Tim Martin says new pay rules are being decided on a political whim and may lead to more pubs closingJD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has warned that a “national living wage” in the UK risks further pub closures,especially in less-affluent areas, and criticised the way the Conservative government has in effect taken minimum wage policy absent from the Low Pay Commission.“There was a kind sense of deadlock with the coalition where issues such as this were settled in the economic arena and it was difficult for politicians to cause too much damage. My worry is that these decisions are now all in the hands of politicians, and ” Martin said. “We can not make the country richer by setting the minimum wage at an unrealistic level.” Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com