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Article

12 Dec 2019

Author:
George Morgan, Liverpool Echo

UK: Workers allege Oh Polly has done little to address 'freezing' working conditions, two weeks after vowing to resolve issue

"Warehouse staff complain of 'freezing' conditions in 'absolute nightmare' workplace", 24 November 2019

Workers at a clothing warehouse say they are still freezing cold in their...workplace, two weeks after they said they were told their problems would be solved.

As the ECHO has previously reported, staff at the Oh Polly warehouse...are angry at what they say are the company's ‘wasteful’ practices...

...A current worker...said: “In the last article...they [Oh Polly] said that we were given hats, gloves, scarves, socks and a body warmer. In actual fact we got one pair of fingerless gloves the following Monday as they had to be ordered in..."...

A spokesperson for Oh Polly said they were dealing with the heating problems..."While we wait for British Gas to connect the premises...all employees have been offered hats, gloves, and scarves...we have brought in several large industrial heaters as a temporary solution...We’re aware of some glitches with the temporary heaters and are fixing these as a priority."...

...The worker who spoke to the ECHO about her concerns also criticised her own workload...