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'Lies, hypocrisy & deceit' | BrewDog at centre of serious HR allegations by former employees

BrewDog at centre of serious HR allegations by former employees

Multinational brewery and pub chain BrewDog – who is often lauded for being an example of a good firm that takes ethical consideration seriously – has been hit with a series of serious allegations detailed in an open letter, written by a group of people claiming to be former team members at the firm.

Posted to Twitter via the @PunksWPurpose account, the letter, signed by several names as well as 45 other alleged former staffers who claimed that they “did not feel safe to include either their names or initials”, detailed various accusations, regarding its culture, its ‘lies and deceit’, as well as treatment of staff.

Details of the accusations, as per the open letter, include:

  • Staff feeling they suffered from mental illness as a result of working at BrewDog

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