Pets at Home under fire for coronavirus key worker claim for staff

Retailer drafts letter allowing employees to apply for emergency school childcare

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The pet supplies chain Pets at Home is facing a social media backlash after it sent a letter asserting that its staff qualified for the coronavirus key workers list.

A letter, drafted by the retail company for its employees to allow them to apply to headteachers for emergency school childcare, argued that its workers were eligible under the criteria of providing key goods.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2QCW7lX