrupt in 8 weeks if I'm stuck with just SSP. | Toys | |
447 | 3/26/2020 0:58:34 | Parcel2Go | Good | UK | All employees began working from home a few weeks before lock down, a guarantee of financial security, total transparency of finances from the top down. Complete flexibility for those people who needed it. Constant communication for help and support during this time. | Not sure, a bunch of share holders. | Im an employee | Yes, couldn't be happier with this response during these really scary times. | Delivery/transport |
448 | 3/26/2020 2:00:08 | McDonalds | Good | UK | McDonalds is now shut all across the UK as of 7PM 23rd March. Previously Shut dining areas to takeout/delivery only. | Mix between McDonalds company itsself and francisees. Not sure on who the CEO is. | I myself am a Crew Member for a francised restraunt. | Food and drink | |
449 | 3/26/2020 3:08:26 | Specsavers | Bad | UK | Forced 2 weeks off (using annual holidays), nothing about what will happen after 2 weeks. Talk of redundancies and staff asked to reduce hours, and shops closing. No mention of taking advantage of government schemes. | Franchises | Employees | Yes | Health |
450 | 3/26/2020 3:16:12 | Pizza Hut Delivery | Bad | UK | Pouches aren't cleaned, surfaces aren't regularly sanitised. Working with other staff in very close proximity, no information about closures, no paid sick leave. I have been told if we close by choice then workers won't get their 80% pay so we will stay open until we are forced to close | Food and drink | |||
451 | 3/26/2020 4:29:30 | Admiral | Good | Global | Work from home where possible. Company ordered 1000 extra laptops to maximize homeworkers. Full pay those who can and can't work from home. Office closed except for essential staff. IT and Facilities. | Admiral Group Plc | Yes | Financial | |
452 | 3/26/2020 4:58:41 | All Birds | Good | Global | Closed their stores, staff on full pay and benefits. Also donated free pairs of shoes to US and NHS healthcare workers | Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger. | Retail (fashion) | ||
453 | 3/26/2020 5:13:33 | Zego | Good | Global | Offered free insurance to any customers who get ill and can’t work. Allowed taxi drivers to downgrade their insurance while they weren’t working to save money. Put taxi fleets in touch with delivery companies to ensure their workforce still had work to do. All staff working from home. shipped people monitors, chairs, whatever they needed to make it work. Extra consideration given to parents who are balancing childcare and work. | VC funded | The response from leadership team here has been swift and encouraging. The focus has on people whether it’s customers or staff, and it’s great to know that we will get through this knowing we helped others do the same. | Financial | |
454 | 3/26/2020 6:13:45 | Sky | Good | UK | I'm not sure about their support for employees, but I know they have put their prices up during this very difficult time, which I think is disgraceful. Our Sky internet has now gone up £3.50 a month, and Boxsets £2.50. Insensitive time to put prices up I think | I have a letter from them I can send to you, just let me know how: gemmafpp@gmail.com | ISP and TV | ||
455 | 3/26/2020 6:29:11 | Ineos | Good | Global | Manufacturing hand sanitiser and supplying NHS for free | Jim Ratcliffe | Widely reported eg The Guradian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/uk-chemicals-firm-plans-to-build-two-hand-sanitiser-factories-in-10-days | Chemicals industry | |
456 | 3/26/2020 6:42:04 | A M Norris LTD | Bad | UK | Removed hand towels from the office. people off with 0 pay if shielding, SSP if they have symptoms. Finally furloughed some workers 25.03.2020 once more than 30 plumbers had to stop because their new build sites were closed. | Alan Norris | Worker | Yes | Plumbing New Build |
457 | 3/26/2020 7:06:50 | University of Salford | Bad | UK | As a student, contrary to existing submission. Deadlines remain, tutors aren't contactable, lack of communication about alternatives e.g. zoom / teams. Submissions still required for lectures that have been cancelled. Still charging full fees despite reduced service. | Student | Education | ||
458 | 3/26/2020 7:28:54 | G&A Barnie Group Ltd | Bad | UK | While the company does operate in some sectors classed as essential (NHS, police maintenance work), this is not applicable to the majority of the office staff. Initially would only let people work from home if they had a good reason (medical), still requiring many non-essential people to work 3 days after lockdown despite having capability to work from home, complete lack of information from management, MD undertaking several hundred mile trips days after lockdown for non-essential reasons. | Alex & Gordon Barnie | Internal emails, employee reports | Mechanical/Electrical Contracting/Maintenance | |
459 | 3/26/2020 7:32:04 | Smile education | Bad | UK | Staff expected to work, told there will be no pay for self isolation. Placing vulnerable people in schools with no provisions against transmission. | Education | |||
460 | 3/26/2020 7:44:51 | Zoopla | Good | UK | Trialled working from home, and then sent everyone to work from home | Silverlake | I work for them | Housing | |
461 | 3/26/2020 7:47:47 | Oasys Technologies Ltd | Bad | Global | None until 25th March, when half the staff where furlonged. Lots of worried staff | Elliot James Lamb | Manufactoring | ||
462 | 3/26/2020 8:11:55 | British Airways | Bad | UK | Pilots - 4 weeks unpaid over April & May. Crew - Continue to go into work, no support. Ground staff/agents - risk of redundancies | Employee direct (me) | Yes | Hospitality | |
463 | 3/26/2020 8:13:39 | Lifesearch | Good | Global | All staff sent home to work from home since 12th March | Tom Baigrie | I work there | They've been amazing with their staff, we also are not putting any unnecessary strain on gp surgeries by stopping all communication with them for the time being | Financial |
464 | 3/26/2020 8:15:21 | Marks and Spencers | Bad | Global | I work in one of the warehouses in the UK. Been told that slippers and pyjamas are apparently essentials. So have to continue working. The warehouse doesn't deal with food or drink or other absolutely essential items. | Derbyshire Telegraph (14:29, 25 MAR 2020) | Being made to go into work because management deem it necessary the people get clothes, perfume, ect. The warehouse doesn't deal with food and other items that should be neseccary. | Warehouse distributing clothing, some beauty but no food/ medication/ ect. | |
465 | 3/26/2020 8:22:02 | MKM building supplies | Bad | UK | Forcing staff to go in to work | Post on their Facebook account | Other builders merchants closed just money grabbers | Builders merchant | |
466 | 3/26/2020 8:35:53 | B&M | Bad | UK | no social distancing, hand sanitizer was put away for staff to buy if wanted. no crowd control and no limit to purchases. how you are treated instore depends on your manager | Simon Arora | work there | yes | bargain store |
467 | 3/26/2020 8:43:36 | Barclays | Bad | Global | No resilience to let call center staff work from home , trying to get as many staff into the office as possible with free food , childcare vouchers , and triple paid over time, causing huge amounts of staff to get sick and leaving the ones left to deal with the mess. Getting testing kits delivered asap so staff can be tested and bought back into work as quickly as possible, to help clear the over 6 hour long queues, business as usual for those left in work. Branches slightly reduced hours but business as usual . | Jes Staley | Member if staff | Yes | Financial |
468 | 3/26/2020 8:44:58 | Conwy County Borough Council | Good | County | Excellent | LA | RAG rated staff for risk, excellent HR advice and support from colleagues and management | Social care | |
469 | 3/26/2020 8:46:06 | British Red Cross | Good | Global | Full pay, regular phone calls to check up and update on strategy | The British Red Cross | Very well handled | Charity | |
470 | 3/26/2020 8:59:02 | URBAN OUTFITTERS | Good | Global | At least 2 Weeks off paid starting 15th March, one of the first retail stores to do so | Dick Hayne | In store email but also many news sources covered it. CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/15/business/retailers-nike-store-closures-coronavirus/index.html | I'm a current employee at UO, we were one of the first to shut, 2 weeks off paid from the 15th March. We have been told to follow government advice, likely we will get the 80% government support pay. I've couldn't ask for more from my employee. | Retail (fashion) |
471 | 3/26/2020 9:00:02 | Serco | Bad | UK | MANAGEMENT AND HR HAVE BEEN SLUGGISH AND SLOW TO RESPOND TO GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE. BULLYING VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THEIR STAFF, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN, DIABETICS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM HEART CONDITIONS INTO COMING INTO THE OFFICE VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT. MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM WERE LONG AGO ALLOWED TO WORK FROM HOME, HOWEVER WHEN QUIZZED ON PLANNED FUTURE STEPS AND PLANS ON THEIR BUSINESS CONTINGENTCY PLANS BY STAFF THEY ARE UNABLE TO OFFER CLEAR ANSWERS, LET ALONE ATTEMPT TO DISPELL FEARS AND CONCERNS. | - | My partner - Current employee | Yes | Govt contracts |
472 | 3/26/2020 9:12:23 | Salesforce | Good | Global | All employees were asked to WFH way before the government lockdown. We can also expense our home office equipments (i.e monitors, chairs, headphones, etc.) for up to $400, approx £330. Everyone are getting paid normal as usual. | Marc Benioff | I work at Salesforce | IT | |
473 | 3/26/2020 9:21:20 | Glancy Nichols | Bad | UK | Asking employees to opt out of pension autoenrollment, not allowing wfh until last possible moment in spite of it being possible. | Mr glancy and Mr nichols | None - all verval | Yes | Architecture |
474 | 3/26/2020 9:41:56 | Primark | Bad | UK | Staff were not told about closure until day of. We will be given 2 weeks pay (contracted hours) then "reviewed" with the mention of using holidays | Associated British Foods | Primark employee, @conorknoyle on Instagram | Retail (fashion) | |
475 | 3/26/2020 9:50:28 | Dominos Pizza (MSG) | Bad | Global | Refused to close their stores, put sub-par measures into place and did not ensure the safety of their workers. High risk of transmission in both the stores and to the general public. Managers argued for the stores to close and were shut down and ignored by upper management, stating that if you are afraid to work, you would be put on unpaid leave. | I am a manager in one of the stores. | Food and drink | ||
476 | 3/26/2020 9:56:42 | Norbord | Bad | Global | No social distancing possible and the local mill, which makes board for building construction, is staying open indefinitely. The current Covid-19 statement on their web site https://www.norbord.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Communication.pdf only refers to the impact on customers if there is a "chronic outbreak within one of our mills" so in other words they will only close a mill *after* a lot of employees are infected. | Norbord Europe Ltd | Manufacturing | ||
477 | 3/26/2020 10:00:20 | Brabantia | Bad | Global | Still keeping warehouses open. Not offering furlough. | Tijn Van Elderen | Still keeping warehouses open. | manufactures items for the home | |
478 | 3/26/2020 10:04:20 | Stevensons Schoolwear | Bad | UK | Sent home on Thursday 19th 24 hours before Chancellors 80% announcement with no pay for the initial 4 week minimum period that they are closing. No word since. | Stevenson’s Family. | Friends with employees | Above description was straight from mouth of a worker. | School Uniform |
479 | 3/26/2020 10:08:58 | Sitel | Bad | Global | Come in to work in a call center providing customer service for shops that are closed including John Lewis. No social distancing no nothing. | PLC | My wife works for them and she has refused to go into a crowded workspace for non essential work. They are currently threatening her with AWOL proceedings. | Outsourcing | |
480 | 3/26/2020 10:09:00 | Wickes | Bad | UK | Home delivery crews still working after lockdown, 2 men in each truck in close proximity with crews swapping drivers and mates each day told to go into strangers houses to deliver Kitchens and Bathrooms, sometimes even a kitchen cupboard handle. No sick pay plan offered apart from SSP, no social distancing in offices, ignoring all government advice apart from offering out hand sanitiser and anti bac wipes. | Workers | Delivery/transport | ||
481 | 3/26/2020 10:10:46 | Hospiscare Shops | Good | UK | Excellent. We all got sent home as this all kicked off | Hospiscare is a small Devon based Charity in the UK | Hospiscare.co.uk | Yep Me. Even though I do not work directly with the public I have been sent home paid to social distance. Shops closed the day before I got sent home. | Charity |
482 | 3/26/2020 10:11:28 | Domino's | Bad | UK | Minimum wage for drivers/in-store, only closed collections from 23/03/20. Cashless from 25/03/20. Contactless remains optional; not manditory. Many employees who have had to self-isolate for safety (preconditions/pregnancy/age) have been refused SSP; despite government saying they would be elligible. Only putting forward protections for upper management. | MSG | Internal | Yes | Food and drink |
483 | 3/26/2020 10:24:17 | Haven | Bad | UK | Before the Ban on caravan parks they told furloughed staff that if they wanted paying they must quit the company and Claim UC since the ban they've promised to pay Full contracted hours till April 16th | Bourne Leisure | I work for them | I work for them | Hospitality |
484 | 3/26/2020 10:24:30 | WSP | Bad | Global | All UK workers salary reduced for the next 3 months minimum | Consultancy | |||
485 | 3/26/2020 10:36:51 | DuPont Teijin Films | Good | Global | Non essential and high risk staff banned from sites, medical orders prioritised, if workers feel unsafe work stops immediately and solutions found. Daily meetings regarding the situation. Workers health and safety highlighted regularly. | DuPont | Employee | Yes | Manufacturing |
486 | 3/26/2020 10:41:04 | Euro Car Parts | Bad | UK | Non existent. Vulnerable workers told to work or claim SSP (can’t use annual leave) so a lot of people can’t afford to take the recommended 12 weeks off. Only SSP for those self isolating which leaves other workers at risk. Retail shops all open for Joe Public even after ‘lockdown’ and we were told not to turn them away. | LKQ | Staff member | Retail | |
487 | 3/26/2020 10:48:03 | MarketFinance | Good | UK | All fully paid working from home since 16th March. You could have done so sooner if you wished as well. Any hardware needed was sent to everyone’s home. Regular video conferencing to receive updates. | Anil Stocker | Employee | Fantastic response. Setup a dedicated COVID-19 contact to help with concerns/queries and a hotline (3rd party) to call (includes employees and their families) with any worries (e.g mental health, financial difficulties, etc). | Financial |
488 | 3/26/2020 11:01:35 | Hard Rock Cafe | Good | Global | Daily meetings and protocols for the safety of the public and staff members. Full sick pay from day 1. No questions asked paid leave for those needing to isolate before it was mandatory. Offers for cross training and more hours in different sectors of the company for those losing hours. Full pay now that they're closed. Support from management. | Employee | Yes | Food and drink | |
489 | 3/26/2020 11:09:09 | Renishaw PLC | Bad | UK based company with site in multiple other countries | Initially following gov guidelines about hand washing and self isolation etc. Offering full pay for 14 days of isolation. Additionally asking for people to use their holiday for any other isolation. Not encouraging people with suspected contact to isolation. Encouraging unnecessary overtime on weekend before lockdown enforcement. Closed sites as response lockdown with a plan to reopen the following Monday to work on their "essential products", although staff are still at work shipping orders to customers. They have offered to make components for ventilators but they seem to be prioritising their own non-essential products. Communication about this crisis has been extremely slow and often not clear. | Public limited company | Employee | Engineering | |
490 | 3/26/2020 11:14:15 | Water+ | Bad | UK | Forcing employees to go into call centres and continue work for non-essential work. No sick pay for people who have been there less than a year. | Andy Hughes | Financial | ||
491 | 3/26/2020 11:15:51 | Mills & Reeve | Good | UK | All staff told to work from home. Everyone given a £50 expenses budget to purchase essential equipment needed. Regular information and updates from leadership. A lot of communication around wellbeing. | Legal | |||
492 | 3/26/2020 11:25:02 | Hotel Football | Good | UK | Shut hotels, no lay-offs, salaries paid, NHS staff stay free | Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, others | Hospitality | ||
493 | 3/26/2020 11:28:58 | Leeds Building Society | Bad | UK | Some people get to work from home, the rest have to suffer at the office and brave public transport. | Employee | Some of my colleagues are allowed the luxury of working from home but I'm not. I have to take public transport to get in too - they don't care! Listening to people bitch about mortgage rates at a call centre is deemed 'essential services'! | Financial | |
494 | 3/26/2020 11:29:13 | dominos pizza | Bad | Global | Staff being forced to work, even if showing symptoms. | member of staff | Food and drink | ||
495 | 3/26/2020 11:36:26 | NCC Group | Good | Global | Almost all workers are working from home. Staff being paid no deductions etc on offer | Friend who works there | Computer Services | ||
496 | 3/26/2020 11:38:05 | Halfords Retail/Tredz | Bad | UK | Mixed, mostly bad. | Halfords | Two PDF files received from management can forward via email if required. Email omghats@protonmail.com | 18/3/20. Stores told to print out A4 poster to stick on door to inform public of social distancing 2m etc. And clean high contact areas, handrails/lift buttons/doors every 4 hrs. Great except we have limited staffing in stores AND not been able to get full cleaning supplies for 3months. No hand sanitizer, paper hand towels, limited amount of cleaning roll. Eventually told £50 cash per store budget to get supplies from else where. On news of Gov lockdown on 23/3/20. Staff were originally told of 3weeks full pay for contracted Hours reviewed in 3week. Within 12hrs this was over turned, and choice to reopen some stores in limited function with 48hrs was published on the website first before informing employees. More details would follow. Now those staff who are on on the vunerable list are told to stay Home on full pay, all other staff are expected to work. If staff decline to return to work it is classed as a unauthorized absence, unless there is a vunerable family members, at which you'll get only SSP for 3 weeks then be reviewed. | Retail/with services provided. |
497 | 3/26/2020 11:40:35 | SAP | Good | Global | As of 14th March all employees are advised to work from home if possible. UK offices were closed on 20th March. Employees are still being paid and "extended SAP family" (catering, facilities, cleaning) will continue to be paid. | Internal emails | IT | ||
498 | 3/26/2020 11:44:13 | Manchester Central Convention Complex | Bad | UK | 16/03/2020 Zero hour employees arrived to start shift only to be sent home for the foreseeable future with no pay except any outstanding holiday pay that had been accrued. | Manchester Council | Staff left to fend for themselves with no access to any financial support | Hospitality | |
499 | 3/26/2020 11:45:10 | WHSmith | Bad | Global | They have now closed most stores, with only PO stores remaining open (I believe) | Worker. Also @WHSmith and @WHS_Carpet on Twitter | No direct contact from company, found out from Twitter Statement and @WHS_Carpet leaks | Retail | |
500 | 3/26/2020 11:54:48 | Whitbread (Premier Inn and restaurants) | Good | Global | 100% of full pay (contracted hours) for all staff during 3 week lockdown. | Whitbread | I'm an employee, at home on full pay | Yes | Hospitality |
501 | 3/26/2020 12:00:13 | Wilko | Good | UK | Staff needing to isolate for 2 weeks will receive full pay, and it will not be counted as a period of absence as it will be classed as an extenuating circumstance. The absence policy will still apply to all other separate occasions of absence | Retail (fashion) | |||
502 | 3/26/2020 12:02:04 | TGA MOBILITY | Bad | UK | Lax, cleaning products only purchased after staff 'noise' social distancing not enforced, finger print machine in use until 24/03 showroom open to public | 1 man | current employee | boss making out we are KEY WORKERS despite the fact we aren't supporting anyone (no meds, masks or aids here, only scooters and chairs) , some staff sent on furlough, the rest of us are here staring at the ceiling and sweeping the floor until we get sick (SSP) cheaper for the boss. | mobility |
