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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley

MPs to question Vodafone on ‘unjust’ treatment of store franchise owners

A man in a suit passes a Vodafone store
Vodafone says it is trying to resolve the ‘complex commercial dispute’ with some of its franchisees. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Vodafone executives will next month meet MPs scrutinising the company’s treatment of scores of business owners running its stores.

The move follows claims reported by the Guardian last week of suicide and attempted suicide by people who had agreed deals to run outlets for the £18bn telecoms company. The report led to suggestions that the government might consider new laws to correct the power imbalance in franchise agreements.

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