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Shoreditch House is one of 10 Soho House locations in London A venue of private members club Soho House is being investigated by the local council after a former member of staff raised concerns about rats and out-of-date food allegedly being served.
肖尔迪奇大厦是伦敦10个Soho大厦之一 私人会员俱乐部Soho House的一个地点正在当地委员会进行调查,因为一名前工作人员对据称供应的老鼠和过时的食物表示担忧。
The former staff member told BBC News he was pressured replace labels on prepared food if it was not sold at the end of the day and said he regularly saw rats at the venue.
这位前工作人员告诉BBC新闻,如果在一天结束时没有出售,他就会受到压力更换准备食品上的标签,并表示他经常在会场看到老鼠。
His contract was terminated two months after he first raised concerns, but Soho House said this was unrelated to his complaints.
他的合同在他第一次提出担忧两个月后被终止,但Soho House表示这与他的投诉无关。
It added that the food incident was isolated and re-labelling unsold food was not company policy, but it did not comment on the rats claim.
它补充说,食品事件是孤立的,重新标记未售出的食品不是公司政策,但它没有对rats声称发表评论。
Hackney Council has confirmed it is investigating food safety and hygiene at Soho House's Shoreditch location.
哈克尼委员会已经证实,它正在调查Soho House的Shoreditch地点的食品安全和卫生。
Soho House is a popular haunt for A-list celebrities.
Soho House是A-list名人的热门出没地。
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly had their first date at one of its London venues. The former staff member at Shoreditch House, Kamran Khan, first raised concerns informally about the alleged re-labelling practice before formally filing a complaint with Soho House.
据报道,哈里王子和梅根马克尔在伦敦的一个场地进行了第一次约会。 Shoreditch House的前工作人员Kamran Khan在正式向Soho House提出投诉之前,首先非正式地提出了对所谓的重新标签做法的担忧。
Khan was on probation at the venue when he raised the concerns in July, and his employment was terminated earlier in September.
Khan在7月份提出这些担忧时在场地缓刑,他的工作在9月份早些时候被终止。
Following his formal complaint, the company investigated and told Khan on 24 August there was evidence to support his claim and steps were being taken to address the matter.
在他的正式投诉之后,该公司进行了调查,并于8月24日告诉Khan,有证据支持他的索赔,并正在采取措施解决此事。
Khan claimed the practice continued despite the assurances he was allegedly offered, leading him to complain to Hackney Council instead.
汗声称,尽管据称向他提供了保证,但这种做法仍在继续,导致他向哈克尼委员会投诉。
A spokesperson for the council said: "We have received a report about food safety and hygiene at Shoreditch House and have opened an investigation."
该委员会发言人说:"我们收到了一份关于Shoreditch House食品安全和卫生的报告,并已展开调查。"
Speaking to BBC News, Khan said he was told in a probation meeting to continue the practice.
在接受BBC新闻采访时,汗说他在一次缓刑会议上被告知要继续这种做法。
The 30-year-old, who told BBC News he has had several jobs in catering and hospitality said he was told "if I don't change labels on my own initiative, [they] would take that as a performance concern".
这位30岁的年轻人告诉BBC新闻,他在餐饮和招待方面有几份工作,他说他被告知"如果我不主动改变标签,[他们]会把它作为一个表现问题"。
He said he felt compelled to raise the issue because he saw a lot of children and pregnant women at the restaurant.
他说,他觉得不得不提出这个问题,因为他在餐厅看到很多儿童和孕妇。
"I told them that I don't want to be held personally liable for anyone that gets injured," he said.
"我告诉他们,我不想对任何受伤的人承担个人责任,"他说。
Food served in a restaurant must legally be labelled with information including the best-before or use-by date.
在餐厅供应的食物必须在法律上贴上包括最佳使用前或使用日期在内的信息。
Khan also said there had been rats at the venue for a long time and that cleaners were told to check daily for rat droppings.
汗还说,场地里有很长一段时间的老鼠,清洁工被告知每天检查老鼠的粪便。
A spokesperson for Soho House apologised for the incident, saying: "This is not how we expect our houses to operate and it is not company policy."
Soho House的一位发言人为这一事件道歉,他说:"这不是我们期望我们的房屋运作的方式,也不是公司的政策。"
They said an external, independent investigation and audit was conducted.
他们说,进行了外部,独立的调查和审计。
"Delivering the highest level of food safety for our members and guests is incredibly important to us," they added.
"为我们的会员和客人提供最高水平的食品安全对我们来说非常重要,"他们补充道。
"For clarity, the former employee's contract was terminated for reasons entirely unrelated to food labelling."
"为了清楚起见,前雇员的合同因与食品标签完全无关的原因而终止。"
Soho House membership starts from £291.67 monthly or £204.17 for under-27s.
Soho House会员资格从每月291.67英镑起,27岁以下的204.17英镑起。
The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses.
该集团于1995年在伦敦开设了第一家俱乐部,目前在欧洲、北美和亚洲拥有46家Soho公司,以及一系列其他高端酒店业务。
The company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021, but its share price dropped sharply in the following years as it struggled to make a profit and fought accusations it was losing its exclusivity.
该公司于2021年在纽约证券交易所上市,但其股价在随后的几年中大幅下跌,因为它努力盈利,并与它正在失去其排他性作斗争。
It was bought by a consortium of investors last year, with actor Ashton Kutcher joining the company's board.
它去年被一个投资者财团收购,演员Ashton Kutcher加入了该公司的董事会。
Soho House bought for £2bn as Ashton Kutcher joins board
苏荷楼花20亿英镑收购阿什顿*库彻加入董事会
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