UK high street retailers have been accused of recruiting young workers as store assistants without basic employment rights over the busy Christmas period.
Major brands – such as Urban Outfitters, Lush, Gymshark, Uniqlo and Emma Sleep – are allegedly drafting in “freelance” shop assistants through gig apps for the festive season, which means the workers would not be covered by most employment protections because they are technically classed as self-employed.