503 | 3/26/2020 12:06:32 | Freight forwarder (office based) | Bad | UK | Zero support. No discussion about how the virus is/can affect us. No social distancing. | Nigel and Vicky Sutton | Employee | Ns shipping liverpool Our directors have made no attempt to allow us to work from home even though all our industry (logistics - office based) are on lock down and working from home. Other freight forwards and shipping lines have made provisions to keep their employees safe by allowing them to work from home. Every single person in our office of 14 people can work from home as our job is working online and speaking to clients on the telephone. No social distancing at all! The office is small and we are still having to handle files and paperwork between us! Some people use public transport to get to the office. People leave the office to go to lunch aswell The directors have no regard for our health. 3 people have called in sick with symptoms (one elderly man)or after being in contact with someone with the Virus and everyone is still being told to work from the office!! We are all afraid that we may have the virus and could be passing it on Surely this is criminally negligent on the companies part??? Totally immoral and irresponsible | Delivery/transport |
504 | 3/26/2020 12:11:16 | BT | Good | UK | There are two entries for BT row 205 and row 85. My personal experience from working there says that row 85 is the most accurate. I’ve been told that I should work from home and that if I were to get sick then I would be paid for up to 6 months. | Telecoms | |||
505 | 3/26/2020 12:22:20 | Five Guys U.K. | Good | UK | All staff kept on under governments Coronavirus retention scheme. Some stores around the UK remain open for delivery only, offering free burgers and fries to NHS staff. All staff given the option to staff delivery or stay home as a furloughed worker. If a store doesn’t have enough staff to operate it, it won’t open. Also giving daily updates to all employees via an internal staff app. | John Eckbert | I work there | They have kept us well informed and supported, and consistently stress that looking after their staff is their priority. | Food and drink |
506 | 3/26/2020 12:36:21 | Typhoon International | Bad | UK | Manager won't permit users to go home in at risk groups. Citing no sick pay. Claim they are Key Workers because they make military wet suits. | Clothing Factory | |||
507 | 3/26/2020 12:41:11 | NatWest | Good | UK | Full pay for employees over the next six months if they need to self-isolate due to themselves or household members having symptoms, or if they are in a high-risk category. Made home working as widely available as possible. Limited branch opening times (where staff are key workers) and restricted customer numbers in branches to enable social distancing. | Internal communication | Yes- I am a member of staff | Financial | |
508 | 3/26/2020 12:42:25 | Starbucks (Co-Op Franchise) | Good | UK | Closed all stores, providing at least 6 weeks of full pay and opportunities to work in retail stores for overtime pay. | Southern Co-Operative | Yep, I work there! | Food and drink | |
509 | 3/26/2020 12:44:23 | Transferwise | Good | Global | Closed our office from the 12th March and allowed everyone to work from home. Have offered additional money to buy desk/chair to work from if required. | Kristo Käärmann | I work in our London office | Overall they have been very supportive and concerned for their staff | Financial |
510 | 3/26/2020 12:44:45 | The Access Group | Good | UK | Almost all employees working remotely. Sick pay. WFH guides and information updated regularly. Employee assistance programme. | Chris Bayne | I work at Access | IT | |
511 | 3/26/2020 12:45:21 | bet365 | Good | Global | All employees capable of home working are doing so. Employees who can't work remote are either not working or working alternate weeks to reduce capacity and allow for isolation. Any employees not working either through self quarantine or because their role has been suspended are on full pay. | Coates' Family | Worker | Gambling | |
512 | 3/26/2020 12:50:30 | Berkley Homes | Bad | UK | Construction on multi-million pound flats (Development) continues while most major property developers have elected to close building sites to protect their staff and families. Also marketing suites remain open at some sites against government regulations ( estate agents offices are closed) | Shareholders | Personal experience- London Dock marketing suite is open (at the request of the manager of the site) and being staffed by an employee who lives locally but is also within their initial probation period of employment | Property development | |
513 | 3/26/2020 12:52:23 | Buffalo Fundraising Consultants | Good | UK | Set up working from home before required to do so for all staff, focus on keeping staff employed | Buffalo Fundraising Consultants | Partner works there | Fundraising | |
514 | 3/26/2020 12:52:35 | odeon | Good | UK | First cinema to close still paying staff | AMC | Cinema | ||
515 | 3/26/2020 12:55:20 | Exis Technologies | Good | UK | * All staff working from home * All staff guaranteed full pay in the event they become sick with the virus * All staff allowed flexible working to accommodate isolation, childcare, etc. | National Cargo Bureau | Employee | Software | |
516 | 3/26/2020 13:01:56 | AXA | Bad | Global | Initially asked all employees what their capability from working from home was such as desktop or laptops 6 weeks in advance. all people who had the ability to work from home are off paid and however, these are people who already had company laptops. employees consider not high-risk even if they live with someone high risk, who don’t have the company provided laptops still asked to go into the office or they would have to take the pay off their holiday or unpaid leave. High risk stuff were only recently told they would be paid up to a certain point depending on length of service | Unknown | I work there | The work being undertaken in the office is seen as essential but Personal Injury Staff and Credit Hire staff provided with laptops before high risk staff. Companies profits before people as this area of business reduce their profit margins. | Financial |
517 | 3/26/2020 13:02:26 | On The Beach | Good | UK | Allowed us to WFH early, mental health daily check ins, no need for "work logging" or proof of doing work. No redundancies as of yet. | On The Beach (independent) | I dont understand | Listed under "reaction" answer. | Travel/Package Holidays |
518 | 3/26/2020 13:07:16 | Nationwide Building Society | Bad | UK | Good: we are all paid in full no matter what. Bad: no PPE (sanitizer, masks, gloves) at all for staff on the front line. Some of those classed as vulnerable still forced to come in and work on the front line with 100s of customers (Nationwide HR has it's own list of vulnerable conditions and is ignoring the gov one). Not possible to follow social distancing measures with customers or other staff due to building size/set up and company protocols. Some people are being told to use holidays instead of sick pay if isolating. | Yes. What the "official communications" say all sound brilliant. But the reality in the front line is completely different. | Financial | ||
519 | 3/26/2020 13:34:00 | Pret A Manger | Good | UK | All employees placed on furlough with full contracted hours paid. Expected to last to end of April. Daily updates from the company, and full communication between managers and staff. | I'm a current employee | I feel like the company is treating us well, and informing us regularly of any changes. | Food and drink | |
520 | 3/26/2020 13:41:20 | Hobbycraft | Good | UK | "Hobbycraft have decided that as of 24th March 2020 we will pay all Colleagues who are directly affected due to the COVID-19 Crisis full pay for up to 4 weeks. Meaning we will top-up the 20% extra not paid through the Government scheme." Email sent to staff on the 25th March. Not provided with enough hand sanitiser or gloves before they closed on 23rd March. Older member of staff was able to self isolate, unsure if unpaid before 24th March. | Email to staff | Yes | Retail (Crafts) | |
521 | 3/26/2020 13:51:39 | Gordon Ramsey | Bad | Global | Gordon Ramsey has laid off 500 staff. One of his chefs called him 'a little piece of shit' for doing so. Ramsey is worth £140 million. Another rich man who won't dip into his pockets to support his staff | Gordon Ramsey | Gordon Ramsey has laid off 500 staff. One of his chefs called him 'a little piece of shit' for doing so. Ramsey is worth £140 million. Another rich man who won't dip into his pockets to support his staff | Food and drink | |
522 | 3/26/2020 13:58:43 | Poundstretcher | Bad | UK | No paid sick leave, minimal H&S guidance given to employees | Aziz Tayub | Yes | Food and drink | |
523 | 3/26/2020 14:04:18 | MyersGroup | Bad | UK | Cancelled 80% sick pay benefit first sign of pandemic. Workers for all companies in group told to come in even if retail stores forced to close. Lack of hot water and cleaning products at various sites. | James & Katy Berry | Didn't send a paper trail. | Building Supplies and merchants | |
524 | 3/26/2020 14:05:28 | Good | UK | Stepped in to help sacked employees who had been made homeless (by Coylumbridge Hotel, Britania Hotel chain). Offer the employees access to their staff accommodation at the nearby Macdonald Aviemore Resort to ensure they wouldn't be put out on the street. | Hospitality | ||||
525 | 3/26/2020 15:16:42 | Monzo | Good | UK | Before government announcement: entire company given option to work from home, equipment couriered (laptops, screens, office chairs, etc.), full paid sick leave for anyone isolating, additional support for people with caring responsibilities. After government announcement: all of the above plus additional mental health support, mandatory working from home, contact for anyone feeling lonely or isolated, additional support for parents and carers. | Employee | Yes | Financial | |
526 | 3/26/2020 14:32:26 | Milk and more | Bad | UK | No communication of what were to do or future plans. Customers being lied to that milkmen are to wash their hands after every delivery yet only given 200 wipes for the entire pandemic (over 200 drops per night) All that's been mentioned is sales are too good to close down even though the staff could spread this virus to upwards of 650 families per depot due to no cleaning products | Theo Muller | Employee | Delivery/transport | |
527 | 3/26/2020 15:18:07 | Wren Kitchens | Bad | UK | Have started mass sackings of staff in response to the virus as part of cost saving | Malcolm Healey | Manufacturing and retail | ||
528 | 3/26/2020 15:34:03 | Capita | Good | Global | Upper management and ceo just wanted to stay open and twisted the status of key worker to involve us... Individual managers and lower level management were all amazing and beyond supportive and did whatever they could to make us feel safe and financially secure. The company tried to say that we as sales assistants were essential staff and didn't close the office until much later than other places. | I work here. | Yes | Telecoms | |
529 | 3/26/2020 15:31:17 | Cyber-Duck | Good | UK based digital agency with clients worldwide | All staff equipped to work from home at first sign of risk, long before lockdown. Employees immediately discouraged from unnecessary journeys in and out of work. Extra support offered to staff if any household shortages/issues befell them. | I work here, it's been an excellent response. Very comforting and genuinely respectable. | Digital and Creative | ||
530 | 3/26/2020 15:45:34 | Wilko | Good | UK | Update: Wilko offering full pay to sick staff. | No. | Retail | ||
531 | 3/26/2020 16:12:56 | MITIE Waste and Environmental | Good | UK | All office based staff told to work from home. On site operatives are being furloughed on 80% or re-deployed elsewhere. | MITIE | Waste Services | ||
532 | 3/26/2020 16:14:41 | Carphone Warhouse | Bad | Not sure | Recieved an outbound, unasked for, sales call from a call centre today (could hear in background that wasn't from home). Tweeted and was told "our contact centres remain open, with colleagues working from home where possible, to support our customers." I understand the need for support for mobiles, but sales calls are not an essential service. | Call and tweet: https://twitter.com/CPWTweets/status/1243202635827724288 | Retail (tech) | ||
533 | 3/26/2020 16:16:35 | Pho | Good | UK | The information in your current document for line 149 Pho Restaurant is factually incorrect. We had to make the difficult decision to let go some of our employees given the government’s advice to the public to stop going to restaurants. We did this by phone call or in person to every single employee instead of sending one mass email. As such, because it was personal phone calls, it took a bit longer to get to everyone and the word started moving through the internal wires - some staff started to heart ‘whispers’ before they received their own call. We did what we thought was the best thing at a very difficult time - to speak to every single individual and explain the situation. We also offered each employee full paid notice in lieu. An email was sent to all employees who we let go at the end of the day to follow up on what was said in person or on the phone with more info and support on what to do next. Also on this day we issued an email and social media post to let customers know that we would have to shut our doors to eat-in dining but would continue to offer takeaway and delivery. The content of that email / social media did not mention anything about our staff - it was simply a notification of change in hours and offering for the time being. Staff were absolutely not notified of any internal communications or procedures via social media. Lastly, in light of the government’s support for businesses like Pho, we have hired back every single person who was let go - they are still on our books and we will apply for the government grant money for them. | Internal within the company - marketing director | Hospitality | ||
534 | 3/26/2020 17:01:05 | 9 Group | Good | UK | Had all staff working from home where at all possible even before it became the Government's policy. | Employee | Yes | Telecommunications | |
535 | 3/26/2020 16:21:00 | Lush | Bad | UK | Only using 80% from government to pay employees and not paying the 20% difference - despite still making online sales profits (selling soap during pandemic = £). | Constantine Family | Partner and many friends work there + Im an ex-employee. Posted on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LushCosmetics/comments/fp9404/lush_uk_staff_pay/ | Can also send the letter lush have sent to employees stating this, also google mark constantine rich list (increased by 200 places 2018 to 2019) | Retail (beauty) |
536 | 3/26/2020 17:04:57 | EuroGarages Ltd. | Bad | Global | Despite classifying employees as 'key workers', no change in basic practices to protect employees, and passively threatening employees if any action is independently taken: -Door remains open despite being able to serve through a night pay window -No limits to items being sold, encouraging panic/nonessential buying -Hours cut, and threatened with more cuts if any action is taken to protect staff -No protective PPE (gloves, masks) provided -No restrictions placed on payment (eg. card/contactless only) despite the risk of contaminated cash -No fair measures in place for eventuality of staff contracting coronavirus -Coffee machine still open despite questionable hygeine practices of those using it | EuroGarages/Esso/Spar/Starbucks | Employee | None available | Fuel services |
537 | 3/26/2020 17:07:20 | Dixon’s Carphone | Bad | UK | 2900 Carphone Warehouse staff laid off with the promise to rehire 40% of them as Currys PC World colleagues. Dixon’s Carphone attempted to register for ‘essential status’ from the UK Government and keep stores open during crisis as sales were booming, only closed doors when told to do so by government. | Alex Baldock | I work there. | I’m currently employed by Dixon’s Carphone (PC World of the Currys PC World franchise) | Tech retail |
538 | 3/26/2020 17:19:39 | GAME UK | Bad | UK | 80% from Government | Frasers Group | Was told regardless of gov advice to come in as stock needed to be returned, no time frame given at all but was told to keep our opinions off social media, stay at home means stay at home! Bright side stores are closed to general public but what if colleagues already have virus? | Retail (fashion) | |
539 | 3/26/2020 17:25:02 | Schuh | Good | UK | Full pay for all staff during the 1 month closedown. Suspension of website to enable warehouse staff to stay home. No redundancies. Company sickpay for any staff off with covid. | Yes | Retail (fashion) | ||
540 | 3/26/2020 17:25:53 | TransUnion UK | Good | Global | I was due to begin work with this employer on 23 March but was informed that I would start after a laptop could be provided to me so I could work from home. While waiting for this to be handled, I am on full pay with no restrictions. | TransUnion US | N/A | Yes | Information services company |
541 | 3/26/2020 17:28:33 | AutoTrader | Good | UK | Employees 100% working from home Customers given invoice holiday for April and special offers for car adverts. This should give car dealerships some breathing room, whilst car sales are down. | Auto Trader Group | Working from home, equipment given if needed, welfare calls to check how people are doing. | Automotive | |
542 | 3/26/2020 17:32:04 | John Lewis and Partners (warehousing/distribution) | Bad | UK | Hand sanitizer at entrance, distance markings on floor, limited free food and coffee machines. | John Lewis and Partners | Worker | Warehouse staff being kept at work fulfilling click and collect/online orders of cosmetics, fashion, home and electronics. These are being delivered into Waitrose stores for collection by the customers. Due to this partnership with Waitrose, warehouse staff are apparently 'key workers'. Blatant loophole to continue making sales. Some staff are sent in to Waitrose to help stock shelves but more often than not are unwanted and sent back to JL warehouse. Limited work so staff spend hours in groups talking and sharing air waiting for home time. | Retail |
543 | 3/26/2020 17:33:45 | Stagecoach | Bad | UK | Not refunding/pausing bus passes for customers who are self isolating, essentially encouraging infected people to continue to use the bus service, putting staff and passengers at risk | Publicly listed, majority shareholders are Brian Souter & Ann Gloag | Delivery/transport | ||
544 | 3/26/2020 17:44:31 | Autodesk | Good | Global | Canceled / postponed many large company events (and made non-canceled events optional) starting in late February. Limited business travel starting on March 8 (any travel requires VP approval). Asked all employees to start working from home on March 8. Provided additional $ subsidies to all employees to buy office equipment at home, even if they were not previously a home office worker. Worked with Zoom to explicitly get the OK to use our corporate subscription for personal reasons, eg. to keep in touch with family and friends. Went out of their way (including covering the cost) to relocate expatriate employees back to their home country if they felt safer there. | Public Company | I work there | Yes | Tech |
545 | 3/26/2020 17:58:31 | IBM | Good | Global | Allowed all employees to work from home and encouraged mental health and personal well-being to take focus, encouraging employees to think about themselves and their families first. Employees who absolutely have to come in to the office to perform their work are provided with gloves and hand sanitiser, but are told not to come in if they have any symptoms. | Employee | Technology | ||
546 | 3/26/2020 18:01:24 | Virgin Atlantic | Good | Global | Virgin staff voted for the provisions put in place regarding pay, so that all staff can keep their jobs. They have not been treated badly. Do some goddamn research | Richard Branson | Hospitality | ||
547 | 3/26/2020 18:03:16 | Skyscanner | Good | Global | All Staff told to work from home. Organising virtual social events, access to HeadSpace for Mental Health. | trip.com | Employee (Me) | Travel Industry | |
548 | 3/26/2020 18:08:08 | Heraeus Noblelight | Bad | Global | Forcing employees to work on non essential manufacture. Until Wednesday was still forcing them to work right next to each other. Sent employees a letter basically saying that they are exploiting the UK Government loopholes and therefore staying open...to make lamps for hair removal devices | My child works for them in Cambridge UK | Manufacturing | ||
549 | 3/26/2020 18:10:04 | Hungry Horse - Greene King | Good | UK | Board execs have dropped 30% of their salaries and the CEO has dropped 50% of his salary to furlough team and maintain 80% of their pay whilst closed. Provided good measures to keep team safe and donated food to local charities when pubs where closed | Yes | Hospitality | ||
550 | 3/26/2020 18:15:10 | SIG | Bad | Global | Anyone higher than a regional manager is currently in isolation, anyone lower is in branches and selling goods face to face with public. Hand sanitizer not present, sanitation products not present. Would not consider essential as many if not all competitors have closed. | Yes | construction | ||
551 | 3/26/2020 18:16:05 | Selco | Good | UK | Support for employees good. Closed stores and 3 weeks isolated full pay. | Grafton | Ex-Employee | No | construction |
