Sports Direct has been slammed for recruiting struggling Scots on zero-hour contracts. Mike Ashley’s firm is advertising for £8.75-an-hour shop assistants in Edinburgh and Dundee over the summer with no minimum number of shifts promised.
Union officials condemned the move for failing to protect workers during the uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis.Unite community coordinator Jamie Caldwell said: “Nothing has changed at all.
During this pandemic, zero-hour contracts aren’t fit for purpose.“At a time when folk need security, and economic security is one of the biggest things at this time, again Sports Direct aren’t willing to make the commitment to their workers - which is wrong.”Ashley sparked a furious backlash at the start of lockdown.