Dec 15, 2016
JD Sports launches probe into working conditions
JD Sports is launching an investigation into working conditions and said it would retrain its supervisory staff, following a television news report alleging "Shocking treatment" of workers in one of its warehouses. In an investigation broadcast on Wednesday by Channel 4 News, some JD Sports staff described conditions in the company's main distribution centre in Rochdale as "Worse than a prison". The situation echoes that of rival Sports Direct, whose chairman Keith Hellawell hit out last week at MPs, the media and unions for undertaking a "Damaging" campaign around its own working practices. "It's increasingly clear that Sports Direct wasn't one bad apple and that terrible working practices are taking place across the UK," she added. The undercover footage from Channel 4 featured workers at JD Sports alleging they were subject to random security searches, and could be sacked if they sat down or if they committed three small misdemeanours, which included chewing gum.
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