Aku Vikström, the CEO of Noho Partners, says the restaurant operator has no choice but to launch talks that could affect the livelihood of thousands of people in Finland. (Hanna Matikainen – Lehtikuva)

NOHO PARTNERS, the operator of over 200 restaurants in Finland, on Tuesday stated it will begin consultative negotiations with its 1,300 staff members to align its operations to the restrictions announced by the Finnish government.

The restaurant industry giant expects the negotiations to have an indirect impact also on its roughly 2,000 temporary agency employees.