‘An own goal’ | BrewDog axing real living wage is a 'disastrous employee relations misstep', expert warns

BrewDog has made a “disastrous employee relations misstep” by scrapping its real living wage offering, an employment law director has told HR Grapevine.

The brewing giant revealed this week that it would no longer pay its employees the real living wage despite having done so since 2015. Instead, new hires will be offered the national minimum wage of £11.44 an hour, which is below the £12 cost of living-based rate.