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…
AD Sinistram