552 | 3/26/2020 18:17:16 | Western Union Business Solutions | Good | Global | All staff provided with laptops / equipment to WFH. WFH for 50% of staff before the government recommended to do so, in order to maintain social distancing. Twice daily check ins, full occupational sick pay during illness / isolation. Fun activities over zoom and skype, extra breaks, check ins from sensors and generally very motivating and trying to keep up the morale. | im an employee | yes | Financial | |
553 | 3/26/2020 18:19:44 | B&M | Bad | UK | Retail (fashion) | ||||
554 | 3/26/2020 18:34:06 | Online Carpets | Bad | UK | Given Antibacterial wipes, and told to continue as normal. Can't achieve social distancing as some carpets are extremely heavy and can require 2 - 6 people to lift one carpet at a maximum length of 5 metres. Carpets are clearly not an essential item yet we are expected to carry on as normal with exception to not having to get signatures. However delivery is a one man van and we require assistance from customers at drops. | Wilson's Furnishings | I don't want to Incriminate myself and get fired | Delivery/transport | |
555 | 3/26/2020 18:43:58 | Elsevier | Good | Global | Fully migrated to WFH model. Hardened VPN infrastructure for home based employees. Empowered to work "flexi" to account for staff with kids at home. Set-up "mindlife" sessions to help employees struggling mentally with Isolation. Allowed people to take their office equipment home to facilitate home-work. | Publically Owned | Employee | Elsevier has been amazing; no lay-offs at all. Everyone has been supported in the transition to working from home and is given support from their bosses if they aren't working as solidly on deliverables, due to having to support kids at home. On top of this, all of our COVID-related published research is being made completely free to all online. | Publishing - Academic Research |
556 | 3/26/2020 18:47:04 | Waterstones | Good | UK | Paid in full | Elliott | Yes. Company policy published | Bookseller | |
557 | 3/26/2020 18:51:22 | Jaguar Land Rover | Good | Global | Most functions told you work from home until further notice. Full pay for employees who cannot work due to childcare duties. Plants shut down worldwide indefinitely. | Tata | Automotive | ||
558 | 3/26/2020 18:54:37 | Hostelling Scotland | Good | UK | Workers sent home kept on standby unti June 30th, live in staff allowed to stay in residence, 80% of pay provided. | Yes | Hospitality | ||
559 | 3/26/2020 19:03:46 | Gemporia | Bad | Global | Lack of social distancing and excess hygiene measures for a prolonged period of time. Focus on 'higher up' level staff working from home almost immediately, but little concern about 'lower members' of staff, their welfare or ability to safely change working style or working from home. Encouraged to use holiday rather than use SSP. Constant updates trying to make feel guilty by thinking of the 'social and emotional' needs of regular viewers. Constant sales pushing despite lower levels of staff. Completely non-essential retail business, absolutely no reason why it can't shut down like many other businesses during this time of global pandemic. | Steve Bennett | Retail (fashion) | ||
560 | 3/26/2020 19:04:12 | Jewellery Maker | Bad | Global | Lack of social distancing and excess hygiene measures for a prolonged period of time. Focus on 'higher up' level staff working from home almost immediately, but little concern about 'lower members' of staff, their welfare or ability to safely change working style or working from home. Encouraged to use holiday rather than use SSP. Constant updates trying to make feel guilty by thinking of the 'social and emotional' needs of regular viewers. Constant sales pushing despite lower levels of staff. Completely non-essential retail business, absolutely no reason why it can't shut down like many other businesses during this time of global pandemic. | Steve Bennett | Retail (fashion) | ||
561 | 3/26/2020 19:05:33 | PPG Architectural Coatings, Birstall & Batley UK LTD | Bad | UK | Refusing to shutdown and working as normal. Agency staff not given sick pay for self isolation. | Michael H McGarry | Worker Testimonial | First hand testimony from a warehouse technician at said company sector | Factory/wharehousing |
562 | 3/26/2020 19:18:45 | Interserve | Bad | Global | Paying employees on government contracts such as the DWP statutory sick pay if they need to self isolate during the crisis. Despite calls by the PCS union to pay its contracted workers along civil service lines (so as to minimise chances of putting civil servants at risk of infection by sick staff choosing to come in instead of take SSP). | Interserve Group LTD | Having approached Interserve myself I have been assured that I would only be paid SSP despite needing to self isolate due to being at risk of serious infection. I could not afford 12 weeks on SSP, and the DWP are telling their employees to self isolate for 12 weeks with full pay to avoid the crisis. Interserve, despite assuring the TUC they would follow this guidance, are not. The PCS has sent an email about this and they are in ongoing talks to with the civil service to have these guidelines applied to contracted workers. The idea being that contracted workers on SSP are likely to come into work if sick or vulnerable, instead of isolating, putting the civil servants at risk. | Government contract. | |
563 | 3/26/2020 19:23:02 | Next | Bad | UK | Brought forward mid-season sale. Will pay employees in full until April 11th, after which the 80% government cap. Encouraging employees to volunteer to continue to work in stores to support the online side of the business, offering a 20% increase in pay for those hours being worked - essentially asking employees to risk their safety for a non essential service in return for 20%. | I am an employee of the company. | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |
564 | 3/26/2020 19:28:38 | Twin Rivers Caravan Park (Foel, Welshpool, Wales) | Bad | UK | Dismissed, despite having just recieved all owners 12 month ground rent to pay for park up keep and staffing. | Anthony Ayre | Their communication to residents | Hospitality | |
565 | 3/26/2020 19:36:27 | Premier Housewares | Bad | Global | Only proactive action was provision of hand sanitizer - they required employees to reuse handtowels rather than purchase disposables. They resisted shutdown} against government orders, only shutting down after contact from local council, local MP and the media. Managers minimised the crisis "to stop panic", and continued bringing customers on premises. Owner of the company sent an email to staff advising to just boost immunity through food, and the media is going crazy. | Retail (homewares) | |||
566 | 3/26/2020 19:36:44 | Subway | Good | UK | Franchised so may vary per region, but London employees given full pay for 'at least 3 months'. | I work in one of the London Picadily branches and the owner of our shop is paying in full. We also had a delivery (all shops get a daily delivery of fresh goods) and were authorised by Subway to donate it all to food banks and homeless charities. | Food and drink | ||
567 | 3/26/2020 19:40:59 | Pinewood Studios | Bad | UK | Reception staff deemed 'essential' workers, despite the place being closed. No offer to work from home despite all work being over email and telephone. | Pinewood Group | None - I work there | Pinewood have refused to allow non-essential employees to work from home. I'm aware of receptionists in a CLOSED reception who have to come to work despite having no work. A full security staff is in place, and non-essential office admin workers are still there. The reason - "Laptops are expensive if we only need them for a few weeks". The owners want to brush it all under the carpet and refuse to listen to staff, who are now being pulled over by thre police on the way to/from work and questioned as to if their job is essential. | Film & TV |
568 | 3/26/2020 19:41:30 | Reckitt Benckiser | Bad | UK | Initially good, however quickly changed stance when things started getting more serious. | RB | Employee | confirmed cases have been suppressed by management who are all isolating themselves, factory workers are just left with no PPE. Agency staff are used to cover at risk positions. Everyone has been sent an email with attached letter detailing they are all key employees (the whole site) | Health |
569 | 3/26/2020 19:43:22 | Screwfix | Bad | UK | Extremely poor support from Screwfix, staff made to work, held hostage by a paycheck as the alternative is no pay. Reduced opening times are purely to cover isolation, not our h&s. Only those with symptoms or Covid-19 are looked after(ie pay). Parents with children who cannot get childcare are given the option of come to work or no pay. Worked with a heavily pregnant women who told me her manager said she could go home but with no pay. Currently working with someones who's partner has received a 12 week isolation letter and nothing is said or done by management, working with people who have illnesses and on medication. Screwfix are doing the absolute minimum in regards to staff. Staff are forced to move between stores to keep them open as long as possible. Still sold a lot of non essential products for over 2 days whilst they 'looked' at the website. It is impossible to stay 2 meters away from other employees in the warehouse, far too many staff members all crammed into an 8-4 shift, wont entertain reduced hours for full timers or management to help reduce traffic of staff(Must fulfill contracted hours). But don't worry, customers are still able to collect their tins of paint whilst keeping a 2 metre distance, we look absolutely fantastic from the outside.... | Kingfisher | Currently work there | Screwfix are a fantastic company which normally goes above and beyond during normal times. However this crisis has shown their ugly faces when they realised their profits will be affected. | "Essential" Hardware store |
570 | 3/26/2020 19:46:12 | Conair (BaByliss/Cuisinart | Good | UK | All UK staff set up to work from home from before lockdown order. Paid for courier service to deliver equipment to home address where necessary Office completely closed to all access shortly after Whilst warehouse is open, safeguarding processes in place. Constant communication with leadership. Pay for those in isolation/sick | Staff member | Retail - Beauty and Cookware | ||
571 | 3/26/2020 19:46:19 | AXA Insurance | Good | UK | Those able to Work from home can, those who have childcare issues full pay and those most vulnerable were sent home with full pay. | AXA | Employee | Submitted by Low Level Employee | Financial |
572 | 3/26/2020 19:54:41 | Skyscanner | Good | Global | Compulsory work from home as soon as the government said that it should be considered. Full pay for those sick. Have taken a family first approach, policy from management is look after your family and work when you can, just keep your team in the loop. | Ctrip group. | Yes, I am a worker. | Travel | |
573 | 3/26/2020 19:57:51 | Halfords | Good | UK | Initially, support was very poor. Since today (26/03/20) the company has taken measures to enable the colleagues and public to interact safely. | Halfords Ltd | Personal experience | I'd rather not. | Auto and Cycle retailer |
574 | 3/26/2020 20:22:28 | Bad | UK | Not employees but customers. Making couples pay 80% cancellation fees £20k-£40k and not offering alternative dates or if they are having to pay 100% of costs for new date. | ? | N/a link above only | Hospitality | ||
575 | 3/26/2020 20:25:48 | Airbus | Bad | Global | Moved 2 week factory shutdown (which is formed from employee holidays) from July to end of .March and workers must return early April to continue working as "key workers". Staff have been asked not to partake in lift shares, even though staff are >30 miles away and have to cross bridges/tunnels no less than £70 a month. | Manufacturing | |||
576 | 3/26/2020 20:27:16 | Unipart | Good | Global | Full pay if can't work due to COVID-19, all staff that can work from home have been working from home since before the lockdown, strict measures on preventing the spread | John Neil | Employee | Yes | 3PL |
577 | 3/26/2020 20:27:21 | Costa | Good | Global | I dispute Costa being shown as bad here. My daughter works there and they have been brilliant. Staff were told before they shut if they had to self isolate they would pay them 75% of average last 12 weeks wage whilst off. Now stores have closed, staff are getting 100% of last 12 weeks average pay for the duration. Her store also gave free things to customers while they had a problem with card machine and not able to take cash. They were also giving their milk away to elderly customers when they knew they would be closing. Although I know franchise stores are not being as good with staff. | Coca Cola | My daughter works there | Yes | Food and drink |
578 | 3/26/2020 20:29:28 | Experian | Good | Global | Allowed non-essential workers to work from home during early phases of Pandemic. Offered 14 days sick pay and also 10 days support for childcare too before school closures were announced. With essential workers, daily updates provided that they were working on a solution to work from home as soon as possible and later achieved. | Yes | Financial | ||
579 | 3/26/2020 20:38:08 | PRM Green Technologies LTD | Bad | UK | Carry on non essential work as usual, Lied to and only willing to pay SSP if sent home. | In Person | Yes - All staff very stressed and have to stay to pay bills at home. | IT Recycling (Not essential) | |
580 | 3/26/2020 20:45:38 | easyJet | Bad | UK | Using the opportunity from the virus to change all T&Cs in contracts, removing more than 10 years of benefits and positive change. COO lack of care for staff made public, stated reaction to virus was a 'ridiculous hype', tried to boost morale for staff but copied the speech from the Irish Taoiseach. Lack of customer service support for people trying to get money back for their flights after border shut down. Once 80% help was announced from the government, company refused to pay the top up 20% or any assistance particularly to the staff in European bases to support income, to save themselves money and rely on the government to pay staff wages. | Stelios Haji-Ioannou 34.62% Majority shareholder/founder | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8147641/EasyJet-boss-Peter-Bellew-forced-apologise.html. https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/11201815/easyjet-staff-unpaid-leave-coronavirus/. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/21/easyjet-sorry-as-staff-motivation-video-copies-leo-varadkar. | We are embarrassed to be associated with the company, the COO has ruined the company reputation. Unions are fighting for the T&Cs to stay the same, staff are willing to do whats necessary, but not allow the use of the situation to the advantage of the company to underwrite years of growth. | Travel |
581 | 3/26/2020 20:53:08 | Funko Europe | Bad | Global | Have closed stores and are allowing all office staff to work from home "where possible" however, all staff in their Distribution Centres are expected to work. Minimal protection has been put in place some hand sanitiser and managers telling staff to stay apart. Staff can either use holiday or go off unpaid if they want to stay indoors as government has said. If sick they get SSP only. | employee | Employee for past 4 years + | Distributor of collectables | |
582 | 3/26/2020 21:01:43 | Uniroyal Global | Bad | Global | Refused to pay any employee sick pay who isolates, no hand sanitises, no 2 metre rule. Not essential work, wouldn't let employees stay at home after Boris ordered everyone on non essential work to stay at home. | Americans | yes | Manufaturing | |
583 | 3/26/2020 21:03:58 | Fugro | Good | Global | As many sent to WFH as possible, those who can't full pay (for now)! | Employee | Genuinely trying to look after staff whilst cutting costs and keeping the business running | Industry | |
584 | 3/26/2020 21:11:28 | Yell Ltd | Bad | UK | Treat employees like their customers, with complete disregard | Hibu | Whole company is likely to be in liquidation even before the coronavirus | Advertising | |
585 | 3/26/2020 21:36:49 | Utelly | Good | Uk and Netherlands | All company WFH, salaries paid in full | Tech Media | |||
586 | 3/26/2020 21:39:25 | Interserve | Bad | Global | Paying employees on government contracts such as the DWP statutory sick pay if they need to self isolate during the crisis. Despite calls by the PCS union to pay its contracted workers along civil service lines (so as to minimise chances of putting civil servants at risk of infection by sick staff choosing to come in instead of take SSP). | Interserve Group LTD | Having approached Interserve myself I have been assured that I would only be paid SSP despite needing to self isolate due to being at risk of serious infection. I could not afford 12 weeks on SSP, and the DWP are telling their employees to self isolate for 12 weeks with full pay to avoid the crisis. Interserve, despite assuring the TUC they would follow this guidance, are not. The PCS has sent an email about this and they are in ongoing talks to with the civil service to have these guidelines applied to contracted workers. The idea being that contracted workers on SSP are likely to come into work if sick or vulnerable, instead of isolating, putting the civil servants at risk. | Government contract. | |
587 | 3/26/2020 21:44:57 | Pret | Good | UK | Originally were going to cut workers hours by 25% and then reversed the decision for April at least | I work at a Pret in Manchester, we had daily updated health and safety measures in the last week before closing and the decision to reduce hours was reversed, meaning full pay in April - though this is said to be in need of review. | Food and drink | ||
588 | 3/26/2020 22:03:30 | Camden Council | Bad | UK | Although staff are able to work from home, they still insist contractors to continue working on sites when not necessary | Local Government | Contractor | Contractor | Construction |
589 | 3/26/2020 22:10:28 | Aviva | Good | Global | All staff now allowed to WFH, can take equipment from office, vulnerable staff told to WFH weeks ago. | Employee | Financial | ||
590 | 3/26/2020 22:17:11 | Aston Martin | Good | Global | Instituted WFH when social distancing was announced. Provided sick pay for people who are sick with it without counting it against them. Allowed employees to self-isolate without coming out of their holidays or taking pay-cuts. Helped promote safe work conditions and encouraged employees to prioritize family and own health. | Public Company | No link, I work there | Yes | Manufacturer |
591 | 3/26/2020 22:22:12 | Asos | Bad | Global | Workers need to stop working in Barnsley Barnsley warehouse | Retail (fashion) | |||
592 | 3/26/2020 22:42:03 | Signature Living | Bad | UK | Not interested in employees only profits. | L Kenwright | Straight from employees. | Staff laid off and remaining told they will stay open 'for the customers' | Hospitality |
593 | 3/26/2020 22:47:09 | SSP Group | Bad | Global | Asked staff to take unpaid leave before laying most of us off. No sick pay, no guidelines for staying safe or social distancing until they were forced to close. | Compass Group | Current Employee | Food and drink | |
594 | 3/26/2020 22:50:04 | City Plumbing Supplies | Bad | UK | Trade Counters Remain Open | Travis Perkins | Building Trade Merchant | ||
595 | 3/26/2020 22:55:20 | Marstons | Good | UK | Protective protocols in place up until closure with full pay up until that point. Whilst shut we will continue to be paid 80% of our average pay and all remain employed. They are also giving us plenty of moral support during this time | Food and drink | |||
596 | 3/26/2020 23:05:52 | Clipper logistics/Pretty Little Thing | Bad | UK | No support for employees | I work there | No hand wash/soap in toilets, everybody crowed into canteen/ locker area, 600+ staff all walking round touching the same boxes 24 hours a day | Retail (fashion) | |
597 | 3/26/2020 23:10:36 | Hargreaves Lansdown | Good | UK | Considered an essential service. Sent half of staff home to work on 17/03/2020. Continuing to introduce new measures to give more staff what they need to work from home. Full pay for all. 4 weeks full sick pay for anyone diagnosed with coronavirus. | Plc. | Financial | ||
598 | 3/26/2020 23:21:55 | Concentrix | Bad | Global | Social Distancing. Is setting up home working for call centre workers, but is refusing to pay employees who wish to self-isolate. Is also abusing the "key worker" status; HMG defined "Call Centre" workers, but Concentrix is treating that to mean anyone in the building, from inbound call takers to backoffice admin staff. | Yes | Financial | ||
599 | 3/26/2020 23:47:08 | Ladbrokes Coral (GVC) | Good | Global | Initial One weeks pay. Updated today that we are getting Gov 80% and GVC 20% for a full 100% pay. Most are on low contracts and will miss overtime but the company has no zero hour contracts. This pay is guaranteed till the end of May and will be further assessed as the situation develops. | Kenny Alexander (CEO) | Have worked at Corals for 2.5 years | Betting Shop | |
