Politics | Allegations that Wetherspoons staff face discipline for not sharing Brexit material

Workers at pub chain Wetherspoon’s claim that they have been forced to hand out political pro-Brexit leaflets – facing disciplinaries, bonus cuts or dismissal if they fail to comply.

Guardian journalist Owen Jones has been collating anonymous messages, allegedly from employees of the UK firm, following an interview he conducted with CEO Tim Martin for the Guardian.

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“We the staff during the referendum were contractually obliged to put out pro-Brexit propaganda at the behest of Tim Martin’s personal agenda,” one such anonymous commenter wrote.

“The staff at my pub unilaterally agreed we did not support the propaganda and resorted to binning as much as we could until we started getting regular unannounced inspections from regional and head management to ensure compliance.