BOSSES at two plush city hotels have been accused of causing workers added stress as they look to cut hundreds of jobs.

Staff at The Blythswood Hotel and The Grand Central Hotel say chiefs are “bulldozing” through plans to make nearly 400 people redundant.

Union leaders claim the International Hotel Group (IHG), which runs the two flagship sites in Blythswood Square and Gordon Street, are pushing through “complicated” proposals during an ongoing consultation with staff.

One employee, who asked not to be named, has accused the chain of disrespecting workers and guests.

The employee said: “There is no need to let people go in the middle of Covid-19 and it was a shock to everyone, especially when the company can still use the Job Retention Scheme, that they are willing to dismiss experienced, loyal staff.

“They are rushing through with things and it looks a lot like they are doing just what suits them, while we feel they are offering us limited, difficult, and unfair access to contact each other and advisors.

“The information flow is very difficult and unclear and many workers, many of whom are migrant workers, have difficulty understanding it. This causes a lot of stress."

As well as demanding all documents provided to workers are sent in their native language, including in Polish, Romanian, and Latvian, the union has submitted a collective proposal urging the company to consider any other option to cut costs rather than people.

Bryan Simpson, industrial organiser at Unite, previously said: “The way in which the redundancy consultations have been carried out thus at their flagship Glasgow hotels – The Grand Central and The Blythswood – have been neither genuine nor meaningful. They are bulldozing our members with very complex legal documents which have not even been translated into relevant languages for their large migrant workforce.

“Our members across IHG shall be putting forward their own alternative proposals to such devastating compulsory redundancies which include voluntary redundancies, annualised hour contracts and extended leave.”

A spokesperson for IHG said: “This is a very difficult time for our industry, we haven’t seen an impact on demand for hotels like this in our lifetime with travel restrictions, social distancing measures, closed borders and the cancellation of major sporting events, business conferences and family occasions.

“We have done everything to protect and retain jobs for as long as possible.

“Our hotels are currently closed and it will take time for travel and tourism to return to pre-coronavirus levels. As a result, we have launched a consultation to resize and restructure our hotel teams, which unfortunately is likely to involve some redundancies.”