600 | 3/26/2020 23:57:01 | GoDaddy | Good | Global | Immediately sent home any high-risk individual throughout global offices. Accommodated working at home for any staff where possible. Any staff where working from home wasn't possible will be paid in full to stay at home. | CEO: Aman Bhutani | Employee | IT/Hosting | |
601 | 3/27/2020 0:02:21 | BT | Bad | UK | Already a BT entry after the 23/3/20 lockdown date, but more information: As well as what's already been stated - staff at one particular centre were only allowed to self isolate if they were symptomatic. An extremely high risk worker with asthma, diabetes and immunodeficiency was told she can't isolate until she has at least two symptoms. No protocols are being put in place. Advise was to sit workers away from each other (leave an empty desk between each worker), but this isn't being adhered to. Understandably customers are either cancelling to save money during this time, or cutting back on their BT services. Workers who take these cancellations and cancel them are still having their performance and targets penalised during this period, which affects them personally as well as any bonuses. | My partner works there | Telecoms | ||
602 | 3/27/2020 1:37:46 | Toolstatiom | Bad | UK | Initially told anyone isolating would be paid. On return told SSP only. Lots of staff showing symptoms refuse to isolate because of this and management are turning blind eye as they would have to close stores because staffing levels are low anyway. Are continueing to sell non essential items such as garden tools, fence paint etc to vulnerable customers when they are meant to be selling essential items only. | Travis Perkins | My self and colleagues | As above. | Retail hardware |
603 | 3/27/2020 6:11:05 | Asox | Bad | Global | None | Friend | Friend | Retail (fashion) | |
604 | 3/27/2020 6:36:38 | Marstons | Good | UK | Pubs remained open until forced to close. Increased availability of hand sanitisers and social distancing encouraged and enforced on site (with some exceptions). Posters displayed with rules on distancing, handwashing, and risks of not following guidance. All staff who can work from home are doing so. Staff with no work have been furloughed with 80% pay. Others have had hours cut by 20% and are also receiving 80% pay. Essential production staff still working full time at full pay. Some agency staff dismissed. Overall response has been good. | Internal communications | Yes | Food and drink | |
605 | 3/27/2020 6:52:06 | Chieftain trailers | Bad | UK | The company doesn’t believe the government will pay 80%, so until the police show up and shut them down they aren’t closing. Non essential business. | Manufacturing | |||
606 | 3/27/2020 6:58:13 | SPP Pumps Ltd | Good | UK | Most workers able to WFH told to do so. Company desktops being reconfigured to WFH. On-Site temperature testing for those unable to WFH. Desks not moved apart, but minimal desk staff means this is not required. Remaining open to supply utility (water companies) and fire protection companies with support in the event of breakdown. | Kirloskar Brothers India | On-Site worker | Yes | Manufacturing |
607 | 3/27/2020 7:34:57 | P3 Charity | Good | UK | They very early on reassured every single member of staff by providing security (whether needing to be off work or not) financial, and practical support, and continue to do - communicating regularly, calmly and kindly whilst developing and adapting this as new things arise to ensure they are taking care of absolutely everyone. | Employee | I am so grateful to be part of an organisation that very early on reassured every single member of staff by providing salary security (whether needing to be off work or not) financial and practical support, and continue to do - developing and adapting this as new things arise to ensure they are taking care of absolutely everyone. I can't be anything but proud to work for P3 Charity who've shown they really do stand by their ethos, even in a crisis. | Charity | |
608 | 3/27/2020 8:30:36 | Hallam | Good | UK | Quick to allow us all to work from home straight away, relaxing existing wfh guidelines to keep us all safe. Hired a van to deliver everyone's equipment and desk stuff to their homes so we didn't have to struggle with equipment or setups that were inadequate. Have been keeping us up to date on internal developments and consistently thank staff for their hard work and kindness towards each other. | I've been so proud of the way Hallam has handled this crisis, there has been nothing but openness, support and calm from the leadership team in this difficult time. We're constantly being offered support with our work and the care I feel we've received really shows how much they value us all. | Marketing | ||
609 | 3/27/2020 9:01:45 | Dixons carphone | Good | UK | All staff entitled to full pay if taking 2 weeks self isolation, if self isolating for kids then can use holidays and sick pay before going to ssp. All stores closed. Tge recent announcement of all carphone closures and related redundancies was planned prior to Covid-19 and not related. | Dicons carphone | I am a staff member. | Yes | Retail (electrical) |
610 | 3/27/2020 10:05:02 | Roys of Wroxham | Good | UK | I think we could do with a middle answer, saying good compared to non-essential companies that can afford to send workers home at full pay and donate millions of $ to charity doesn't feel right! Roys has been pretty good on the whole though. High-risk members of staff were sent home straight away. Workers who can work from home now are. Social distancing measures have been put in place (except people keep ignoring them!!), hand sanitiser at all the tills, they seem to keep trying to improve this. 1 hour for vulnerable customers in the larger stores. Non-essential stores now closed and employees affected can work in essential areas at full pay. | Ed & Paul Roy | Work there | Me | Supermarket |
611 | 3/27/2020 10:28:00 | Metro Bank | Good | UK | Assured no redundencies. Everyone allowed to work from home, where possible, if you cannot (i.e. branch staff) have recieved a bonus of £1k and had hours reduced. Guarenteed full pay for people self-isolating or feeling unwell. Extended emergency/dependant leave to 7 days, fully paid. Free annual Headspace (medidation) app for everyone. | Public company | Email sent to all staff | Yes | Financial |
612 | 3/27/2020 10:29:44 | EMR (European Metal Recycling) | Bad | UK | Staying open endangering employees, shared work areas and machinery. Owners see this as a business opportunity to get mass amounts of scrap metal at rock bottom prices as their competitors shut to protect their employees. | Communication between management and employees | Metal Recycling | ||
613 | 3/27/2020 10:31:56 | Knight Frank | Bad | Global | See testimonial below 574 people on furlough and using emergency government funds to pay them even though we have money, no debt and plenty of reserves. In China and Australia where there aren’t any government bailouts yet. Already made 650 people redundant. | We’re putting 574 people on furlough and using emergency government funds to pay them even though we have money, no debt and plenty of reserves. People are stressing here, quite a few employees now have the virus. People are scared for their jobs. Some people are being forced to still work as they are classed as “essential” workers. Our chairman... (multimillionaire. 3 houses. 2 kids in a private school. Owns several cars. Has a private chef, two PAs and a chauffeur - complete with his own Knight frank branded black cab)... is using this as a PR opportunity to ensure we are still forefront in the real estate media. He legit just did a interview for the Financial Times and at no point talks about his staff. Just real estate. And making money. In China and Australia where there aren’t any government bailouts yet. We already made 650 people redundant. | Residential/Commercial estate agents | ||
614 | 3/27/2020 10:34:56 | Airbus | Bad | Global | Reopened all factories in France, Spain and Germany despite ongoing pandemic. Closed factory in UK but now making employees use their own holiday hours to the cover it | Airbus Group | Employee | Manufacturing | |
615 | 3/27/2020 10:43:27 | Riding Lights Theatre Company | Good | UK | WFH and full pay. For employees who's work has been made redundant due to the cancellation of theatre shows, either full pay and sent home (eg actors) or given new tasks. Full sick pay. This was all in place before the government announced their support package!! | RLTC | Employee | Riding Lights have done everything to make sure we can still exist, despite being one of the UKs longest running theatre companies, they are not a well off company, and the company itself has had to shrink in the last few years. Despite that, they've treated all employees with the upmost respect. As a tour booker, my job quickly became unbooking tours, and then nothing, but they have found more work for me in a different department and been reassuring. They've adapted really well, and are continuing to put out awesome content. Very proud to work for them! | Entertainment |
616 | 3/27/2020 10:46:53 | Sky tv | Bad | UK | They are making all engineers still attend house appointments and all their call centre staff have to go into the office every day, as sky say they are key workers | Entertainment | |||
617 | 3/27/2020 10:53:56 | CGI UK | Good | Global | All staff can work from home, 100% of salary paid, regular welfare checks with supervisors and managers, every effort being made to ensure staff are looked after | Employee | IT Services | ||
618 | 3/27/2020 11:11:23 | HS2 Ltd. | Bad | UK | Staff are being forced to work while sick, and in crowded conditions. Inexplicably, have now announced that they will undertake new work in April, even though industry standards and scientific advice state that this work should be done in the autumn. | HS2 Ltd. | https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/2020/03/27/hs2-work-to-press-on-during-coronavirus-lockdown/ https://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/health/coronavirus/mp-aylesbury-asks-pm-if-hs2-workers-should-stay-home-save-lives-during-coronavirus-crisis-2519100 | Delivery/transport | |
619 | 3/27/2020 11:35:47 | Hotel Football and Stock Exchange Hotel | Good | UK | Offering their rooms for free to NHS workers who are self-isolating whilst keeping Hotel staff on full pay and not making any take unpaid leave. | GG Hospitality (Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs) | No | Hospitality | |
620 | 3/27/2020 11:40:05 | Good | Global | Strongly recommended working from home from 2 Mar, made mandatory on 12 Mar unless physically impossible to do so. All offices now closed entirely. Full pay for everyone, Contractors (incl. catering, cleaning staff etc) and hourly workers are paid their normal hours. CFO reassured there was enough cash on hand to pay everyone. Allowance for employees setting up a home office (to pay for a screen or desk etc). Externally: prompts on Twitter front page and curated feed to combat misinformation. Donated $1m to charities supporting press freedom. | I work there | Yes | Tech | ||
621 | 3/27/2020 12:22:57 | B&Q | Bad | Closed in Europe open in U.K. | Staff coerced into work, position threatened if they don’t turn in to pick click and collect orders. Paint etc isn’t essential. No ppe provided. No extra cleaning . Poor social distancing. | Kingfisher plc | Retail DIY | ||
622 | 3/27/2020 12:41:06 | Wilko | Bad | UK | Stores open as normal, no parts cordoned off so people wandering around all day, no restriction on numbers, no Perspex at the tills to protect staff, no restrictions on the goods that can be bought | Staff members | Yes | House and home | |
623 | 3/27/2020 12:43:17 | B&Q | Good | UK | Gloves for till workers. Stores limited numbers allowed in and out. Closed for 2 days to set up click and collect only | Staff | Yes | Home | |
624 | 3/27/2020 12:46:55 | SABA UK PARKING | Bad | UK | Parking wardens still at work even though they aren’t “key workers”, and ticketing nhs staff for parking in hospital car parks at work. (Sheffield online link below has more examples on their Facebook page, I could only post one hyperlink) | Private parking company | |||
625 | 3/27/2020 13:14:54 | World of Books | Good | UK | All employees who can work from home and have work to do, are able too. Strict social distancing measures in place for those who need to attend the offices/warehouses for work as well as thorough deep cleans of the premises - provision of hand sanitiser, gloves etc to those who require it to make it as safe as possible. Office workers sitting at least 3 desks apart at all times. All those vulnerable/high risk have been furloughed (80%) as per Government guidelines. Preferences currently being taken from all employees and then those who wish to be furloughed will be considered as the work volumes stabilise, whilst those who want to continue working hopefully can. Communication is excellent with regular updates from the CEO and senior management team. HR, H&S and Operations teams are still on site everyday to answer any concerns or questions. | Employee | online business | ||
626 | 3/27/2020 14:28:17 | The Range | Bad | UK | Failed to provide any cleaning ppe for staff - anything provided for staff was purchased by employees or store management. No pay for the vulnerable staff, having to isolate on zero pay. Introducing freezers and fridges last minute to all stores to ensure each store was classed as an essential store. Still promoting and selling items like patio sets, hot tubs. Taking far to long to implement social distancing. Staffing levels down to 50% in some stores and yet they claim they are supporting the staff but have made minimal to no effort to help them. Head office staff all sent home to isolate but shop floor staff having to remain working (largely against their will). | Chris Dawson | Employee | Retail Homewares | |
627 | 3/27/2020 15:18:17 | Coventry University | Good | UK | Shut down teaching last Friday but allowed staff to teach online earlier. Campus fully closed since Monday. Extended deadlines for students. | Lecturer | Yes | Education | |
628 | 3/27/2020 15:39:03 | Penn Elcom | Bad | Global | No support at all, no hand sanitizer, no social distancing, far fetched claims to be an essential service (make parts for speaker cabinets and flight cases). Told to work or don't get paid. | Roger willems | I work there. | Flight case manufacturer | |
629 | 3/27/2020 15:45:08 | Clipper Logistics - ASOS contract | Bad | UK | I am an employee of Clipper Logistics in Selby. I work as a warehouse operative on an Asos contract. The warehouse is still open. I am very surprised because there are a lot of employees who are afraid for their health. Some come sick, got cough, sneeze and no one checks it. Recently, there have also been cases when people returned from abroad and came to work normally. It is possible that people who are already infected and who are infecting other people already work there. After the Prime Minister's speech yesterday, I thought something would change. I understand that this is a big loss for the company but there are people working there. I don't think that closing a company for 2-3 weeks will result in its collapse. I hope the company will take more radical action because I don't think it's safe there now. And I don't think it's a essential work to survive people during the epidemic. | Retail (fashion) | |||
630 | 3/27/2020 16:33:40 | Just Eat | Good | Global | WFH all UK offices since the 16/03. Discount for all NHS staff. £30M rescue package for independent restaurants. Contactless delivery. | https://www.just-eat.co.uk/explore/nhs-discount https://www.just-eat.com/news-and-media/press-releases | Food and drink | ||
631 | 3/27/2020 22:03:31 | The National Trust | Bad | UK | Not applying for the Coronavirus job retention scheme so all zero hours staff forced to use holiday days up over the coming so they have some money coming in. | Employee | Food and drink | ||
632 | 3/27/2020 23:54:35 | No7 | Good | Global | No7 beauty counters have stopped service in boots stores, allowed to stay home with full pay. as of 27th March | My girlfriend works there | Retail (beauty) | ||
633 | 3/27/2020 23:55:27 | One Stop | Bad | UK | Reduced opening hours from 7am to 9pm, while other supermarkets are cutting unnecessary work hours, still have to stay early or late for deliveries as they refuse to change delivery times to meet new opening hours. No protection or very little given to staff, and screens being rolled out to staff 2 weeks after we need them. No hand sanitizer provided as our supplier is all out, gloves have been provided though. 15% discount instead of the usual 10%. 10% increase in wages. Staff with respiratory issues or considered vulnerable over 70 have been sent home and given paid leave. Staff allowed to shop before opening hours. Stores have been given customer limits with very little guidance on how to enforce this new limit. | Tesco | I work there | Yes | Covenience Shop |
634 | 3/28/2020 1:20:02 | Graphy | Good | Global | Everyone working remote, paid all employees an additional stipend for all employees as extra support during the lockdown | I am an employee there | Technology | ||
635 | 3/28/2020 2:09:05 | Betfredd | Good | UK | Please add Betfred to the list. any employee who started working before 28th of feb, gets 100% of their average hours worked not contracted (so this works out as more) until the 5th of June, with the company covering the difference over the 80% contracted. Basically Betfred is looking after us well. | Fredd Dunn | Emails to all employees. | Yes | Betting store retail |
636 | 3/28/2020 8:12:40 | PwC | Good | Global | As already detailed, incredible support. People allowed to work flexibly from home to look after kids. Daily updates and full transparency. Also just donated $2.85m to support people impacted. | Partnership | https://www.pwc.com/us/en/press-releases/2020/pwc-charitable-foundation-covid-19.html | Professional Services | |
637 | 3/28/2020 9:32:17 | KPMG UK | Good | UK | Very good. Home working immediately available to those wanting to self isolate including where it meant losing or postponing client work. Those who were ill are given full sick pay. Carried out tests of the network's ability for everyone to work from home to prepare for lock down. Before being instructed to, they told all staff to work from home unless it was business critical and needed the office. After lock down, all offices were formally closed. When schools were closed, staff were permitted to flex hours around childcare and those who are unable to do their contractual hours over the week are given special leave at full pay. There are update emails regularly and departments are holding weekly (and sometimes more frequently) video calls to check everyone is feeling okay. No job losses and everyone is retained on usual pay. | Partnership (LLP), Chairman is Bill Michael who has been diagnosed and hospitalised with coronavirus | Yes, the testimonial is my perspective but the source backs up some of it too | Financial | |
638 | 3/28/2020 10:06:53 | 2 Sisters Food Group (The Pizza Factory) | Bad | UK | Staff working in incredibly cramped conditions, no 2 meter rule being enforced in factory with operatives standing back to back, no CSP for self isolation (only SSP). | Ranjit Singh Boparan | Employee | As an employee here I am amazed that there are next to no measures being taken to help employees and support them should they need to isolate, the conditions inside the factory go completely against any government advice with people working back to back or face to face. | Food and drink |
639 | 3/28/2020 11:03:15 | Primrose Valley Holiday Park | Bad | UK | Originally Told Furloughed staff that they wont pay us and that we must claim UC and quit our jobs, when the government implemented the 80% scheme they said they'd pay contracted hours up till April 16th and then they'll decide our future | Bourne Leisure | i'm an Employee | Hospitality | |
640 | 3/28/2020 11:07:46 | University of Warwick | Good | UK | Started working from home preparations weeks in advance. Shut down campus except services required to support students who live on campus. Everyone working from home if they can if they can't they still get paid. Encouraged staff to support their local communities. Chemistry labs making hand sanitiser. Donated protective equipment stocks to local hospital. Made laboratory resource available to local hospital. | Education | |||
641 | 3/28/2020 11:19:05 | Office Holdings Ltd | Bad | UK | Closed stores but ramped up their online activity by running new web-sales. Enforcing warehouse staff to continue to work to fulfil such orders despite the products being unessentual goods. Not enforcing social distancing or additional safety measures in the work place and defying the Scottish government's advice of only essential businesses to operate. Workers told to either get on with job or go home unpaid. | Truworths | Retail (fashion) | ||
642 | 3/28/2020 11:30:27 | Joules | Bad | UK | Warehouses still open, staff told there not enough room for social distancing and to go home if they going to make a fuss.Not provided with gloves or any other PPE when opening and sorting online returns. Expected to check in/out using fingerprint pads. Staff who stay home are not being paid and classed as an unauthorised absence. (All high paid managers have been sent home on full pay - these conditions are applicable to those on lowest wages) | Tom Joules | yes | Delivery/transport | |
