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Celebrities Who Forgot Their Employees During the Pandemic

by Minki

COVID-19 has affected everyone's life, including celebrities. And this has provided us with a very clear perspective on how celebrities act during a crisis, with some stars even abusing their employees. Here are a few celebrities who abandoned their employees during the pandemic. Through her incredible charity work and her motto "be kind to each other," Ellen DeGeneres has been considered the "Queen of Kindness." But, the perception of her changed after The Ellen DeGeneres Show was interrupted in mid-March. In her first post break episode, filmed at her multi-million dollar mansion, Ellen compared social distancing to "being in jail." And although she then followed up with a joke, fans were not happy with the insensitive comparisons. And that was the big news until a story appeared on Variety about the TV hostess's dealings with her team of about 30 employees. According to the article, the group received no news from the producers about the status of their jobs for more than a month, including details about salary, hours and health. When it came time to film from DeGeneres' home, her team was not called to work. Instead, the program allegedly used a non-union technology company. The official version, when the time came, was that only four senior members would be retained for remote filming. The rest would receive a 60% pay cut. On March 19, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay revealed that his London restaurants would close on March 21. In an Instagram post, Ramsay wrote, "Although we don't know when we'll reopen, what we do know is that if we support each other in these difficult times, we'll come out stronger than ever." Although the UK government designed a support package to encourage employers to retain their staff during these unprecedented times, Ramsay and his management team reportedly decided to cancel the employment contracts of more than 500 employees. According to the Daily Mail, this large group of chefs, waiters and other restaurant staff were informed by letter that they would be paid until 17 April, and were not guaranteed a return to work when the respective restaurants reopened. The decision earned Ramsay some criticism. Gastronomic critic Marina O'Loughlin used Twitter to denounce the decision, posting, "Once again, a day when millionaires won't put their hands in their pockets while small businessmen do their best for their staff." Nor was it just the third party who criticized Ramsay. One chef who lost her job also commented on the situation through Instagram, writing, "It's a shame to see the company you worked for and gave everything you had for 2 years throw you away like you're nothing but a piece of garbage." Translated with www.DeepL.com/… (free version)

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