Asda to scrap free tea and toast for staff

Supermarket chain Asda are cutting down on employee benefits, with plans to scrap the free tea and toast for staff in the mornings.

According to the Evening Standard, the retailer is launching a “controversial savings drive” in which they will cease providing complimentary snacks, including coffee and vending machines, for workers. The chain insists that it must make “tough decisions.”

The GBM trade union has staunchly opposed the plan, with a spokesperson telling the Sun the move has come as a huge blow to “dedicated employees”.

A spokesperson for Asda issued a statement, explaining that from the responses of their employees they understood that this was an “emotive subject”, but adding that “it is necessary to look at areas that are no longer financially viable.”