643 | 3/28/2020 12:31:44 | The Range | Bad | UK | Workers told they cannot have time off. No personal protection for staff. Pregnant women could not go home. Buying in freezers to appear to sell "essential" food. | Chris Dawson | No sanitizer or protection provided. Owner Chris Dawson shouting at everyone they're not going home and he will not close the stores. People threatened with the sack if they go home. | Leisure, indoor/ outdoor furniture, soft furnishings | |
644 | 3/28/2020 13:33:55 | BT | Good | Global | BT have ensured that all employees will continue to be paid regardless. Special leave is being given where required. They are also playing a major part in ensuring companies in the supply chain - especially healthcare, get the support they need to ensure they are fully connected. | BT | As a BT employee, I have never been more proud to work for a company. BT is being a responsible employer and a critical part of the U.K. infrastructure in the fight against coronavirus | Telecoms. | |
645 | 3/28/2020 15:50:25 | Reed Specialist Recruitment | Bad | UK | Speeding up redundancy consultations for staff in their support functions (HR etc.). ALL staff have been issued with new contracts cutting their hours, and therefore their pay, by 25%. Dozens of Recruitment Consultants (fee earners) were then informed by telephone that their services were no longer needed and then were given a week's notice. Other staff in support functions (such as the Apprenticeship support team) were then furloughed. The staff who had their employment terminated were not given the option of being furloughed. | Sir Alec Reed (founder) and James Reed (CEO) | My own experience | I was an employee | Recruitment |
646 | 3/28/2020 16:25:50 | Fedex | Good | Global | They have provided face masks, hand sanitizer, Basic PPE to staff, and they have announced a paid sick leave for any/all employees of stores under lockdown effects. The only down side is because we work closely with hospitals/CPC we remain open. | Fred Smith | I am a supervisor for a Fedex store | Delivery/transport | |
647 | 3/28/2020 17:00:28 | Targa Florio Cars | Good | UK | 100% pay during lockdown | William Kirkham | Automotive | ||
648 | 3/28/2020 17:02:58 | ASOS | Bad | UK | no social distancing no sanitiser no wash stations no attempt to split warehouse shifts | Union statements. | Retail (fashion) | ||
649 | 3/28/2020 17:12:56 | Royal Mail | Bad | UK | Proceeded with planned price increases on 23/03, right in the middle of the Coronavirus emergency. | Delivery/transport | |||
650 | 3/28/2020 19:23:00 | Halo Leisure (Leisure centre management charity) | Good | UK | All unnecessary staff furloughed with 80% pay via government scheme with an additional 20% top up. 20% top up to be reassessed after April. | Employee | Excellently managed. Very open communication and frequent updates. Direct contact from managers to check on employee well being. Customers also looked after. Direct Debit memberships were frozen immediately and refunds issued to customers for any pre-paid bookings. Offering free fitness classes via facebook live. | Health | |
651 | 3/28/2020 19:43:31 | Halo Leisure (Leisure centre management charity) | Good | UK | All unnecessary staff furloughed with 80% pay via government scheme with an additional 20% top up. 20% top up to be reassessed after April. | Employee | Excellently managed. Very open communication and frequent updates. Direct contact from managers to check on employee well being. Customers also looked after. Direct Debit memberships were frozen immediately and refunds issued to customers for any pre-paid bookings. Offering free fitness classes via facebook live. | Health | |
652 | 3/28/2020 20:32:23 | Halo Leisure (Leisure centre management charity) | Good | UK | All unnecessary staff furloughed with 80% pay via government scheme with an additional 20% top up. 20% top up to be reassessed after April. | Employee | Excellently managed. Very open communication and frequent updates. Direct contact from managers to check on employee well being. Customers also looked after. Direct Debit memberships were frozen immediately and refunds issued to customers for any pre-paid bookings. Offering free fitness classes via facebook live. | Health | |
653 | 3/28/2020 20:34:10 | Halo Leisure (Leisure centre management charity) | Good | UK | All unnecessary staff furloughed with 80% pay via government scheme with an additional 20% top up. 20% top up to be reassessed after April. | Employee | Excellently managed. Very open communication and frequent updates. Direct contact from managers to check on employee well being. Customers also looked after. Direct Debit memberships were frozen immediately and refunds issued to customers for any pre-paid bookings. Offering free fitness classes via facebook live. | Health | |
654 | 3/28/2020 20:50:30 | Next Retail | Good | Global | I am submitting an entry here purely because I feel the current entries for Next are a little unfair. I am an employee of Next, I work within their Head Office - and whilst their reaction wasn't exactly perfect, it was by far not an awful response. First and foremost, Head Office. ---- For years we have been told we can't work from home, around early March when it became evident that Covid-19 was a more serious problem in the UK the originally thought, measures for the workforce to Work From Home were being put together. By the following week, WFH measures were introduced and half the workforce was told to work from home. In line with what the Gov were saying at the time, Next immediately highlighted all high-risk employees and asked them to work from home with immediate effect. The week after, the vast majority of staff at Head Office were told to work from home. There is a small crew of people working in the Office, however, they are around to ensure computers remain on and critical servers remain available. There have been daily emails reminding employees to distance themselves, aswell as clear distancing tape over Head Office to enforce 2m distance between employees. Finally, Head Office were provided with hand sanitiser and disinfectant for desks, available to all to use. Next Retail Stores: ---- There is false information on this spreadsheet currently that states the Mid Season Sale went ahead in stores, this is untrue. Next did not run the sale in stores, instead opting for an "online only event". You can see evidence of this on Social Networks and news outlets. Next stated they would honour sale prices in store, however, no advertisements nor promotion for sales instore were made. Next closed all of their retail stores on Monday 23rd March. As far as I understand, instore staff are being paid per the 80% govt. scheme. Next Distribution: ---- This is perhaps the biggest blunder for Next. Their Warehouse remained open, supporting the Online sale. There are reports of fellow colleagues who worked at these centres being within close proximity of eachother, and being expected to work. Thankfully, owing to pressure from employees and the public, Next shut down Online Operations, cancelled outstanding orders and have closed their distribution network. I agree Next should have been quicker, however, I do believe context is necessary. Next is a very large company, and Next Retail, Head Office and Distribution all have different management structures. To my mind, this is why the response from Next was not prompt and consistent across all areas of the business. Following COVID-19, the board have plenty to think about and I hope this sparks change in the way the business is managed across the board to ensure a consistent business response is possible in the future. | - | I work for their Head Office in Leicester | Retail (fashion) | |
655 | 3/28/2020 21:51:38 | Wetherspoom | Good | UK | Paid for the last week of work and for the week after of scheduled hours. Cleared to work at supermarket during furlough with assurance their job is waiting for them when this is over. (Not "told to go and work at a supermarket") | Tim Martin | Internal | Yes | Food and drink |
656 | 3/28/2020 22:10:36 | Pharmacy World LTD | Good | Global | handing out free protective gear to staff and public, helping religious organisations wiht burials, helping with NHS response | Irfan Balapatel | Current Employee | Health | |
657 | 3/28/2020 22:46:59 | Foster Refrigerators | Bad | UK | they promised 80% pay then they said good bye good luck | Worst thing is being promised the 80% being told nothing to worry about and next minute you’re laid off. People had worked for the company for years and years. | Refrigerator manufacturer | ||
658 | 3/29/2020 9:28:51 | Marks and Spencers | Bad | UK | Staff are working for online order for non essentials like new curtains! | I'm getting emails from them eg Freshen up your bedroom. At a time of a global pandemic people should only be buying essentials | Only from social media | Retail - clothing, furniture etc | |
659 | 3/29/2020 9:33:04 | Holland and Barrett | Bad | Global | Shocking. Check out the Holland and Barrett FB page and #hollandandbarrett. Staff told they can't say anything and I've been inundated by scared staff begging me to help them. On Friday the company told me that the rationale for staying open was so older and vulnerable people could shop with them. These are the very people the government are saying should stay at home. “ As you will have probably seen, supermarkets have been very busy, and experiencing difficulties with stock levels, across all categories. Furthermore, supermarkets are often a further drive than local stores and a significant proportion of our customers fall into the elderly and vulnerable category, where getting there isn't always possible. These customers also are less likely to use the internet to shop meaning closing our store estate as a whole would result in many of them not being able to shop for the essentials they need”. Last week staff have no hand gel, can't be 2m away from each other as many shops are too small. Staff with a vulnerable child or partner told they must work or get no pay, staff with asthma told the same. They even told me that GPs and nurses refer people worried about their immune system to them and that they provide a valuable service. These people should be at home. | tonybuffin@hollandandbarrett.com | Many staff members see #hollandandbarrett and the Holland and Barrett FB page | Yes - lot and lots see #hollandandbarrett and the Holland and Barrett FB page | Food and drink |
660 | 3/29/2020 11:04:16 | Slim Chickens | Bad | UK | Forced to stay open until government shut us down. Did not provide hand sanitiser for staff. Everything done to protect staff was done in store (nothing from head office). Staff have to use up their holiday during this time, until the government 80% comes in. | Boparan (Same as Giraffe and Ed’s) | Work there | I work there. | Hospitality |
661 | 3/29/2020 11:04:20 | Yusen Logistics (UK) | Good | UK | Promising to pay 100% of salary if any staff are furloughed. Also, is offering up trucks and drivers to competitors on a not-for-profit basis so that food can be delivered. | NYK | I work there. | I work there. | Delivery/transport |
662 | 3/29/2020 13:51:28 | Yo! Sushi | Bad | Global | Closed 54 restaurants, 20 of them permanently with no warning. People employed there found out they'd been laid off via the company Facebook post stating they were closing locations. Left 16 locations open as they were high profits, but head office had already begun working from home as they deemed it to be unsafe. Hours were more than halved for full time workers in the run up to the closure, part timers lost all hours. Everyone who isn't salaried is on a zero hour contract, head office has been monitoring known staff members social medias and reprimanding for complaints that don't include the company name. Long standing employees asking for copies of contract to see social media policy, never recieved copies. No extra PPE for staff, or new cleaning materials for the kitchens. Only when the retention scheme was announced, everyone who has been laid off was furloughed, along with staff of the remaining 16 when they were ordered to close. Haven't recieved our daily update from head office since wednesday 25th (it's now the 29th) and there has been no mention of us recieving any pay before the retention scheme begins at the end of april. At that point, we'll have gone over a month without pay when its normally weekly. in store tesco kiosks are only starting to close a week after lockdown. Non branded but still owned kiosks Sushi Gourmet in Sainsburys and Panku in Asda are both still operational. | Simon Woodroffe (Sold yo!Sushi but still owns the parent Yo! Company) | https://www.facebook.com/YOSushi/photos/a.10150592203796764/10158068034406764/?type=3&theater for the post and comments of people finding out they'd been laid off. The rest is from me being a current employee of one of the 16 restaruants that was open till the end. | As restaurant teams, our managers are fab and did everything they could. Feel supported by our ops managers too. Everything that is HQ based feels very much like they left the restaurant staff to the virus, both economically and literally. By the time the government shutdown happened, we were one of the only units in our outdoor shopping centre still open. Visually, you couldn't see anything else open, it was just us, serving food and making bodily contact with customers to give it to them due to the nature of the restaurant. | Food and drink |
663 | 3/29/2020 14:49:37 | Gamestop | Bad | USA | Flouting "Essential Business" order in MA | Technology / Gaming | |||
664 | 3/29/2020 15:39:32 | Dominos Pizza UK | Bad | Varying in different countries. All stores closed in some | Still operating at more than full capacity with no following of current distancing measures at all. Major health hazard to staff and customers | Business Post, Dominos Uk Twitter | Yes in all UK stores | Food and drink | |
665 | 3/29/2020 17:39:01 | SSP Group | Bad | Global | Asked staff to take unpaid leave before laying most of us off. No sick pay, no guidelines for staying safe or social distancing until they were forced to close. | CORRECTION TO ORIGINAL REPORT: original entry says "Compass Group", which is incorrect. Looks to be (from wiki) "EQT Partners", who bought them from Compass in 2006. | Current Employee | Food and drink | |
666 | 3/29/2020 17:42:11 | Reach plc | Good | UK | Everyone who can work from home, is working from home, and the company has been really supportive in making sure everyone has laptops/phones/equipment from the office to be able to do this. There was no delay from government announcement, to WFH call being made. 2 weeks full pay if you can't work from home and have to self isolate. Constant communication from CEO and internal comms have been very good, so everyone knows what's going on. | I am an employee | Yes | Media | |
667 | 3/29/2020 18:14:54 | Procook | Bad | UK | Very reluctant to close or consider staff safety (beyond generic emails saying they care but they have a history of not caring anyway)-so yeh come in and sell harder to less customers coming in. Parents who needed to stay at home after school closures can have hours to work around if possible but with standard retails hours, this is unlikely to be available so they then need to take holiday or unpaid leave. Staff encouraged to cut hours and take unpaid leave to help the business (3 O'Neills have significant control on Companies House and paid £500,000 in divdends last year, but sure, have your staff take on the burden of reducing costs for you) Unclear of payment or support for zero hour employees. | Daniel O'Neill | Email quotes provided. | Emails have included the following inappropriate things "As before it is important to remember we are a strong fit team and even if you contract this virus your bodies will successfully fight it off. " I doubt even a doctor would say this now and the owner does not know each employee's health or underlying conditions or if they live with someone who could be vulnerable "We would love to be able to support further financially but with the current circumstances we cannot. We are hoping that the government announce some further support for parents and we will take full advantage of any measures put into place" "The second thing is to give you a new sales tool to try to increase service score further – never before has 'make the most of the footfall you get' been more important to us – clearly those few out shopping with us in stores are out with purpose" "You are not being laid off, you're being Furloughed as of 18:00 today You will be paid your contracted hours as normal for this week From next week you will be paid a reduced sum, it will be as much as we can afford with the help of the Government's scheme, and it may be paid monthly not 4 weekly Depending on the length of time the closure goes on it's possible we will have to review this amount" | Retail- cookware |
668 | 3/29/2020 20:19:19 | Webhelp Uk | Bad | UK | If isolating you receive up to 14 days full pay. Beyond this, vulnerable staff with pre-existing conditions, pregnant women, and parents with no available childcare will be unpaid for as long as they are absent. No working from home. Hundreds of staff crammed into the call centre unable to practise social distancing, sitting at different shared workstations every day. This is happening across all Webhelp sites. | Sky is the client, Webhelp Uk is the outsource company. | Webhelp Uk Employee | Thousands of workers are scared for not only their own lives but their families. Zero support from management. If you are vulnerable, pregnant or have children, then good luck paying your bills. | Entertainment |
669 | 3/29/2020 20:19:51 | Posturite | Bad | UK | Posturite allowed employees to work from home if they wanted to. Then on the 18th March made 3 employees redundant. Two days before the UK government 80% scheme. Employees emailed HR regarding this and got the response that "I have raised this with Senior Managers on behalf of all those who we let go last week but unfortunately in these uncertain times the original decision remains unchanged." | Ian Fletcher-Price | For a well-being company they are better at looking after customers. | Well-being and Ergonomic Furniture Company | |
670 | 3/29/2020 20:37:07 | Protirus | Good | UK | No job losses.Closed offices mid march before the full announcement. Ongoing support for all colleagues and encouraged to set up social things with each other. Business as usual. | Jonathan Mathews, Mike Gibson | Employee | As above. Can't fault them so far. | Education |
671 | 3/29/2020 22:24:12 | Co Op | Good | UK | All staff that need to self isolate or need to shield for the 12 weeks receive their full pay. Just to state Co Op was one of the first to do this. it was communicated to employees around 10th/11th March. | Got hand sanitizer and gloves at the earliest opportunity, had a problem getting supplies they was waiting for the delivery of them like everyone else due to shortages. | Retail food | ||
672 | 3/29/2020 22:28:28 | The Engineering Quest | Bad | UK | Open as usual despite not being essential, ignoring social distancing rules. | Expected to work in crowded environments. | Manufacturing | ||
673 | 3/30/2020 6:38:59 | TP Orthodontics | Bad | Global | They started off with a great speech from the GM that let the company know of the new hygiene standards, social distancing measures, and how our salaries would be safeguarded in these difficult times. It took 5 days to go from ‘we got your back’ to full-fledged bullying. The passive/aggressive hints asking everyone to take unpaid leave, then one on one meetings explaining how we could help the business and hopefully have a job at the end of the crisis, only to fire whoever didn’t voluntarily ‘help the business’. | Drew Kesling | Unemployed me | As above. Pointing out the illegality of asking us to take unpaid leave coupled with pointing out what law says about forcing us to take all our holiday days resulted in an immediate termination of my contract. | Orthodontics equipment producer |
674 | 3/30/2020 7:43:21 | WeMaintain | Good | Global | Unlimited sick leave with pay, unlimited days off to take care of kids. | I'm an insider there | Elevator maintenance | ||
675 | 3/30/2020 9:42:24 | Waitrose | Bad | UK | Waitrose has a magazine for Partners called the Gazette where they can submit letters anonymously addressing their concerns about company matters. They have advised that Partners should not submit letters about COVID-19 to the Gazette and instead to a dedicated Google form which requires your name and Partner number. This makes it difficult to address concerns that I have had about the way that my branch has reacted to the virus i.e. celebrating increased sales at beginning of panic buying in Feb while not rationing until last moment, allowing large crowds of customers in stores until last moment, writing on Partner intranet that they were following public health advice not to allow partners to wear gloves until they saw that everyone else was doing it, no mention of hazard pay for employees. | I am a Partner | Yes | Food and drink | |
676 | 3/30/2020 10:32:09 | Ocado | Good | UK | Have bought 100,000 tests for staff | Waitrose??? | Delivery/transport | ||
