In response to the article in today’s Daily Mirror
Self-employment at Brasserie Bar Co
- Brasserie Bar Co has just nine out of 600 employees who are self employed. They are an exception to the rule because of their nationality (Romanian). Under European law, Romanians working in the UK are mandated to work on a self-employed basis and then apply for a national insurance number once they have a job.
- Taking on staff on a contracted basis is a matter of last resort for Brasserie Bar Co and a route which we take only because there are simply not enough people coming forward to fill the job opportunities which are available in our company.
- We do not employ anyone on a contracted basis for longer than six months. It is not in our interests to do so. It is much better for us that they become part of our company and benefit from the training and career opportunities which we are proud to offer all of our staff. As soon as a self-employed person has a national insurance number we transfer them onto our payroll. This has happened already with one of our Romanian employees who has been with us for six months and the rest will follow as soon as they receive a national insurance number.
- Unfortunately, in its article today, the Daily Mirror has chosen to ignore many of these facts about self-employment at Brasserie Bar Co. Our focus is to employ enough of the right people in quality working roles to deliver great service to our customers.







