‘Pay your staff!’: Wetherspoon pub is covered in graffiti after boss Tim Martin said he wouldn’t pay workers during coronavirus lockdown
- Vandals have attacked a JD Wetherspoon pub in Crystal Palace, south London
- The firm’s owner Tim Martin warned staff they face delays in getting paid
- He said he will not pay his staff until he receives the government bailout
- He told staff who are short of money to take up jobs with retail supermarkets
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A branch of JD Wetherspoon was covered in graffiti last night after the pub chain’s owner said he would not pay his staff during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Tim Martin was forced to shut all of his 900 outlets after government advice last week told people they should not congregate.
He has since claimed his company doesn’t have the means to give staff their wages until they are reimbursed by the government.
A vandal has attacked a JD Wetherspoon’s bar in Crystal Palace with graffiti after the firm’s owner Tim Martin said he will not pay his staff until he receives the promised government bailout and urged his employees to seek jobs at Tesco
The vandals attacked The Postal Order in Crystal Palace overnight
Wetherspoon’s boss Tim Martin wanted to keep his pubs open claiming nobody had caught coronavirus in one of his establishments
But his comments have angered people up and down the country – including one vandal in Crystal Palace, south London.
Overnight, the chain’s Postal Order pub on Westow Street was attacked by a graffiti artist who sprayed ‘Pay up!’ and ‘Pay your staff!’ across the pub’s front in white and red paint.
The pub lies on the Crystal Palace Triangle, a shopping area where three roads meet.
It is close to Sainsbury’s, estate agents and a branch of Caffe Nero, but no other businesses have been targeted.
A nearby house on Church road also had ‘F*ck Spoons’ daubed on it in red ink.
The pub chain has more than 40,000 employees, many of whom will not see any pay until April.
Mr Martin told them they could take other jobs in the meantime.
MailOnline has approached JD Wetherspoons for a comment.