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A businessman has been declared Britain's best boss by staff - after he gave all his workers Monday off on full pay to either go to the pub or see loved ones. Chief executive of digital marketing firm Verb Brands Chris Donnelly, 30, told his 65 staff not to come in on April 12 as bars and shops reopen. Instead the company head - who also founded the business - said he wanted people to go out and enjoy themselves and give the economy a boost. He is so determined that they take advantage of the day that anyone arriving at Verb Brands in Shoreditch, London, on Monday will be told to either go home, go shopping or go to the pub.
We'll drink to that! UK is set for damp and dreary last weekend of lockdown but sun will shine on Monday when beer gardens reopen... and 62F mini-heatwave is on the way for next Friday and Saturday Forecasters said the weather is expected to stay dry and bright – although anyone outside may want a jumper Met Office spokesman Nicola Maxey has said that Monday is set to be 'a cold day with bright weather for most' Across southern areas and London could see slightly warmer temperatures of up to 12C (53F), Ms Maxey said But Ms Maxey added: 'The further north you go, the colder it is and there's a risk of showery rain for Cumbria'