Manchester United staff offered early bonus by Jim Ratcliffe if they resign

Ratcliffe believes the workforce can be trimmed and has previously cited email traffic statistics to staff as the basis for a ban on working from home, telling them to seek “alternative employment” if they were not willing to come to club offices.

CUTTING COSTS: Jim Ratcliffe during the Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Photo credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Manchester United staff have been offered early payment of an annual bonus if they resign by next ­Wednesday, as part of Jim ­Ratcliffe’s edict to get all employees into the club’s offices and his push to trim the workforce.

United have made it compulsory for staff to work from their offices in either ­Manchester or London rather than at home from 1 June. Staff were informed in an email on Tuesday that anyone who does not wish to ­conform can quit and claim their bonus early for this season.