Wetherspoons Bans Speaker Calls and Phone Music in 792 Pubs
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 18
Wetherspoons Bans Speaker Calls and Phone Music in 792 Pubs
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 18
Summary
Wetherspoons told customers across its 792 UK pubs and bars to stop playing music aloud or taking calls on speaker after complaints about rising noise.
Staff have been told to use common sense in enforcing the rule, with customers asked to switch devices to silent or use earphones; managers can ask persistent offenders to leave.
The ban also covers Wetherspoons' 44 Lloyds bars, even though the chain says its venues are generally music-free and markets them as an "oasis of tranquillity and contemplation."
The move follows a tougher long-running policy at rival Sam Smiths, while Wetherspoons is also navigating pressure from higher food, labour, energy and rates costs after warning last month on profit.