MANCHESTER UNITED have emailed their 900-strong staff to confirm that none of them will be furloughed amid the coronavirus crisis.
The Red Devils informed their workers on Monday that they will continue to be paid in full despite other Premier League clubs taking the decision to put their own staff on the government’s furlough scheme.
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Staff who are unable to work or find themselves with a reduced workload have been asked to undertake volunteer work with the NHS or a local charity.
Meanwhile, non-match day casual workers will be paid until June 1 after the date was extended by Ed Woodward.
The United chief also assured workers they will be able to fit their schedules around their family too.
The decision comes after the likes of Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle were heavily criticised for putting their own non-playing staff on furlough.
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Champions League finalists Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham caused outrage by making the most of the government initiative.
Some staff must rely on taxpayers’ money to fund up to 80 per cent of their monthly wages.
Despite a £533million turnover and splashing out £43.8m to agents last year, Liverpool furloughed around half of the club’s 675 non-playing staff.
However, Liverpool tonight performed an astonishing U-turn after the backlash and will now be paying out of their own pocket.
United had previously announced plans to pay their matchday staff for the rest of the season.
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And their decision mirrors that of City, who ruled out following in the footsteps of Spurs and Liverpool and instead put the minds of their employees at rest.
An Etihad spokesperson said: “We can confirm, following a decision by the chairman and board last week, that Manchester City will not be utilising the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
“We remain determined to protect our people, their jobs and our business while at the same time doing what we can to support our wider community at this most challenging time for everybody.”
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