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BILLIONAIRE Virgin Atlantic airline boss Sir Richard Branson must pay his employees or face being judged for his actions, a Tory MP said today.
Richard Fuller, yet another among the Tory ranks who appears to have had a Damascene encounter with socialism over the past few days, said that Mr Branson will earn £9.9 million if he secures 2 per cent interest on his £3.8 billion net worth.
He argued that this is more than enough to cover all staff being asked to take eight weeks of unpaid sick pay.
“So I say, Sir Richard Branson, give up your interest on your wealth for eight weeks and pay your employees yourself their unpaid leave,” Mr Fuller said.
“Big or small — in a small village, a leader of a church or a leader of a large business — when it comes to looking at the protection of your workers, the time is now, and we will judge you all by your actions.”
Virgin Atlantic staff have been asked to take eight weeks’ unpaid leave in the next three months to help the airline cope with coronavirus.
