Victoria Beckham will keep paying her staff. Last week, the Spice Girl furloughed 30 staff members at her fashion label, with their pay being covered up to 80 per cent by the British government through the coronavirus lockdown.
RELATED: David And Victoria Beckham Introduce Elton John For ‘One World: Together At Home’ Special But after public outcry, Beckham has reversed her decision, the Guardian reports. “We will not now be drawing on the government furlough scheme,” Beckham said. “At the beginning of the lockdown the shareholders agreed with senior management to furlough a small proportion of staff.
At that point we didn’t know how long the lockdown might last or its likely impact on the business. The welfare of my team and our business