Tomahawk Steakhouse | Furloughed staff 'asked to loan firm 10%'

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has proven to be a lifeline for many businesses and its staff members in the UK during the coronavirus crisis.

Despite this, a union has claimed that a restaurant chain has asked furloughed staff members to loan the organisation part of their wages or potentially face the sack – the BBC reported.

According to the GMB Union, Tomawhawk Steakhouse – which has branches in York and Middlesbrough – wants employees to sign an agreement to lend one-tenth (ten per cent) of their wages to cover pension and national insurance contributions.

It has been claimed that those who refuse have been told that their “suitability for the role will have to be reviewed”. Yet, the restaurant chain has denied claims that staff were told they might lose their roles.