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Seven months after claims of fostering a ‘toxic’ workplace culture, and a week before BBC One airs a one-hour special into the scandal, BrewDog has partnered with the online movement #IAmWhole in a bid to spark conversations around mental health issues.

The company - touted as a £1.85billion candidate to float on the stock market - has hired Blythe Jack, managing director of TSG Consumer Partners, we can reveal.

BrewDog built itself up as an anti-establishment rule-breaking brand that doesn’t-give-a-shit. Now it’s facing harsh criticism from staff over its working conditions that may force it to start.

Dozens of ex-employees sign open letter claiming they were bullied and treated like objects

A former BrewDog employee has described a "chaotic" work environment in one of the company's north-east bars, where staff are pushed to their limits and treated like "workhorses".

The brewery's 'people team' has launched a letter to counter what they call a "group of unhappy employees".

It accused BrewDog of being a “toxic” employer which led former staff to be fearful and suffer mental health issues as a consequence of working at the company. The former staff alleged there were safety concerns at the business and that staff experienced a “residual feeling of fear” while working there. They also alleged the company forced them to do things they were uneasy with, such as bypassing customs when sending alcohol to the USA. “So many of us started our jobs there eagerly, ...

A ‘significant number’ of former employees are said to have suffered ‘mental illness’ as a result of working at the Scottish craft brewing…

They added: "You spent years claiming you wanted to be the best employer in the world, presumably to help you to recruit top talent, but ask former staff what they think of those claims, and youll most likely be laughed at. "Being treated like a human being was sadly not always a given for those working at BrewDog." Brewdog often build marketing strategies around their big corporate social responsibility campaigns and even offered many of its venues across the UK as part of the mass vacci...

BrewDog co-founder James Watt has apologised to staff and promised to “listen, learn and act” after a group of former employees wrote an open letter claiming there was a “culture of fear” in the business.