TIL that Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01s8vf3



Submitted February 19, 2015 at 12:35AM by privlko http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wca2m/til_that_guinness_brewery_supported_all_of_its/