677 | 3/30/2020 10:34:03 | Mercedes | Good | UK | Breathing equipment being produced - 1000 per day | F1 | |||
678 | 3/30/2020 10:45:17 | Timpson | Good | UK | Supporting staff on full pay | Retail (fashion) | |||
679 | 3/30/2020 10:46:33 | Fullers | Good | UK | Not seek rent repayments from its tenants | Hospitality | |||
680 | 3/30/2020 10:47:48 | Leon | Good | UK | Keeping some branches open to NHS staff & offering them 50% discount | Food and drink | |||
681 | 3/30/2020 10:49:06 | Lloyds Banking Group | Good | Global | Suspended planned job cuts & offering mortgage holidays to borrowers | Financial | |||
682 | 3/30/2020 10:50:49 | Crocs | Good | Global | Donating shoes to healthcare workers | Retail (fashion) | |||
683 | 3/30/2020 10:53:04 | Aer Lingus | Good | Global | Waive flight change costs & flew in PPE equipment from China | Airline | |||
684 | 3/30/2020 10:54:30 | Carlsberg | Good | Global | Donates $13.8 million to combat virus | Food and drink | |||
685 | 3/30/2020 10:56:08 | Europcar UK | Good | UK | Launches service to support key workers | Car HIre | |||
686 | 3/30/2020 11:26:08 | Reed Recruitment | Bad | UK | Layed off large number of employees on Friday with no furlough option, cut all staff contracts to 30 hours a week (25% pay cut). Employees on apprenticeship offered: To leave, pay cut to minimum wage for apprentice(from 25k PA to 13-14k PA), furlough on current contract. 1 week notice period but was told not expected to work, all IT accounts/email/linkedin etc have been locked out | Alec Reed | Worked there before termination | Recruitment | |
687 | 3/30/2020 11:34:00 | Waitrose | Good | UK | Asking customers to shop alone, as is being down in other EU countries such as Spain. Ahead of the curve again re government policy. | Food and drink | |||
688 | 3/30/2020 11:45:53 | ASOS | Bad | Global | Clothes retail giant Asos has come under fire for allowing staff to keep working in crowded warehouses despite the coronavirus pandemic. The online clothes retailer has reportedly demanded warehouse employees come into work even though office staff at its Camden headquarters have been sent home due to the pandemic. Warehouse conditions are said to clearly breach social distancing rules, with some employees reportedly working in narrow warehouse alleys where it is impossible to keep a safe distance. | Anders Holch Povlsen | GMB organiser Deanne Ferguson: “The situation at Asos is disgusting: thousands of people under one roof, not enforcing social distancing.It looks exactly like a hotbed of infection and workers are very scared. Asos needs to put people before profits and make sure workers are the right distance apart and paid properly if they need to take time off. Anything else is putting unnecessary lives at risk.” | Retail (fashion) | |
689 | 3/30/2020 12:05:50 | David lloyd | Good | UK | Have offered 100% pay to lifeguards while shut | Had an email saying they would top up the 80% government money to make full pay. | Gym | ||
690 | 3/30/2020 13:02:58 | Sky | Good | Europe | Initial contingency planning and support started around mid Feb. Prior to 16th March most staff working from home where possible - company supported this being set up. 16-23rd March, critical operations staff working split shifts (half from home, half in offices). Post 23rd March, all operations staff working from home, company has been supplying any extra equipment needed to ensure minimal impact. Also providing regular updates and contact to staff making sure support is available where needed. Management and driectors even provided personal mobile numbers to all staff | Comcast | Current employee | Not usually happy with the way the company is run, but think the response to this pandemic has been as good as can be. Was never left in the dark, if the mangement knew something we were told almost immediately. Would've prefered to have started the WFH sooner though. | Telecoms |
691 | 3/30/2020 13:28:30 | York St John University | Good | UK | No redundancies. Good dependency leave package put in place, flexible working hours and working from home. No changes to worker pay. Good communication and support for staff and students. | Yes | Education | ||
692 | 3/30/2020 13:51:29 | Regus | Bad | UK | Been criticsed | Not sure | |||
693 | 3/30/2020 14:01:19 | Nando’s | Good | UK | 100% pay and amazing support to local charities for food donation and NHS support | Hospitality | |||
694 | 3/30/2020 14:32:18 | Kingspan Insulation LTD | Bad | Global | Company mandated the ALL employees were to have a minimum 40% cut in salary and expected to work normal hours. | Kingspan | Employee | Manufacturing | |
695 | 3/30/2020 14:06:06 | Nando’s | Good | UK | Open and honest conversations with staff. Feeling trusted and valued | Hospitality | |||
696 | 3/30/2020 14:35:46 | TGA MOBILITY | Good | UK | Slow to start but everything that could get done has been done. Alc gel, wipes, social distancing, ext | Current employee | All staff have been put on furlough. Only necessary personnel working.. from home where possible | Mobility | |
697 | 3/30/2020 17:08:32 | Taziker Industrial Ltd | Bad | UK | Mandated that employees take a 20% pay cut throughout this crisis without negotiation. No Furlough being allowed. Workers told to work standard hours and if off sick then SSP would be applicable. Poor leadership from the Managing Director throughout. | Equity fund - Freshstream | Employee | Yes | Construction |
698 | 3/30/2020 17:27:11 | Taziker Industrial Ltd | Bad | UK | Mandated that employees take a 20% pay cut throughout this crisis without negotiation. No Furlough being allowed. Workers told to work standard hours and if off sick then SSP would be applicable. Poor leadership from the Managing Director throughout. | Equity fund - Freshstream | Employee | Yes | Construction |
699 | 3/30/2020 18:50:15 | Vodafone | Bad | UK | Raised prices for all monthly plans on 1st April, with no notice. No way for new customers to cancel before the cancellation period. Absolute scum. | Telco | |||
700 | 3/30/2020 20:01:19 | River Island | Good | UK | Closed shops early and paid employees that were not working during the outbreak. | Email sent to customers | N/a | Retail (fashion) | |
701 | 3/30/2020 20:03:10 | ASOS | Bad | UK | Asos | Retail (fashion) | |||
702 | 3/30/2020 20:52:50 | Cardiff University | Good | UK | Quick preparation for working from home and clear leadership on student outcomes - all students able to remain in halls, assessments to be measured very fairly for final years. Working from home began week beginning 14 March and existing infrastructure was already geared to enable home working. Clear strategy to focus on the needs of vulnerable individuals within the institution and perform regular welfare checks for international students and staff. Safety first approach to business decisions. Strong comments regarding the safety of Chinese students particularly where at risk of unfair treatment in parts of the UK. Regular statements from the Vice Chancellor since 10th February. | Cardiff University. Vice Chancellor Colin Riordan. | Yes | Education | |
703 | 3/31/2020 0:46:13 | McLaren Construction Group | Bad | UK | Wrote to some employees last Wednesday 25 March asking them to agree to being furloughed due to loss of work, then terminated employment on Thursday 26 March even when they'd said yes. This means that the employees will not be able to take advantage of the govt employee retention scheme which would have been at no cost to McLaren Construction Group | I've seen my son's termination letter - I have a photo of it if you can give me an email address (my email joanne.grange.1@gmail.com) | Yes - via termination letter | Construction | |
704 | 3/31/2020 0:59:00 | Village hotels | Bad | UK | Layed off staff with no communication on what is happening, before the government put the 80% in place we were all told to apply for universal credit, No one was given any forewarning. All the exec team still taking home a cushty number and bouns' still payed out in march pay check. When fridges in hotels were cleared the execs had first dibs over the staff that had been layed off. They were taking money off of people for booking that had to be cancelled due to covid-19 but saying it's in the t's and C's that they had to pay | KSL group/ Gary Davis is chairman | Nothing been reported, as the company have a very bullish attitude, they even say you have to be a certain person to be village. I worked for them. Can supply pay slips to prove the bonus' were paid. | Hospitality | |
705 | 3/31/2020 9:51:26 | getAbstract | Good | Global | Remote working for all employees including technical support and provision of equipment. Internal channels created to share childcare, cooking, fitness resources. Activity trackers offered to all employees wishing to participate in a remote fitness club. Free access for everyone, including businesses and individuals, to full online services until 18 May 2020. | Thomas Bergen, Patrick Brigger | Employees hosting and participating in free online reading clubs: https://journal.getabstract.com/en/2020/03/20/gettogether/ | Publishing | |
706 | 3/31/2020 10:44:03 | Amey Plc | Bad | UK | "UK firm won't pay higher sick pay as Covid-19 'less severe than flu'" | Various | |||
707 | 3/31/2020 11:31:40 | Kerridge Commercial Systems | Bad | Global | Before the UK lockdown measures were put in place and details of possible financial support were announced, 35 staff were laid off, and all workers asked to take a 15% pay cut from the beginning of April, regardless of the country they work in. Enforced the paycut on all staff despite objections, told staff to seek payment holidays if they could no longer make mortgage payments | I work there | Yes, I am an employee of the company | Business management systems | |
708 | 3/31/2020 11:59:38 | Nando's | Good | UK | Extremely communicative with employees, full pay until essential for furlough and support throughout this period in other ways. Feel honoured to work for this company! | Robbie | I work there! | Hospitality | |
709 | 3/31/2020 12:07:48 | Honeywell | Bad | Global | Pretending all plants are essential. Asking staff to take unpaid weeks off. Saying 80% government wages payment only applies if the govt forced closure. Had cheek to use sports direct as an example. | Company emails and meetings. | Honeywell care only about cash nothing else. | Aerospace | |
710 | 3/31/2020 12:07:53 | Honeywell | Bad | Global | Pretending all plants are essential. Asking staff to take unpaid weeks off. Saying 80% government wages payment only applies if the govt forced closure. Had cheek to use sports direct as an example. | Company emails and meetings. | Honeywell care only about cash nothing else. | Aerospace | |
711 | 3/31/2020 12:18:39 | Sainsbury’s | Bad | UK | Sainsbury’s in Kent is refusing two employees with learning disability and cerebral palsy time away from working in their store. They will lose their jobs if they don’t work | Family member | Family member | Food and drink | |
712 | 3/31/2020 13:19:59 | Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Good | Mostly UK, some international offices | All staff working from home since the week before lockdown, parents allowed to look after children while WFH. Daily updates from senior partners and daily updates from individual managers across the business. Staff in risk groups, or with family members in risk groups, to WFH for the full 12 week period or longer. | I am an employee | Legal Services | ||
713 | 3/31/2020 13:24:23 | NS shipping Liverpool | Bad | UK | No support at all. No discussion with employees. Forced to work from office when it can be done remotely. Even after 3 people in the office off sick with symptoms but everyone still forced to come in to office. Employees cannot say a thing as they will lose their jobs | Vicky and Nigel Sutton | Disappointed and afraid of catching the virus in the office and spreading it. Employers have no regard for employees health and safety. When asked if possible to work from home directors replied ‘no chance business is booming’ need to be investigated | Office based shipping company | |
714 | 3/31/2020 13:34:43 | Heal's | Bad | UK | Not supportive to the shop floor staff: see testimonial | Weston Family | I am a sales consultant at Heals Tottenham Court Road (EST.1810). In the lead up to closing the store, we were not allowed to use protection in dealing with customers, the management were saying that the only way they will consider closing was when a member of staff is diagnosed with the covid-19 virus. I see Waterstones have treated their staff in the same manner as Heals have. The admin and members of head office and E-commerce staff at Heals were sent to work from home 2 weeks before, (9th of March) Whilst the showroom and "Downstairs" were made to continue to work. I understand that this is a small/medium size company and was not been given clear information on how the staff will continue to get paid or when exactly to close the doors ( as this is not the hospitality sector). Putting staff on the line in this way and exposing them to covid-19 virus was keeping them hostages to the situation and surely in some way a crime? It is certainly a refusal to take our lives seriously. As of this morning (31st of March) we were informed by email that we would get 80% of our pay. | Retail (furniture) | |
715 | 3/31/2020 14:21:53 | David Lloyd | Good | UK | Good communication. Teams furloughed and information clearly supplied. Gyms closed - perishables distributed to local NHS teams, foodbanks etc around the country. | Employyee | Yes. Good communication. Permanent teams furloughed and information clearly supplied. Gyms closed - perishables distributed to local NHS teams, foodbanks etc around the country. | Leisure/Gym/Fitness | |
716 | 3/31/2020 16:36:32 | Burberry | Good | Global | Staff wellbeing is first on every agenda. All office staff wfh before recommendations from gov. All permanent staff on full pay. Regular updates on intranet and Town halls. | Experience | Yes | Retail (fashion) | |
717 | 3/31/2020 17:31:32 | Thrifty | Bad | UK | Immediately fired all temporary and contract workers.Refused to allow work from home even for office workers until after the lockdown. Put 75% of the business on 80% wages while simultaneously paying directors full pay and giving them millions in bonuses. Intentionally trying to target NHS workers for good publicity and to drum up business rather than helping. Insisting the car rental business is essential | Nigel Spokes | Worker | Yes | Delivery/transport |
718 | 3/31/2020 17:47:34 | BDR Group | Bad | UK | Turnover less than £40 million, considered keyworkers as support NHS and therefore still invoicing. Sent out email telling valued staff will be put on furlough, as per government guidance. The rest will be expected to come to work, work full time but will receive a 35% pay cut as a result. | Bahman Rahimi | Internal company email (can provide) | Yes | IT |
719 | 3/31/2020 17:51:45 | BDR/Icom Telecommunications | Bad | UK | The company has said if you’re not furlough then you’ve got to carry on working doing your job full time from home but they’ll deduct 35% of your wages from 1st April. So people working full time will be deducted more than people that are furlough | Bahman Rahimi | Telecommunications | ||
720 | 3/31/2020 17:59:20 | BDR Group - Icom technical solutions | Bad | UK | They are getting no support and told not to ask questions as they are too busy to answer them | Bahman RAhimi | Email all employees received | I am an employee that was leaving the company anyway but I received an email for everyone that still works there saying if they aren’t furloughed they have to take a 35% pay cut but still work part time - happy to forward to an email address? | Telecommunications and technical solutions |
721 | 3/31/2020 18:34:20 | Coca Cola European Partners | Good | European Economic Area | 14 days of fully paid leave for ANY employee who needs to self-isolate due to exposure. 12 weeks of fully paid leave for ANY employee who is on the list of vulnerable health conditions (pregnancy, asthma, cancer remission etc). Temporary suspension of disciplinary measures for absence related to COVID-19. Most days-based staff encouraged to work from home. Factory shift workers permitted 5 days additional paid leave for child care. Factories are continuing to produce Coca Cola and other products under greatly increased hygiene measures. | Publicly traded company | Details provided by me, a shift worker who is taking 12 weeks of paid leave due to a health condition that makes me vulnerable. | Food and drink | |
722 | 3/31/2020 19:09:51 | BDR Group | Bad | Global | Most workers have been given a pay cut of 35% but still expected to work normal hours from home, with no options or no approval from employees. No thank you’s or well done for getting the job done. Others have been offered to be furloughed with the 20% cut. | Bahman Rahimi | Direct source - I am an employee | Yes - I will provide as well as other who have submitted this form also. | Technology, Retail and Telecoms |
723 | 3/31/2020 19:41:20 | Apex Resources | Bad | UK | None, little to no help tried to send to front line instead of listening to workers on the furlough and effectively attempting to push myself into cleaning roles and other frontline work whilst living in a higher risk household as advised. Changed the Payroll company on the day lock down was announced in what seems to be a preemptive measure to make many people not eligible for furlough as it was all done via Umbrella PAYE schemes despite being with the previous one for 2 years. | Changed their payroll company from Indigo to Bar 2 on the day of lockdown | Worker agency. | ||
724 | 3/31/2020 20:14:12 | PPC Protect | Good | UK | Ordered mandatory work from home since 13th March. Full virtual/remote mental health support & counselling available to all employees during quarantine/stay at home. Directors have cut their salaries to zero in order to keep staff on. | https://ppcprotect.com | Tech | ||
725 | 3/31/2020 22:53:45 | University of Warwick | Bad | UK | A good number of non-essential employees are now working from home but the initial response was slow. it was more than a couple of days into the second half of March before official "work from home if possible" advice was given. General reluctance to act proactively, despite other companies doing so in weeks prior, until their hand was effectively forced by the government guidance. Things have been better since then; but communications with students on teaching arrangements and general decision-making has not been great. | Employee | Education | ||
726 | 4/1/2020 9:17:59 | Gap | Bad | UK | Although they have paid staff since closing stores on the 20th of March, they have now announced all store staff are going to get 80% of pay until at least the end of may whilst some ‘critical’ HQ staff will receive 100% pay. As a side note an outgoing, failing, CEO was recently paid a 4 million dollar bonus after being forced to leave the business due to his poor running of the company and bad decisions | Yes, I have worked for the company for over 2 years and during that time the business has always fed us lines like ‘gap is a family business’. I don’t believe they have upheld there own ‘values’ during these testing times | Retail (fashion) | ||
727 | 4/1/2020 9:23:16 | goop | Bad | Global | All UK contracts suddenly dissolved with no further pay or warning. No furlough. | Gwyneth Paltrow | I have had my full time contract revoked without warning after the company stated on Instagram that none of their staff would be effected. Was told I may be rehired sometime in the future at the company’s convenience but would not be paid in the meantime. | Retail (fashion) | |
728 | 4/1/2020 9:27:45 | RAC | Bad | UK | Non essential staff being pressured to come in or take it out of their holiday due to RAC not sourcing WFH equipment in time. | Dave Hobday | Financial | ||
729 | 4/1/2020 10:33:20 | Up & Running | Good | UK | Full sick pay for self-isolating employees pre-lock down. Following lock down all staff furlouged on full pay, including part-time. Social media & digital marketing WFH. Regular contact from management. | Indipenent | I'm an employee | Retail (Sport) | |
730 | 4/1/2020 10:39:20 | Deloitte | Good | UK | Been excellent - immediately said to work from home if you wanted. Have been sending mental health classes for free and yoga. Flexi working hours for those with childcare including setting up a devoted group to understand needs better. Zoom, Slack and Microsoft teams set up. Those not on client work being asked to work in procuring essential protective gear for NHS workers or setting up test centres. All people on these are sold at cost to government which forced other Big 4 contractors to follow suit | Employee of Deloitte | Financial | ||
731 | 4/1/2020 10:55:45 | Specsavers Australia | Bad | AUSTRALIA | They've pulled the same stunts in Australia. We seem to be about 2-3 weeks behind the UK in regards to our national covid-19 response. At the moment all staff except directors are on unpaid leave at home for 30 days. We may take annual leave if we want. All casuals sacked. They continued to drive sales for about 3 weeks despite it being obvious we needed to stop seeing routine cases. | yes | Health | ||
