I do one too, a few months ago they changed from weekly to fortnightly...a recession thing of course, but I am also paid direct by head office, I just sign a sheet each time I clean them, the manager sends it off to head office (or more likely scans & emails it) and I get a follow up email with payment details and so on, they pay by bacs of course...doesn't everyone doing Wetherspoons get paid the same way?
Have not heard anything about them contracting out to some nationwide contractor as yet though...
Maybe the Manager is just saying that as an excuse to get some mate of his in to do the work...a family member made redundant perhaps?
Why not ask for the head office number so you can get real official confirmation of what the manager is saying? I am also presuming you get paid the same way as I do??
Ian