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Si King says Sunderland restaurant pays 10% above living wage

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published October 15, 2026 · Begin Again with Davina McCall · Si King: How Grief Shapes You, Overcoming My Breakdown & Finding Peace After Divorce!
Si King says Sunderland restaurant pays 10% above living wage
Begin Again with Davina McCall
Begin Again with Davina McCall
Si King: How Grief Shapes You, Overcoming My Breakdown & Finding Peace After Divorce!

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"I, as you probably may or may not know, I I'm a I'm a committed socialist. So, I run my business like that. Um, everybody gets paid 10% above the the living wage. We all have profit share. We all have bonuses."

Si King tells Davina McCall he runs his Sunderland restaurant, Proper, on what he calls “committed socialist” lines. He says staff are paid 10% above the living wage and the business offers profit share and bonuses. He adds the team has grown to around 13 staff and says the restaurant has been embraced locally.

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Si King · guest
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Begin Again with Davina McCall
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Si King: How Grief Shapes You, Overcoming My Breakdown & Finding Peace After Divorce!
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