732 | 4/1/2020 11:05:23 | Rendall & Rittner | Bad | UK | No PPE. Some sites they have reduced staff numbers | Matt Rendall and Mike Rittner | The company has remained open and insistent on site staff attend work as normal except the cleaners who they now have minimal amount on duty. As Londons biggest residential development agency they are adding thousands of works to the tube and putting staff in danger. They are not providing any PPE and they still have staff requesting access to apartments for contractor works that are not essential during the government lockdown. They have instructed us that if a resident is in self isolation or self quarantine they are to leave there rubbish which is a vio hazard.in the corridor and staff have to go and collect it with no PPE provided. They could close all public areas to the public only have staff attend on days that are needed for H&S checks wich can be carried out on a single day. The government have offered to cover 80% of staff wages but they still refuse to close. They put the client, residents, deliveries and everybody else above there own staff. | Hospitality | |
733 | 4/1/2020 11:07:48 | Burberry | Bad | UK | Decent support for perm staff, although my understanding is that they’ve been offered 40% salaries to leave which is weird as furlough is 80%. Contractors have all been hung out to dry despite making up a big part of the business. | I work(ed) at Burberry head office in London | I was a contractor for Burberry at the head offices. They made me set up a company to work for them in Feb. Pay for insurance, etc. They have now let all the contractors go (around 70% of my department are contractors) with no additional support. Because I only just set up my company, I’m not eligible for any support. I asked to be given a contract to be put straight on furlough, as it’s the only chance I would have of getting any income. They said no, with no good reason outside of it would be effort. Poor. | Retail (fashion) | |
734 | 4/1/2020 11:48:35 | N/A pls email davey@web-shed.com re a free new website | Good | UK | na | Retail (fashion) | |||
735 | 4/1/2020 12:04:59 | Halfords cycle republic | Bad | UK | Very bad. Made all Halfords staff at cycle republic stores redundant just before the 80% govt money was announced so they didn't have to use it. Halfords/cr stores practically no PPE provision. | Halfords | Retail | ||
736 | 4/1/2020 12:23:40 | F3 (catering and hospitality company for Manchester City Football Club and Watford Football Club. Part of Legends Hospitality | Bad | UK | Told initially that the furlong system was for salaried employees only. Not those on zero hours, which is the majority of the workforce. Not known if salaried staff are now on this system, however, before its release salaried staff where told they were to receive only 50% of their salary for the next month. Initially told match-day staff were receiving nothing and to claim ‘Universal Credit’. After a large number of employees emailed in stating the furlong system is for all, match day staff are to receive payment for 3 games. Despite there being more in the month of April. Non-match day staff (cleaners, cellar team, warehouse team, logistics etc), literally heard nothing regarding their loss of earnings. For every match a non-match employee receives at least 4 days work, so 5 including the match day. But for the entire month of April they will receive 80% of the equivalent of 3 match days. | MD - Neil Worcester (part of Legends Hospitality) | All in the reaction and support section. Many of us feel afraid to speak up as we are reminded regularly that we are ‘easy to replace’. | Hospitality | |
737 | 4/1/2020 12:47:25 | Motorsport UK | Good | UK | All employees paid full wage as of 1-Apr-20. All staff working successfully from home. | Royal Automobile Club | Staff | Sport | |
738 | 4/1/2020 12:49:00 | Howdens Joinery | Good | UK | Majority of staff have been furloughed with full pay. Across the nationwide 700+ depots these are now closed, however are donating PPE and stock to the NHS and care homes where available. Staff safety across factories and offices have been prioritised over profits for a large business | Andrew Livingstone CEO | Trade | ||
739 | 4/1/2020 13:11:22 | The stand | Good | UK | Full pay | EVA McKay | Hospitality | ||
740 | 4/1/2020 13:54:10 | Cummins | Bad | UK | Construction project being kept open on site. Workers having to work 14 hour days to keep the project going. | Family member is an employee | Family member is working 12-14 hour days to keep things running on site. Have been told that if they were to close employees wouldn't be given salaries. | Engineering company | |
741 | 4/1/2020 15:28:49 | Vonage | Good | Global | All workers working from home before UK call to WFH on full pay | employee of the company | Communications | ||
742 | 4/1/2020 19:37:38 | Brewhouse and Kitchen | Good | UK | Company closed all sites to protect team. Communication was always clear and precise. We were put on consultation for a week with guaranteed hours before being furloughed. Support packs was created and sent to the team also. | Brewhouse and Kitchen | Yes | Hospitality | |
743 | 4/1/2020 19:40:13 | Specsavers | Good | UK | Furlough Leave | Individual Directors | Employee on Furlough | Health | |
744 | 4/1/2020 20:09:29 | Lidl | Good | UK | Full day one sick pay for those self isolating. 12 weeks paid leave for high risk. £150 in store vouchers to be given to all staff Warehouse specific: Free meal for all staff in the canteen (staggered to allow distancing). Installed sanitizing points for both staff and equipment (FLT's, pick trucks) etc. | Me (work in one of there RDC's) | Company response has been great, the main issue is the employees themselves as most of them just don't seem to be bothering with the distancing even though managers have actively said not to worry about pick rates or any of that. | Food and drink | |
745 | 4/1/2020 20:56:50 | Vitality | Good | UK | All employees set up to work from home, given home working allowance on top of normal salary. Furloughed employees paid 100% of salary with benefits, continuity of service maintained. | Discovery | Member of staff | Vitality are looking after us; they really care about our wellbeing during this difficult time (furloughed employee) | Financial |
746 | 4/1/2020 22:02:48 | Radley+Co | Bad | UK | I was dismissed out of the blue on 7-th day of my new permanent contract due to Coronavirus and company uncertainty | Retail (fashion) | |||
747 | 4/1/2020 22:39:53 | Arriva Rail London | Good | UK | Full pay to staff members. Full Support throughout from managers and the union. Those that are able to work at home are able to do so, including trainees with full support from trainers. | Employee | Delivery/transport | ||
748 | 4/2/2020 1:28:37 | The range | Bad | Global | Still selling non essential items. No real social distancing. Told if we go off we will lose our jobs. Bringing in empty freezers so we are classed as essential. | Chris Dawson | Me but plenty of articles out there | Homewares | |
749 | 4/2/2020 8:44:25 | BMW -MINI Plant Oxford | Good | UK | All core BMW group employees have now been furloughed on 100% base pay until further notice. 10% of employees weekly work hours to go into personal negative hours bank to be paid back through overtime working in the future. A really good deal worked out by management and union. | Employee. | Internal memo. | I'm a worker | Manufacturing |
750 | 4/2/2020 9:57:00 | DP Publicity | Bad | UK | No Support - Won't help out staff members who have been made redundant. | David Ptts | Marketing | ||
751 | 4/2/2020 11:49:05 | KatKin | Good | UK | Supporting all workers and continuing hiring during the process | Brett O'Farell and Nikki O'Farell | https://katkin.club/ | Great leadership for very early stage D2C startup | Food and drink |
752 | 4/2/2020 13:47:14 | Propetro | Bad | Global | Horrible | Propetro | Fact | Not good | Oil and gas |
753 | 4/2/2020 14:04:19 | RS Components | Good | Global | Positive | Public Ltd company | On the whole the company reacted fast. Senior leadership had a finger on the pulse and started updating the company on an early basis. With the company providing flexible working conditions and allowing regular home working scenarios the company easily made the transition to ask the majority of the workforce to do so. This allowed continued work for the company and showing that the staff are number 1 priority. The company works hard to provide the best H&S conditions. As the company embraces WFH the technology was already in place to move fast and be agile. 2 weeks after Boris' initial urge to WFH a majority of the business has been placed in furlough. Overall a positive experience for a huge company. The technology and support of the senior managers, heads and VP/board level has been totally transparent in this. Although the distribution centre staff are still working and ensuring the business is continuing to operate. Hat tip to them. | Business to Business Industrial and Electronics Supplier | |
754 | 4/2/2020 15:40:41 | TK Maxx | Bad | Global | Recent communication states pay until end of April only, no information regarding payments after that | TJX | Retail (fashion) | ||
755 | 4/2/2020 16:26:30 | Nationwide building society | Good | UK | Staff encouraged to self isolate on full pay. Full pay for vulnerable staff isolating for 12 weeks. Everyone working from home who can. Other staff are currently in the process of getting equipment to work at home. Admin and call centres have been given an hour off per day paid to ease working conditions. Social distancing maintained in office spaces. Lunches are being provided for free to staff remaining at work and taxis are being paid for to avoid staff using public transport. A promise has been made of no compulsory redundancies in 2020 to give more job security. Branches are still open for essential transactions only with social distancing enforced. | Direct from our current comms (can't provide a link) | Yes | Financial | |
756 | 4/3/2020 9:44:31 | HOME Cinema Manchester | Bad | UK | While they immediately publicly stated that all employees would receive full pay until end of April, this did not extend to bar and cafe workers because they're technically owned by a different company (although cannot work except at HOME cinema). Instead, bar employees were sent home with SSP for 2 weeks - and then put on the 80% furlough scheme when this became available. This has not been topped up to 100% and employees have been told that they cannot take other work during this time, despite their low wages therefore being insufficient to cover living costs. | Anon friend who works at the bar | Yes | Food and drink | |
757 | 4/3/2020 11:18:32 | Scottish Widows | Bad | UK | Closed an Edinburgh office last Wednesday (25/3/20) due to a confirmed COVID case. Staff were told it would be closed until Sunday for deep cleaning by Mitie. Contractors were asked to return on Friday (27/3/20) while people in white suits were cleaning other areas, although coming through same doors. Staff were unconvinced that a deep clean had taken place. More staff returned on Monday(30/3/20) office closed again Friday (3/4/20) as is sister Edinburgh office due to COVID cases. | Lloyds Banking Group | Worker | Yes | Financial |
758 | 4/3/2020 11:40:11 | Lawrence Hunt SPAR | Bad | Franchise of a global business but this particular franchise is UK specific | Pointless protected screens added infront of the tills (doesn’t actually help as we generally have to stand to the side for them to actually serve us), cheap gloves that consistently break (visual observation), overheard the manager or assistant manager telling a employee not to properly wipe down the basket handles and simply “spray and put back”. However, I’ve been told that they have access to some form of hand sanitizer and rumour has it they get a 10% increase during this pandemic One last thing, they’ve increased the prices of most items, hand sanitizer has increased massively to £4 | Hunt Family Business | Witness Experience and employee informant | My informant wishes to remain anonymous | Food and drink |
759 | 4/3/2020 13:52:03 | Nationwide Building Society | Good | UK | The reaction has been hampered by difficulty getting hand sanitiser (because NHS obviously take priority) but I can confirm they tried 16 different suppliers. However, the actions put in place are phenomenal. In head office/admin centres everyone who is not classified as a key worker is not at work (or working from home if they have a laptop). Everyone sits at least 2m apart (but some of the stupid people then go and congregate around a table for lunch), all food is free as are hot drinks. Hand sanitiser is by entrance (and only one entrance is open to control flow). Every desk occupied is cleaned on request of the user as frequently as requested. Shifts have been split to reduce contact further. Branches have been more tricky due to location but hand sanitiser has been ordered. All staff have been told if they source their own costs will be refunded. Every branch given a weekly allowance to 'treat' the staff and opening hours reduced to reduce impact to staff. Members are coming into the branch for non-essential transactions (e.g. empty money box for kids) and branch staff have been empowered to refuse non-essential transactions. Anyone who uses public transport has been offered the use of paid for taxis. Everyone also told that if they do not feel safe it is OK to say so and not come in! Nationwide is getting 100 times the normal call volumes and people are volunteering to cover member facing roles, not forced! No-one has been told they have to take holiday if they're on self-isolation but it has been recommended that people do take their holiday as they would have normally because soldiering on through who knows how long without a break would not happen under normal circumstance, never mind the stressful situations people are working in. Laptops are being sourced and more and more people are being allocated them to allow home working. Tests have been undertaken and they are now rolling out the ability to take member phone calls at home so that coming into office is not required. | Members | I can't make internal messages available to you and showing you them doesn't prove action. You'd need to come and see for yourselves. | Yes | Financial |
760 | 4/3/2020 16:26:23 | TK Maxx | Bad | UK | Pay until end of April. | TJX | Work there | Retail (fashion) | |
761 | 4/4/2020 14:07:41 | Lookers | Good | UK | Closed showrooms on 24/03 to protect the company/employees. Furloughed most workers under government job retention scheme and is topping up 80% provided by government to full pay up to £37500. Staff earning over this will have 70% of their average earnings over the last 12 months on top of the £37500. Board taking 30% pay cut during this time | Lookers PLC | I work there as a sales executive | Excellent communication from CEO Mark Raban and management at all levels | Vehicle sales and maintenance |
762 | 4/4/2020 19:17:25 | Euro Car Parts | Good | Global | Relocated all office based staff to different offices in different locations to reduce the chance of virus spread. Then decided that all office staff should work from home, equipment was provided to enable this. Topping up the 80% furlough scheme with another 10% with employees asked to volunteer rather than be forced into furlough. Social distancing measures encouraged to be in place in all branches. Branch trade counters have social distancing measures in place. | LKQ | Employee | N/A | Delivery/transport |
763 | 4/4/2020 19:57:37 | Goldman Sachs | Good | Global | All employees WFH with full pay, mental and physical health support, daily communication from senior leadership, 2 weeks additional paid leave for those in need, matching donation program, $300m fund for public organisations in need. | Yes, I work here | Financial | ||
764 | 4/4/2020 20:31:32 | Marks & Spencers | Good | UK | They have closed all sections of stores except Foodhall, have given option (if possible with regards to minimum employees) to all employees whether they would like to be sent home with full pay (80% government, 20% topped up by them) or continue working with a 15% bonus on all wages. Upon situations where too many/not enough staff want to continue working they chose who gets sent home based upon distance from work/method of travel, any underlying health issues and age. Handing out personal full face plastic masks to all employees and installed "sneeze guards" on all tills. | Steve Rowe | Employee | Food and drink | |
765 | 4/4/2020 20:41:15 | SSP Group PLC | Bad | UK | Before the furlough scheme was released, the casual employees got laid off once their units had been closed. They told staff to use their supplies as little as possible as there was no more stock going to be bought. Unpaid leave was forced upon staff and only a minority of staff had their holiday hours used without their permission. Although, my line manager did a fantastic job at keeping us updated as much as she could without the companies instruction. SSP Group was hesitant to use the furlough scheme until more information came out, this was explained in a company wide email that was sent out. | Compass Group | Current Employee | Food and drink | |
766 | 4/4/2020 21:38:58 | Vodafone | Good | UK | Information filled in is correct, they sent everyone to work from home including the call centre | They sent everyone to work from home as soon as possible, including every call centre. Provided hand sanitizers in all office locations before they closed. | Technology | ||
767 | 4/4/2020 22:41:31 | Coylumbridge Hotel/ Britannia hotels | Bad | UK | Fired staff with no notice, removed housing rights with no notice (made staff homeless) | Alex Langsam | Hospitality | ||
768 | 4/4/2020 22:41:39 | Opus Technology | Bad | UK | Laid off 10% of workforce, refused to apply for furlough even after former employees begged. | Michael o'Donnell | Former employees | I was kept on the day 11 people were given 4 weeks pay in lieu of notice and told to go home. An hour later the government announced the 80% furlough scheme. I asked the MD if they would apply for it and was told that they wouldn't - they had applied for gov loans and grants in the past and been rejected. I was then let go a few days later. | Telecoms |
769 | 4/4/2020 22:57:15 | Allocate Software | Good | Global | Work from home immediately, daily updates from CEO & HR on state of company and staffing levels. Daily survey to ask how you are, regular check ins with management. Good IT support when working from home. | Vista Equity Partners | Yes | Health Software | |
770 | 4/4/2020 22:59:22 | Euro garages (Starbucks, Gregg's, KFC etc) | Bad | Global | Terrible | Eurogarages | Employee | Didn't close until a week after a ban on all cafes and restaurants was enforced. No gloves, cash in hand, ran out of sanitizer. Furloughed workers who have had not only their hours cut but also their pay has been drastically reduced. | Food and drink |
771 | 4/4/2020 22:59:59 | Screwfix | Bad | UK | Telling Employees and customers that they are only providing Essential items to keep, Water, Heating and Electrics on that people need and then actively selling DIY products like paint and gardening items, 98% of all Click and collect are DIY and non Essential, putting staff at risk to the customers that come and collect them and effectively encouraging people to come out for DIY supplies. All employee's were told that they would Receive 100% of pay if they close or get sick, to it be changed to 80% government scheme and they won't make up the 20% because even though they are making a massive profit in this current climate they cannot afford to. | Kingfisher | I work there. | Retail (Hardware) | |
772 | 4/4/2020 23:46:21 | Celera Motion | Bad | Global | Many questions unanswered, up to 14 days paid for isolation but not known beyond that, business as usual and claims made of making parts essential to treating covid 19 which are not strictly true across all sites. Distancing is not realistic on site although additional cleaning is being undertaken by staff and those who can are working from home. Management are way too slow to make decisions and react to latest information...shareholders come first it seems. | Employee | Manufacturing | ||
773 | 4/5/2020 4:35:30 | Dominos pizza | Bad | UK | No social distancing measures enacted. Hygiene standards remain the same. Fired staff members for voicing concerns. | Food and drink | |||
774 | 4/5/2020 18:03:54 | TK Maxx | Bad | Global | Email to staff sent on 02 Apr says staff will be on full pay until end of April ONLY. Managers will not say what happens after end of April | TJX | Email to staff | Retail (fashion) | |
775 | 4/5/2020 18:17:54 | Waterstones | Good | UK | Closed all shops from 23rd March until further notice. Employees ‘furloughed’ with 100% pay. | Elliott Advisors | Employees | A slow response to start, ultimately closing shops until further notice. Management were supportive, and the developing situation was monitored daily. | Retail (fashion) |
