The cost-of-living crisis has spurred a pub chain to roll out a 'work and play' package that will tempt workers to ditch working from home. Young's hopes its offer, first run in 2020 at the height of the pandemic, will help struggling Brits to keep down energy consumption and bills.
The deal involves customers taking up working space in a Young's pub plus lunch and unlimited tea and coffee, all for £15 a day. As reported by Mirror, the WFP scheme which sees workers swap their desks at home for a more community-based working environment, includes the use of power sockets and quiet areas. There is also the option of gin and tonic or pint at the end of your shift.
First launched in 2020, the scheme has now been rolled out to a total 185 Young's pubs amid rising energy bills for office workers who now find themselves working from home. As well as keeping their electricity usage down, some 'work from pub' customers also say they prefer the more communal atmosphere of a pub.
