Levy considers putting Spurs ground staff to work on his private estate

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Daniel Levy considers putting Tottenham ground staff to work on his private estate
The club insist that chairman Levy would pay any staff he uses privately himself, rather than through their Spurs salary

Daniel Levy has given consideration to putting Tottenham Hotspur ground staff who have not been furloughed to work at his private Hertfordshire estate during the coronavirus crisis.
Tottenham insist that chairman Levy would pay any staff he uses privately himself, rather than through their Spurs salary, as the club attempt to keep employees in work.
Levy and Spurs have come under fire for pushing ahead with 20 per cent wage cuts for their 550 non-playing staff, around half of whom have been furloughed, during April and May.
Members of staff have been upset by the measures, believing they are being treated differently to employees at other Premier League clubs. Norwich City and Bournemouth are both making up the shortfall in wages for furloughed staff.
But Levy has stressed that the decision to cut wages and furlough staff has been made to protect jobs for the future and fight the threat of redundancies further down the line.
As part of his desire to keep as much of his staff working as possible, consideration has been given to Levy topping up the hours of Tottenham’s ground staff by using them at his home.
Levy lives in Hertfordshire at a residence which people who have visited say has expansive grounds.

While the pitch at Tottenham’s £1 billion stadium will need to be maintained during the coronavirus crisis, there is not currently the need to prepare it for matches with the Premier League suspended indefinitely.
The club’s Enfield training ground is also shut to all but essential staff, with players training at home, which means there is less work to do on the pitches there.

Levy signalled his intent to push on with the furloughs and wage cuts, which include himself and the Tottenham board, as staff received a second email outlining their new terms of employment.
Those being furloughed have been told not to answer club-related calls or emails for April and May, and have been advised to turn off Tottenham devices, while those remaining in work have been asked to sign a document agreeing to the change to their salaries and contracts.

A source told Telegraph Sport: “People are angry and upset. Many are worried about their mortgages and other bills. Other clubs have furloughed staff, but at least they have agreed to top up their wages.”
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust attempted to make one final plea for Levy to change his mind by posting a message on social media that read: “We have been saying consistently @SpursOfficial - pause and rethink. We are now saying it clearly and in public - do not further damage the club’s reputation, listen to your fans.”
But there has not been any indication that Spurs are planning to follow Liverpool in reversing their decision to furlough non-football staff.
 
This “Companies agreeing to top up the 80%” is a load of absolute shite. The fact of the matter is staff have to agree to take any pay cut. The real problem is if they don’t then they could just be made redundant. Any company paying just the 80% without consulting staff and seeking their agreement risk having to pay the 20% at a later date should the employees take them to a tribunal.
 
This story, on top of Mourinho's antics yesterday, really haven’t done Spurs much of a PR favour following the outcry with them furloughing their staff.
 
Levy showing himself up for what he's been for many years, absolute parasite of a man, hope the Spurs fans tell him to get to fuq.
 
He’s an utter cünt, but that’s not exactly news is it? He’s always been like that. Whilst Liverpool were shamed into doing the right thing, I wouldn’t be surprised if Levy stands firm because he really is that much of a reptile.
 
Probably means well but almost certainly not going to come out of it looking good. It's something that should just have been agreed verbally and kept inhouse.
 
End of the day least they keep a job or are Furloughed, Some of us are not so lucky and worried about paying bills and long term job prospects I don’t get this big drama about trying to keep people in work.
 
Spurs and Levy have done a fair bit of damage to their image. I personally dont agree with the furloughing of staff whilst paying the players their exorbitant salaries. Guess that's why guys like Levy have millions in the bank though. Once the media has someone else to hound it will blow over.
 
Of course he has! Hopefully people take a look at the actions of clubs like Spurs and the whole of football.
 
Much like the Spirit of Shankly, the key Spurs supporters groups have urged Levy to rethink his position on this and do the decent thing. However, unlike Liverpool where FSG have a a firm understanding of the fans' opinion, Levy is a self-serving autocrat who will do only what he wishes, not what anyone else wants. As much as I admire him for his ruthless transfer negotiations and, on the whole, running of the club he has got this one badly wrong and will, ultimately, damage the reputation of the club. The only hope is that he sees the brand damage and the potential effect on the bottom line as that is his be all and end all.
 
He will probably get a groundsman to valet his car and polish his shoes,
Prick of a man,
 
could get one of the groundstaff to bring along one of their weans ,and they can stick him up the chimney whilst they're working on the estate, what a patronising,piece of shit
 
Dermott Desmond has paid the salary of the manager of the Republic of Ireland team at at least 50k a week, why not pay the furlough ed Celtic staff ?
 
His generosity really does put your faith in Humanity.
He'd probably sack them for knocking off early for lunch.
 
You know that David M pulled one over him and Bahama Joe with their ENIC investment and then claims to have been duped! Right you are, Levy is as sharp as a tac.
 
I think one thing that's been forgotten in all this, directors of a company have a legal duty to act in the best interest of shareholders. Not saying it's the case here but if a board decides to use cash reserves to pay all staff as normal, when there are other alternatives on offer, it leaves them open to legal action from shareholders.
 
He looks like a snake and guess what he acts like one, not giving two flying fucks for the employees or image of the club
 
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