ANAS Sarwar has hit the headlines over his apparent confusion about whether workers at a firm linked to him are paid at least the real living wage.
’s Sunday Show, Sarwar claimed his family business - United Wholesale Scotland - does not pay all of its workers the real living wage and was met with fierce criticism for doing so.What is United Wholesale Scotland?
This ranges from frozen food items to tobacco to grocery products and the company has a range of depots, including in Pollokshields and on the M9 between Grangemouth and Falkirk.leader sold all of his shares in the family business in 2017 but his wife, mother and children all continue to benefit from the profits of the firm.After repeatedly dodging the question, he eventually said that “I don’t believe that every single staff member is on the real living wage”.
At the time, there was similar criticism over the allegations that the business did not pay all staff the real living wage. In October 2023, the story came up once again as the Scottish Labour leader was branded a hypocrite with reports that the business still did not pay the real living wage.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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