Re: subsidy
Hi podge
It is extraordinary that someone would want to get subsidies for a restaurant! And for keeping one open rather than setting one up.
I don't know the rules for what happens to staff when businesses are being transferred. If he has not completed the legal formalities yet, he should check those out immediately. I would guess that if he is buying a viable business, then the staff would probably be protected. If he is primarily buying a building with an unsuccessful business, then I would have thought that the business should have been closed down by the existing owner before the sale of the premises.
Brendan