One worker says management have been ‘firing people left, right and centre’ because event is overstaffed
Wimbledon has been accused of sacking temporary staff for “bizarre” reasons after overestimating the number needed.
A 19-year-old gap year student working as part of the housekeeping team said they had at first been “chuffed” to get their shifts as they were relatively well paid. Another temporary worker called the situation a “shambles”, saying: “I think it’s reflective on the management here. They’re firing people left, right and centre.
Attendance numbers at Wimbledon have been slightly lower than expected. Although the capacity is 42,000 a day, the total may be higher than this when ticket resales are included. On Wednesday and Thursday there were about 38,500 fans in attendance. The highest ever attendance was 46,826, on a day in 2009.
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