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Laura Ferguson & Peter A Walker

Glasgow bar closes 'until working conditions improve'

A Glasgow city centre bar will close its doors for around a week after workers raised concerns over working practices.

Union members at Broadcast - which makes up 75% of the workforce - highlighted an array of issues in a collective grievance letter.

Glasgow Live contacted the city centre bar for comment earlier this week.

Following the letter, it is claimed two workers were removed from the bar's regular rota and told that they no longer have a job at the bar. Since then, one of them has been re-instated with immediate effect.

Now the Sauchiehall Street venue has confirmed to Unite Hospitality that the bar will be closed until "working conditions are improved" with the union's satisfaction.

It has also been confirmed to Unite all workers will receive their full wage during this time.

The union stated: "Now that all workers have been informed, we can confirm that the owner of Broadcast has agreed to close the venue 'until working conditions are improved and the union are satisfied.'

"All workers will receive their full wage throughout this time."

A spokesperson for Broadcast said: "We had a frank and open meeting with five representatives of Broadcast Union and their Unite representatives, and we have agreed on a positive pathway to resolve their concerns.

"Broadcast will close with immediate effect to carry out improvement works on the building and will reopen when all parties are satisfied that working conditions have improved - urgent steps are also being taken to resolve the other issues raised by staff.

"We hope the closure will not be for a prolonged period, but we cannot yet say when it will reopen - staff will be paid their wages during this time."

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