776 | 4/5/2020 21:22:49 | Next PLC (Irish Division) | Bad | UK & Ireland | As of 04/04/2020 all temporary employees (most employees including upper tiers of store staff such as trainers and team leads) laid off without pay indefinitely. We were previously told that we would be paid as per our contracted hours up to 11/04/2020 and 80% thereafter in a previous notice from HR. Notice was given on 03/04/2020 that we were to be laid off without pay from the following day, and advised to apply for the Irish government Covid-19 welfare payment. Possibly all store employees up to store management affected but this is not totally confirmed. Contracts that were due to expire before June 18th 2020 extended until then, company said they could not make guarantees beyond that. | Next PLC | Internal emails to staff | Next's response has been slow and poor, with the mid-season sale still being held in Ireland and the UK. Next did not close it's Irish stores until government lockdown was introduced in Ireland, thus forcing it to. Staff up to store manager level expressed concerns over its refusal to close while similar chains did close and decision to hold the sale (an event which often attracts 100+ person queues before opening on the day) and were ignored. | Retail (fashion) |
777 | 4/6/2020 12:22:58 | BT | Good | UK | No job losses, pay rise for frontline staff & donating his salary to health workers | Communications/technology | |||
778 | 4/6/2020 13:04:59 | iSource Group | Good | UK | Full basic pay for all furloughed workers. Full pay for sick workers and those in self-isolation. Redundant staff have been brought back onto payroll. Additional £250,000 promotional support package put in place for other regional SMEs and the wider business community. | Geoff Shepherd | Company Directors | Recruitment | |
779 | 4/6/2020 15:13:59 | University of Sussex | Bad | UK | Suggesting departments laying off temporary staff, including staff on fixed-term contract. | https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2020/03/30/university-unions-hit-out-at-plans-to-end-temporary-contracts/ internal staff email | Education | ||
780 | 4/6/2020 15:21:10 | University of manchester | Bad | UK | Immediate termination of temporary contracts after 16th march, refusal to restart the contracts and furlough after govt scheme for job support announced, leaving thousands penniless. | My experience | Education | ||
781 | 4/6/2020 19:23:42 | Ozaroo | Bad | UK | Fired employee who had symptoms and had to self-isolate | Chris Martin | It was the fired worker | Retail (fashion) | |
782 | 4/6/2020 21:14:52 | Waitrose | Bad | UK | The firm expects staff to recover time they take off for sick family members. They're using a 'time bank' system where staff are expected to recover time they take off for sick family members. This will mean that some people will continue to show up for work who have family members ill/infected/isolating, and putting others at risk because they cannot afford to not work. | John Lewis Partnership | In article | Supermarket Retail | |
783 | 4/7/2020 0:13:33 | Better UK (GLL) | Good | UK | Full pay for all staff (and fair pay formula for casual workers) guaranteed, including for furloughed employees (being topped up). Staff support in place and an employee assistance programme for employees requiring additional support. Also helping local authorities with community resilience plans. Continued communication through staff intranet including links and advice, as well as an internal community notice board for sharing of good news stories and to allow support for eachother. | GLL (employee owner) | better.org.uk | I am an employee | Leisure |
784 | 4/7/2020 0:30:09 | Waitrose | Bad | UK | Workers being forced to pay back hours taken off due to Coronavirus illness / supporting affected family members. | John Lewis Partnership | See source. | Food and drink | |
785 | 4/7/2020 1:11:00 | Motorsport UK | Bad | UK | As of now Monday 6th April approximately 25% of full time staff have been Furloughed in an effort to 'save the sport'. This 25% will no longer be able to work and will be paid 80%, this will not be topped up. Anyone who's 80% wage is above £2,500 per month will be topped up to meet that percentage. Remaining staff will be paid 90% and to work 4.5 hrs per week. | Motorsport UK / RAC Motorsports Association | Staff | Sport | |
786 | 4/7/2020 1:17:53 | Motorsport UK | Bad | UK | As of Monday 6th April approximately 25% of full time employees have been Furloughed. They will no longer be able to work and their salary capped at 80%. This will not be topped up. Anyone's 80% salary which is over the £2,500 limit will be topped up. Other staff members hours have been reduced to 4.5 days per week from 5 and their salary cut to 90%. All in an effort to, "save the sport". | Motorsport UK / RAC Motorsports Association | Staff | Sport | |
787 | 4/7/2020 8:29:52 | Amber Cars | Bad | UK | High risk staff members being forced into work. Long serving staff furloughed & given laptops despite not working from home. | Andrew Pennock | Ring me | Me | Delivery/transport |
788 | 4/7/2020 9:44:32 | Hi, I'm actually a BBC News journalist and am doing some research for a story I'm hoping to work on. Please can you get in touch with me on ashitha.nagesh@bbc.co.uk, or on Twitter @ashnagesh, so I can explain in more detail and we can have an initial chat? Thanks so much, Ashitha | Good | Global | Hi, I'm actually a BBC News journalist and am doing some research for a story I'm hoping to work on. Please can you get in touch with me on ashitha.nagesh@bbc.co.uk, or on Twitter @ashnagesh, so I can explain in more detail and we can have an initial chat? Sorry for submitting this through the form - couldn't find another way to get in touch. Thanks so much, Ashitha | Media request | |||
789 | 4/7/2020 18:50:09 | Hunters Estate Agents | Bad | UK | They have furloughed their current staff, but not willing to reemploy an ex employee of 9 years through the furlough scheme. Even though I was employed until 12th March 2020. | Kevin Hollinrake and Glynis Frew | I worked for them for 9 years and was bullied out of the organisation. I officially left on 12th March. Unfortunately my new role could not furlough me so had to let me go. I have since gone back to my old employer (Hunters Estate Agents) and they are refusing to furlough me due to employment law issues. Even though I have offered to sign a disclaimer stating I do not expect any redundancy pay or benefits at the end of the furlough period. | Estate Agent | |
790 | 4/8/2020 12:28:45 | Merlin Entertainments | Good | Global | The staff were all hired back from Edinburgh Dungeon - the story got updated. | Merlin Entertainments | Yes - in source https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/delighted-edinburgh-dungeon-staff-told-18031459 | Hospitality | |
791 | 4/8/2020 12:30:28 | Good | Global | Update on the existing Twitter entry: CEO donating $1B of his own wealth to COVID-19 relief fund. | Publicly traded | Yes | Tech | ||
792 | 4/9/2020 13:09:25 | Chalet Chardons | Bad | Global | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52206832 | Chardons Ltd | Hospitality | ||
793 | 4/9/2020 13:55:28 | Starfury Conventions | Bad | UK | reorganising postponed events to Nov 2020 saying it is because he feels the pandemic will have ended, but is actually because he will lose money if he doesn't hold them in 2020. This is a concern for staff who he wants to work these new dates not knowing what the situation will be in Nov. He is already getting into twitter fights with ticket holders who want refunds because they can't make the new dates or don't know if they can because of the uncertain situation. He has told ticket holders currently suffering with coronavirus or have lost loved ones to it, that they can't have an extension on the refund deadline. They have to decide NOW whether they will come in Nov but if they ask for a refund he will ban them from buying future tickets if their circumstances change before Nov. | Sean Harry | Several strands on this twitter thread https://twitter.com/starfuryevents/status/1246135151240908800 | I have previously been a volunteer worker at these events | Events |
794 | 4/9/2020 14:23:56 | Osborne Clarke | Good | UK | Set us all up to work from home even before the lockdown, were already urging wfh for people even before that if they were high risk, lived with high risk people or had to commute. When the schools closed they went out of their way to make flexible working arrangements for parents. Fully covered sick pay, fully covered dependence leave. Negotiated our new medical care/employee benefits options to start early (was meant to be 1st April) so that we could use the remote GP service. Our entire office is now virtual and we have constant support on our intranet for mental health and wellbeing, including the lunchtime yoga classes continuing (remotely), etc. Knowing that I have secure and supported work at this time has made life manageable. They are also providing limited advice on the website re: legalities during the pandemic and digital transformation, including hosting online webinars. | It's an LLP, senior partner for UK is Ray Berg | I have been an employee for OC for almost 7 years. I don't think they've mentioned it publicly, but can confirm that this is all factual. | Legal Practice | |
795 | 4/9/2020 14:41:46 | Lineage | Bad | Global | Laid off staff during probation. Said it was due to coronavirus but then refused to furlough and said it was performance related instead when no performance related issues ever raised. | Yes | Delivery/transport | ||
796 | 4/9/2020 20:30:15 | Teleperformance | Bad | UK | Know somebody with COPD who needed to self isolate, even though their job entailed only answering telephone the company were slow to roll out remote working and even still they haven't yet received the equipment to do so. They also haven't been furloughed and are left to survive on sick pay. | Telecommunication | |||
797 | 4/10/2020 9:44:23 | easyjet | Bad | Global | used bailout gov to pay dividends | Delivery/transport | |||
798 | 4/10/2020 9:45:11 | tesco | Bad | UK | Used entire bailout to pay dividends | Food and drink | |||
799 | 4/10/2020 9:47:58 | Oxford University Press | Bad | Global | Made British and EU staff based in UAE redundant on 31st March. These staff & their dependents are currently prevented from returning to their home countries due to a 24 hour curfew in place in Dubai. | Oxford University | OUP staff in UK | Education | |
800 | 4/10/2020 16:34:45 | Specsavers | Bad | Global | Employees in the process of arranging transfer or relocation denied furlough. Also denied sick pay for self-isolation time, relented after significant pressure to give SSP only. Retained staff threatened with job losses if not enough volunteers to reduce hours. | Employee | Health | ||
801 | 4/12/2020 21:41:13 | Merlin Entertainments | Bad | Global | Various 'Seasonal staff' ie, frontline staff (performers, shop staff) that have been contractually employed for less than 2 years have had contracts terminated with immediate effect. | Tourism | |||
802 | 4/14/2020 7:57:54 | Copenhagen Business School | Good | Global | Hello I am a researcher at the Copenhagen Business School studying corporate responses to COVID and intrigued by your spreadsheet. I wonder if it possible to connect with the organizers of this spreadsheet over email to learn more about your data for our research? My profile can be found here: https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-management-society-and-communication/staff/matmsc | Academia | |||
803 | 4/14/2020 12:07:15 | FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP | Bad | Global | Made a vaste amount of staff redundant, then furloughed once the government scheme was announced, everyone else had to take a pay cut of between 10 and 30% of annual salary. Still working normal hours as critical teams are now understaffed. Investors get more shares to float the company while we do the work for less with no additional compensation or benefit | Graham "Screw" Turner | Employee, more can comment if needed | Yes | Travel |
804 | 4/14/2020 12:15:39 | Flight Centre Travel Group | Bad | Global | Overseas teams are being made redundant, uk teams were made redundant and then brought back to be furloughed. All existing staff have had to take salary cuts. More investment has been received but this wont support staff. Salary cuts where posed as an either/or (redundancy, furlough or salary cut) | Publicly listed in Australia | Yes | Travel industry | |
805 | 4/14/2020 17:55:05 | Zen Internet | Bad | UK | A lot of uncertainty on what happens if you do not accept it | Richard Tang | partner works there | Around 20 workers to be furloughed but the others (hundreds) are being asked to drop their pay by 15%, or to 20000 a year (won't go below 20000 a year). This has been presented as a request but there's no alternative offered. | Telecommunications |
806 | 4/15/2020 12:01:10 | Zen Internet | Bad | UK | Update on Zen. About 20 staff will be furloughed. The other hundreds are being told that they'll have their pay lowered by 15% temporarily, they are having a consultation period for this but it is being made clear that any staff who do not want this cut can have their contract terminated and re-issued with a *permanent* reduction in pay. Most staff feel cornered and that they will be punished for not picking the temporary reduction. | Richard Tang | partner works there | partner works there | Telecommunications |
807 | 4/16/2020 13:29:27 | The School of Philosophy and Economic Science | Bad | Global | Forced to continue going to the office as late as Thursday 19th March, didn’t allow furlough | Charity / cult ? | Soon to be ex-employee | Refused to furlough, my contract ends 21/4/2020 | Charity |
808 | 4/17/2020 22:04:57 | Babylon Health | Bad | UK | Laid off a major chunk of its employees in the middle of the pandemic, threatened them to not post on social media about this | Founder : Ali Parsa | Health | ||
809 | 4/18/2020 18:04:55 | TK Maxx | Bad | Global | Full pay until end of this month - after that it's confusing... was told two weeks ago employees will be furloughed, will be sent email/letter as per correct procedure to arrive earlier this week [ending 19 Apr]. Still waiting [after chasing twice] for this letter which is essential to confirm employees accept furlough... | TJX | Employee | Employee testimonial | Retail (fashion) |
810 | 4/20/2020 12:04:37 | CPG Logistics | Bad | UK | Shockingly poor | Delivery/transport | |||
811 | 4/24/2020 13:44:58 | Tops Day Nurseries | Bad | UK | They have forced employees to accept a change to their contract allowing them to instigate lay offs and short time working. Despite it being claimed that this is solely to deal with the affects of COVID19 they have told employees this change will be permanent. There are also refusing to let furloughed employees accrue holiday which is illegal. | Cheryl Hadland | Employee | Childcare | |
812 | 4/24/2020 22:32:25 | The Entertainer | Good | UK based with overseas partners | Handled extremely well. A big sale in the weeks before we closed for financial security for us & chance for customers to buy things they wouldn’t be able to during lockdown. Warehouses remain open adhering to social distancing. All staff no matter start date are being paid 100% of pay so far. Company is doing a huge amount for charity. | Gary Grant | I’m an employee | Entertainment | |
813 | 4/25/2020 14:17:48 | TKMaxx | Good | UK | UK Government Furlough scheme of 80% pay for most employees. TKMaxx have said that they will top up the government pay by 20% to meet the 100% until the end of May for now, which is fantastic | TJX | Employee | Employee | Retail (fashion) |
814 | 5/2/2020 16:45:22 | Acorn Stairlifts | Bad | Global | Multiple people furloughed and getting government help or laid off worldwide despite owner taking over £100m in company dividends over the past 10 years, including 20m in 2018 | John Jakes | Health | ||
815 | 5/4/2020 11:12:03 | Gamma | Good | UK | Enacted work from home policy a month before lockdown. Furloughed employees where required on full pay, paid for by the company itself and not using the government furlough scheme as they feel it should only be used for struggling companies. | employee | yes | Telecoms | |
816 | 5/12/2020 14:31:10 | Macaulay Edwards Independent Financial Consultants | Bad | UK | He sacked 1 of the 3 members of staff, without furlough. then forced the other 2 to continue to work internally during lockdown, including taking public transport. | Rob Edwards | employee | Financial | |
817 | 5/23/2020 14:43:47 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres | Good | UK | Very quickly responded once furlough in place and topping up lost earnings for DMT staff | Hospitality | |||
818 | 5/27/2020 18:37:39 | The Community Housing Group | Bad | UK | No pay if workers don’t go in. No social distancing measures taken. Workers training people on shared computers. | Employee | Health | ||
819 | 6/14/2020 22:52:31 | De Vere Hotels | Bad | UK | Skeleton staff on site manning an empty hotel. Prior to closure the face to face communication with staff poor. Senior managements told staff to ask departmental managers whether they should come to work however they had been told no information with which to make a judgement. Hotels were still open and operating, although disinfecting and social distancing were prioritised. Individual departments eventually made own judgements with no assistance from above. Even HR had no information. Furlough scheme being used. Company announced they were reopening doors on 8th of July to customers before speaking with staff about returning to work. | Starwood Capital | yes | Hospitality | |
820 | 6/27/2020 2:19:50 | Wetherspoons | Good | UK | Despite widespread criticism we have received furlough payment every week for the last 12 weeks and have been encouraged to work elsewhere. Bosses have kept in touch to keep us informed regularly on when we will be reopening. | Tim Martin | I work for spoons | Yes | Food and drink |
821 | 7/2/2020 10:13:03 | Asto | Good | UK | Work from home implemented early before most other companies. Full working from home and requests for adjustments needed listened to. No pressure to return to the office. | Santander | Worker | Financial | |
822 | 8/11/2020 15:33:54 | Lovehoney | Good | Global | Seamless move to WFH before lockdown in anticipation of first wave lockdown, IT systems fully operational and working smoothly, equipment all provided inc tables and chairs, overtime paid to support increased workloads + additional staff taken on, mental health support services created and signposted. | Telemos Capital | Employee | Yes | Retail (beauty) |
823 | 8/11/2020 16:15:25 | The Co-op | Good | UK | Quick to move all non-frontline roles to work from home arrangements. | Members | Personal experience (if that counts) | From early March my entire team was allowed to work from home and it was made very clear that nobody would be asked to do anything that they are not comfortable with. The company has been very supportive with offering alternative working arrangements for those with childcare issues. These measures have been extended to at least the end of the year. | Food and drink |
824 | 8/11/2020 23:14:21 | H&K Distribution | Bad | Global | CEO Guy Wade proudly advised employees that some employees in Dallas and Tokyo offered to work for free or with reduced pay, while himself has not taken any reduce in salary. In August 30% of the work force was let go, including people who have been in the business for 10+ years. Between March and August a number of upper management was promoted and new ones hired, company decided to proudly email everyone in the whole company with these good news. In August the CTO and the UK Managing Director jumped ship over how the business handled the COVID-19 situation. Employees who have worked through the pandemic have not recieved any thanks (verbal nor material) and middle management constantly hinted that they should work overtime for free. | Guy Wade | Staff member testimonial | See "Reaction" | Distribution |
825 | 8/12/2020 11:22:51 | The Economist | Good | UK | Work from home for all employees (though we did unfortunately have redundancies) where the company will purchase any required equipment such as monitors, chairs, docks etc. Office is re-opened (birmingham), but is completely optional. Communication from top level isn't that frequent, but engineering managers are pretty forthcoming. | Current Employee | Media / News | ||
826 | 12/18/2020 9:54:21 | Euro Car Parts | Good | UK | Great reaction. Sent all office staff to work from home. Furloughed staff were paid 90% of their standard wage instead of the default 80%. Clear guidelines set out across all of the branches on how to deal with face to face customers, information on sanitising and support for colleagues that needed to shield. Although there are probably a few bad branch managers that didn't follow these guidelines set out by top level management. | LKQ | Employee | Motor Trade | |
827 | 2/19/2021 10:36:16 | Three | Good | UK | All stores closed with every lockdown, temporarily opened Welsh stores as got "non essential status" but closed after 2 weeks in line with rest of UK. All retail staff furloughed on full pay, managers continue to work from home. Full pay if required to self-isolate. Couple of stores now up for closure. | Hutchison 3G | Retail (Mobile Phones) | ||
828 | 3/1/2021 14:18:10 | Tomahawk Steakhouse | Bad | UK | Requesting employees to give the company an unsecured interest free loan under veiled threats of dismissal. | Hospitality |
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