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"mitchells-and-butlers": {
    "names": [
        "Mitchells & Butlers",
        "Mitchells & Butlers plc",
        "M&B",
        "MAB"
    ],
    "comment": "Mitchells & Butlers, a British pub operator and FTSE 250 company, has faced criticism for unethical practices including failing to pay £565,094.87 in minimum wage to 16,187 employees [1], and implementing a tip-sharing system that can result in waiting staff earning below minimum wage [2]. Mitchells & Butlers ordered the killing of an ancient oak near one of their pubs [3].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://www.thecaterer.com/news/mitchells-and-butlers-greggs-minimum-wage-list-2024",
        "2": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/18/steakhouse-chain-miller-carter-waiting-staff-tips-pay-chefs",
        "3": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn05y14dy7do"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {},
    "tags": [
        "restaurant",
        "bar",
        "pub",
        "poor working conditions"
    ],
    "score": 45,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Mitchells_%26_Butlers_logo.svg",
    "siteUrl": "http://mbplc.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2024-04-07T15:46:15.962Z"
},

Preview:

Mitchells & Butlers

restaurant

45 😐

restaurant bar pub poor working conditions

Is Mitchells & Butlers Ethical?

Mitchells & Butlers, a British pub operator and FTSE 250 company, has faced criticism for unethical practices including failing to pay £565,094.87 in minimum wage to 16,187 employees ^[1], and implementing a tip-sharing system that can result in waiting staff earning below minimum wage ^[2]. Mitchells & Butlers ordered the killing of an ancient oak near one of their pubs ^[3].