Boujee confronts allegations as staff 'walk out' of all-pink Manchester bar

Employees at Manchester's Boujee restaurant are 'walking out' of their jobs after claims they are being overworked and underpaid. The all-pink themed venue where champagne ranges from £90 to £750 a bottle, has made headlines since its opening last year - following a brawl between customers, a one-star food hygiene rating, and most recently over unpaid wages.

Staff were reportedly paid just 40 per cent of their wages on a recent pay date, and claimed they had not been paid the full service charge provided by customers.

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Bosses at the £1m restaurant, which also has branches in Liverpool and Chester, said this was due to 'cash flow issues' the business has been experiencing because of 'increasing costs' such as food and utility bills.

But some staff claim the problems with service charge date back as far as last summer, with one former employee claiming they only found out they were owed tips after reading an article in the M.E.N.

And although the restaurant has recently seen its hygiene rating increase to five stars, the chain admitted that staff are continuing to 'walk out' - creating rota issues and long hours for remaining employees.

One former staff member, who asked to remain anonymous, said he quit his front of house job after just two months, following claims he regularly had to work well over his rota'd hours.

He also claims he has fallen into credit card arrears after only receiving a fraction of his pay packet in June - meaning he couldn't keep up with all of his direct debits.

Speaking to the M.E.N, he said: "At first the environment was friendly and welcoming but soon after it felt like it wasn't properly managed. I had no formal training