A petition has been launched after a restaurant chain decided to scrap free staff meals. Fridays (previously known as TGI Fridays) has a restaurant at the Cornerhouse in Nottingham.
Staff who work 10 hours or more currently are entitled to a free meal during their shift but from the beginning of May that will be axed. The decision has come under fire but the company defended the move saying it wants to provide more "equitable benefits" for all employees.
The union Unite Hospitality launched the petition, calling on Fridays' CEO Julie McEwan to reconsider the "ill judged" move. It says: "Hard working staff at TGI Fridays are at the centre of the hospitality experience. Without them, TGI Fridays is nothing. In the midst of a cost of living crisis, low paid staff at TGI Fridays will be forced to give up more of their hard earned cash in order to fuel themselves through the day.
