Starbucks is offering to pay tuition fees for UK staff wanting to get a degree from a US university.
The coffee chain is to provide the cost of university as an employee incentive in the UK, for courses taught online by Arizona State University.
A similar scheme in the US has enrolled 18,000 staff – and the UK will begin with an initial 100 places, with the promise to expand if there is demand.
A spokeswoman said staff were asked about “what matters most to them”.
