From a Tory, Richard Fuller MP…credit where credit is due.
“…the owner or partial owner of Virgin Airlines has suggested that they should take eight weeks of unpaid leave. And I decided to look and see how much would that cost.
Well, eight weeks at the $108.46 (£94) statutory sick pay would cost $ 869.9 (£754) per employee. There are 8,571 employees in Virgin Airlines. So if all of them took eight weeks’ unpaid leave that would be a cost of $7.38 million (£6.4 million). Sir Richard Branson’s net worth is $4.38 billion (£3.8 billion) dollars. If he’s able to get 2% interest on that money for eight weeks, he will earn the equivalent of $11.42 million (£9.9 million).
So I say, Sir Richard Branson, give up your interest on your wealth for eight weeks and pay your employees yourself their unpaid leave. Big or small — in a small village, a leader of a church or a leader of a large business — when it comes to looking at the protection of your workers, the time is now, and we will judge you all by your actions.”
– Richard Fuller MP
The likes of Tim Martin and Britannia Hotels should take note, people won’t forget…
From Conservative MP, Richard Fuller…credit where credit is due. “…the owner or partial owner of Virgin Airlines has suggested that they should take eight weeks of unpaid leave. And I decided to look and see how much would that cost. Well, eight weeks at the $108.46 (£94) statutory sick pay would cost $ 869.9 (£754) per employee. There are 8,571 employees in Virgin Airlines. So if all of them took eight weeks’ unpaid leave that would be a cost of $7.38 million (£6.4 million). Sir Richard Branson’s net worth is $4.38 billion (£3.8 billion) dollars. If he’s able to get 2% interest on that money for eight weeks, he will earn the equivalent of $11.42 million (£9.9 million). So I say, Sir Richard Branson, give up your interest on your wealth for eight weeks and pay your employees yourself their unpaid leave. Big or small — in a small village, a leader of a church or a leader of a large business — when it comes to looking at the protection of your workers, the time is now, and we will judge you all by your actions.”- Richard Fuller MPThe likes of Tim Martin and Britannia Hotels should take note, people won’t forget…
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