Engagement | Slug & Lettuce owner reveals why they let staff dip into pay

Earlier this year Stonegate Pub Company, the parent firm behind Slug & Lettuce, Walkabout and The Common Room, announced they were taking an app-first approach to employee engagement.

The app would allow staff to view rotas and online payslips as well as take on extra shifts and swap shifts with colleagues. They would also allow staff to access 30% of their pay at any point during the pay cycle.

Alongside access to pay, Stonegate would also offer staff financial welfare support in conjunction with The Money Charity and Money Advice.

Its digital-first approach didn’t stop there. At the same time as the launch of the app, they also added an online learning portal to help, in their words, “accelerates people’s progression through the career pathway.”