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Recruitment ads for 30 new staff roles at Stella McCartney’s designer fashion brand have been put out only two months after the company used the Government's furlough scheme to pay existing workers' salaries. The designer - who has a significant personal fortune - has received criticism for the decision to take advantage of the taxpayer-funded job retention scheme to pay April salaries.
Of the advertised jobs currently on offer, 22 are in the UK, while six roles are in China and Japan and two are based in the US. The roles on offer include art director, knitwear designer, office and facilities assistant and paralegal. The majority of the positions begin in the Autumn and most of the closing dates are this month. Mail Online details the controversial move and reactions from both furloughed staff and the brand.Recruitment ads for 30 new staff roles at Stella McCartney’s designer fashion brand have been put out only two months after the company used the Government's furlough scheme to pay existing workers' salaries. The designer - who has a significant personal fortune - has received criticism for the decision to take advantage of the taxpayer-funded job retention scheme to pay April salaries.
Of the advertised jobs currently on offer, 22 are in the UK, while six roles are in China and Japan and two are based in the US. The roles on offer include art director, knitwear designer, office and facilities assistant and paralegal. The majority of the positions begin in the Autumn and most of the closing dates are this month. Mail Online details the controversial move and reactions from both furloughed staff and the brand.