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19/11/2014
M&S Agency Workers Protest Over Conditions And Pay
A protest has been outside a Marks & Spencer store in Slough over work conditions and pay inequalities.
The protesters work at an M&S distribution warehouse and describe working conditions as "Victorian", complaining about a six-day working week and pay inequalities.
M&S said they are "aware of the issues raised".
Around 50 agency staff protested outside the store dressed as Marley and Scrooge from A Christmas Carol, and said that the characters represent what M and S stands for.
(MH)
The protesters work at an M&S distribution warehouse and describe working conditions as "Victorian", complaining about a six-day working week and pay inequalities.
M&S said they are "aware of the issues raised".
Around 50 agency staff protested outside the store dressed as Marley and Scrooge from A Christmas Carol, and said that the characters represent what M and S stands for.
(MH)
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