Whitbread boss gives up £729k bonus after Premier Inn owner faces furlough criticism

The outgoing chief of Premier Inn has relinquished a £729,000 bonus after a row over furlough cash. The Times reported that Whitbread’s chief executive Alison Brittain gave up the deferred bonus after the FTSE 100 firm was criticised for taking £370m in furlough cash and rates relief which it has not repaid. Brittain, the chief [...]