British online fashion retailer Boohoo has denied allegations that staff in a UK warehouse worked in harrowing and health-threatening conditions and regarded themselves as 'slaves'.
British online fashion retailer Boohoo has denied allegations that staff in a UK warehouse worked in harrowing and health-threatening conditions and regarded themselves as"slaves".
However, a Boohoo spokesperson said that it"does not believe the picture painted is reflective of the working environment at our Burnley warehouse". The Times, whose undercover reporter worked at the warehouse for one month, said each staff member walked the equivalent of a half-marathon per shift.The newspaper added that Burnley employees are paid £11 per hour in shifts that are up to 12 hours long.The online retail group has annual sales of almost £2bn per year, and its chief executive was paid a £1.3m bonus this year.
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