BREAKING NEWS: Tottenham REVERSE decision to use Government cash to pay for furloughed non-playing staff… Club will now pay ALL staff’s wages themselves after an outcry from supporters
- Tottenham had controversially placed their non-playing staff on furlough
- However, just like Liverpool, they have now reversed their initial decision
- The Premier League side will now pay their wages in full through April and May
- Spurs had come in for massive criticism from both fans and former players alike
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Tottenham Hotspur have reversed their decision to furlough non-playing staff and have revealed that they will pay their wages in full throughout April and May.
Tottenham, just like Liverpool, have reversed their initial decision on furloughing non-playing staff after coming in for huge criticism from fans and former players alike.
The Premier League outfit announced on Monday that their supporters were right to tell the club not to take government money amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Daniel Levy came in for huge criticism after Tottenham placed non-playing staff on furlough
Tottenham have now reversed their original decision amid mounting pressure from supporters
In a statement released on Monday, Spurs said: ‘In our last update we said we would keep our position under review, especially in the context of revised budgets and cost cutting.
‘Having done so we have decided that all non-playing staff, whether full-time, casual or furloughed, will receive 100 per cent of their pay for April and May. Only the board will take salary reductions.’
The statement added: ‘In view of supporter sentiment regarding the scheme, it is now not our intention to make use of the current CJRS (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) that runs until the end of May.
‘We shall consult with stakeholders, including the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust with whom we have been in dialogue over the past week and who share our desire to protect jobs, should circumstances change going forward.’
More to follow…
Tottenham followed in the footsteps of Liverpool to change their decision on furloughing staff