BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff

BP told workers in its 310 company-run forecourts that the changes would happen in February. Workers at a further 850 BP-branded forecourts run by partners are on different pay deals. Photograph: Anna Barclay/Getty Images

BP is ditching paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for 5,400 workers in its petrol forecourts as it attempts to offset a planned rise in the independent living wage.

The company has told workers in its 310 company-run forecourts that it will be changing their benefits in February. Workers at a further 850 BP-branded forecourts run by partners are on different pay deals.