Wage rises will put 30p on a pint, says pub chain
Clive Watson, boss of City Pub Group, says the rise will be needed to pay for a higher minimum wage. …
Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer & Pub Association, said that while increases to the minimum wage and the minimum living rate would be “welcomed” by many staff in pubs, it was a further cost increase for pubs who were “still struggling to recover and face an uncertain future”.