Overview
- Centrica told its 21,000 employees it will not provide the usual £35-per-person contribution for Christmas celebrations this year.
- Staff were urged to consider low-cost alternatives such as local recognition, virtual messages of appreciation or volunteering.
- Two days earlier, an invitation-only black-tie event at the Park Plaza Westminster hosted several hundred senior managers, sales staff and partners.
- GMB union national secretary Andy Prendergast condemned the contrast as workers face more than 200 planned redundancies at British Gas.
- Centrica reported about £1.7 billion in 2024 operating profit, including £427 million from British Gas, and CEO Chris O’Shea received £4.3 million in pay and perks last year.