The large and high profile sports retailer, Sports Direct, has come under increasing media and union scrutiny as a result of the broadcast of a documentary on its work and employment practices. The Unite union has responded to the documentary by launching a confidential advice and support telephone line.
The broadcasting of the Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’ documentary called ‘The Secrets of Sports Direct’ has ratcheted up the level of public scrutiny of its work and employment practices (along with its consumer and sales practices). Sports Direct has become the largest sport clothes and equipment retailer due to its business model of selling goods cheaply and in bulk by using a small number of giant distribution depots. Its founder, Mike Ashley, has recently been cited to attend a parliamentary heari
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