Exclusive: application to use public money to support staff is withdrawn following criticism
Victoria Beckham has reversed a decision to furlough 30 staff at her fashion label and said that her team’s welfare “means everything to me” after the decision to apply for public money drew heavy criticism.
Following a change of heart by the designer and her board, the application to the government scheme has been withdrawn and all employees concerned restored to their roles.
Continue reading...Kristina Kubiliene can ‘barely open her handbag’, allegedly as a result of working long hours
Victoria Beckham’s clothing brand is being sued by a pattern cutter who claims to have developed a serious hand injury that required surgery after working for up to 15 hours a day in the run-up to New York fashion week.
Kristina Kubiliene, 54, worked for Victoria Beckham Ltd at its London studio for nearly eight years and left last year after developing carpal tunnel syndrome, which left her barely able to open her handbag, her lawyer said.
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