A Glasgow company that told staff they could prevent Coronavirus by eating baked beans has apologised for any “distress” caused.Premier Housewares, a furniture firm, said employee welfare is their “overriding” concern and claimed they to have taken “robust” steps to protect safety.Labour MSP Monica Lennon said: “It’s good the company has now dropped this dangerous advice.
They owe their staff an unequivocal apology. It shouldn’t take a bad headline to force employers into doing the right thing."The company found itself at the centre of a storm over an all-staff email sent by consultant Shokat Mobarik.Issued on March 16 - a time when measures to combat the pandemic were being stepped up - Mobarik wrote:“In view of the current concerns