Restaurant Owner Can’t Give Staff Pay Rise On Account Of Necking Multiple Bottles Of Wine Every Night

IN A SECTOR of the economy that runs on increasingly small margins and has been subject to significant cost of trading increases, owner of Lotus restaurant Michael Reddon has had to further delay a proposed round of pay increases which could also be linked to his necking of €150 worth of wine belonging to the eatery every evening he shows his face.

Hovering around front of house in an undefined role which can best be described as ‘looming lurker’, Reddon this week explained to staff that the numbers don’t add up in much the same way losing twenty five bottles of wine from the restaurant every week doesn’t.

“Well, customers love how welcoming an atmosphere I’ve created and if they join me at the bar for a glass or two it pays for itself in return visits and meals,” Reddon defended, describing ‘the same three friends who only come in for the free wine and never spend a penny’ in an interesting and inventive way.

“Yes Tracey you’ve been with us 7 years and you’re such a fixture some people think you own the place but a pay bump now and in three months we could be bust,” Reddon explained, through hiccups, to one longtime staff member.

UPDATE: Reddon, after much soul searching, has found a way to keep the business going with the sacking of three staff and filling the gaps with ‘can you stay a little late after your shift’ pleas to those staff that remain.

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