Tesco workers - Paging therealjr

[Pete]

Just been reading about Tesco employing people at unemployed benefit plus expenses - do Sainsburys or any other of the supermarkets do that?

[k4blades]

Is that legal, what about minimum wage?

[Pete]

Dunno - I just saw a few Tweets this afternoon.

Jon will know.

[Fly]

Are Tesco going to give takers of this, qualifications, that could help them apply for real jobs.
I'd do it if I was in that situation.

But it isn't. If you don't take the offer of work, for nowt, the Gov can stop your benefits.
If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.
I've read so many news stories, it's all getting a bit confusing !!

[therealjr]

well we don't at Chesterfield but according to this article we do or did somewhere.
allegedly it's ahem a 'mistake'

http://www.channel4.com/news/ad-for-job-with-no-pay-a-mistake-says-tesco

[Fly]

I'd read that too

[Slacker]

There seems to be an internet campaign around to boycott Tesco

[therealjr]

Fine by me but presumably there also has to be one of Boots et al or is the theory that the others would follow T****** lead?

[Slacker]

My friend's son wasn't paid during his training but at least he got set on. A knock on effect of a government policy of creating high unemployment to make people do anything to get work.

[therealjr]

Suppose in theory there's nothing differnt to the old YOP and YTS schemes that were run in the 1980's.
I did 4.5 months on a YOP schem, led to a 28 year career!!

[Pete]

Just a little digging and I found this, a list of some of the companies benefiting from paying workers less than the national basic wage.

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Alpha Stream – Kent
Asda
ATS
BHS – British Home Stores [1]
Boots
Burger King
Burton
Age Concern
Argos
Asian Star Community Radio LTD
Barnardos
Bookers Wholesale
Carillion – Kent
British Heart Foundation
Capability Scotland
Cancer Research
DB Accident Repair – Kent
DC Cleaning  Sussex
Diamond Glass Medway – Kent
Dorothy Perkins [1]
Envirostream – Kent
Evans [1]
Finsbury Park Business Forum
F&S Interiors – Kent
Go Response – Kent
Helen & Douglas House Hospice – Maidenhead
HMV [3]
Holiday Inn
Holland & Barrett
Gorgie City Farm
Greggs the bakers
JA Glover – Kent
Jessup Electrical Wholesale Ltd – Kent
JJ Vickers & Sons Ltd – Kent
Kennedy Scott
Kent Flooring Supplies – Kent
Kent Space – Kent
Tussauds [2]
Maplin
Matalan
Mayhem Paintball – Kent
McDonald’s
Medway Council
Medway Tyres – Kent
Miss Selfridge
Mr Gleam – Sussex
Newham Council
Newhaven Community Development
Olympic Glass – Kent
Omnico Plastics Ltd – Kent
Outfit [1]
Payless – Kent
PDSA
Pizza Hut
Plumbase – Kent
Poundland
Poundstretcher
PPDG
Primark
Process Plant Services Ltd – Kent
RBLI
Regency Guillotine – Kent
Richmond Fellowship
Romney Resource Kent
Royal Mail
RNR Performance Cars – Kent
Saffron Acres Project
Salvation Army
Savers
SERCO
Scout Enterprises
Servest – Kent, London
SHOC Slough Homeless
Signs & Imaging Ltd – Kent
Slough Library
Slough Furniture Project
Southern Membranes Ltd – Kent
Southern Metal Services – Kent
southern Roofing & Building Supplies – Kent
Stephens Fresh Food – Kent
Superdrug
Swan Lifeline – Windsor
Tesco
Topman [1]
Topshop [1]
The Range – Sussex
Town and Country Cleaners Kent
Wallis [1]
Westvic Enamellers – Kent
WHSmith
Whittingtons Silk Flower & Plant Centre – Kent
Wilkinsons

[Stuart]

So basically, they're all at it. Quelle Surprise.

[Slacker]

Last time the Tories were in power they refused to bring in minimum wage legislation. Rather than remove it now they have given their friends who own bog companies and want to trouser as much profit as possible a loophole to exploit their workers.