#EveryLittleHelps @Tesco @Argos_online @Homebase_uk #exploit #workers #contracts guaranteeing three hours a week! An shocking investigation has revealed workers on the #MinimumWage take home pay less than £19 a week In David Camerons #economic miracle the poor get poorer - poverty wage is NOW the norm - Boycott Workfare One Tesco worker, who did not want to be named, said: “Notices go up offering the extra hours available and there’s always a raft of people waiting to sign.” The mother-of-one, from Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, added: “It’s on a first-come, first-served basis so there’s a bit of rivalry to get on the list. Occasionally, we might get a text offering us more hours.” The scandal of #ZeroHours #contracts – under which more than 1.4million workers must be available to work with no guarantee they will get shifts – has been widely exposed. Assistant general secretary Unite the Union Steve Turner said: “Zero hours or short hours, it’s all the same in terms of absolute abuse of a #workforce. We recognise that some people might want to work just a few hours a week but in most cases the flexibility is a one-way street and lies with the companies. “This is a #corporate UK which believes it can treat people terribly, particularly the #young. Like those on zero-hour contracts, those given short contracts have no knowledge of what extra time they will be called to work. “They are either sitting at home waiting for a text or scared to turn hours down in case they aren’t offered any again.”
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:33:22 +0000
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