‘I’ve sacked people for sitting down’: Undercover inside JD Sports

Exposed: the shocking treatment some low paid workers face at JD Sports’ huge warehouse.

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[PlayerTorpedo]

I worked for JD Sports warehouse in Rochdale at the summer of 2017 and this reporting is 100% accurate.

[jarvis]

Watches evidence with own eyes
JD: "doesn't happen mate"
Insulting

[benji.B-side]

Owners, CEO's and Directors, etc should go to court for stuff like this. It's a disgrace that such conditions are allowed to arise.

[shafidaramzan]

Never going to shop at JD. This is appalling I feel so sorry for the employees.

[jessicaj]

The only people shocked by this undercover footage are people who don't HAVE TO take a minimum pay job. Newsflash, it looks like this in almost EVERY SINGLE large warehouse!

[neighborofdabeast]

I feel ashamed for buying from this sham company. Never again.

[archstanton]

If I worked there I’d end up knocking someone out. Seriously

[RamekGreen]

"I've sacked people for sitting down" said the supervisor, probably returning to sit down

[steelnightmare]

As a fully licenced SIA badge holder and security officer of over 20 years JD sports your security practices are ridiculous, checking everyone 100% of the time is harassment.

[sonicfactory-co-uk]

Excellent historical re-enactment of a Victorian Workhouse.

[Danny-vgjz]

Disgusting behaviour. So JD and Sports Direct are 2 I won't be buying from now on

[ShumonB]

Massive respect for all those workers. They’re people, not animals nor robots and they deserve to be treat like people.
Disgusting what I saw. 3 strikes? It’s not baseball lads. Big up all those workers and many workers facing that sort of disgusting behaviour

[joshrhodes]

Do people not realise that for most of us under 30 this isn't even eye opening, especially if you work in hospitality. This is shitty, and it's life for most of us 😭

Exposed? What are you exposing exactly? This is every warehouse in UK, ever.

[DaviesMartinezBeats]

I WILL NOT purchase JD Sports items ever again... The brand has been tarnished beyond repair....

[roachym]

i work at the same jd warehouse now and i can honestly say nothing has changed, still not allowed to sit down at all, still have to keep the kpi above target and the supervisors speak to recruitment staff like children, they still have thumbprint scanners you have to use every time you enter, every break and when you leave, still massive ques and they still have the 3 strike system, the worst thing for me is the constant standing up for 12 hours, it does feel like prison and its sad to watch this video from 2016 and nothing has changed, channel 4 need to do another undercover on this place because you would all be shocked at how little it has changed, i can honestly say im never buying anything from JD after working in the warehouse for 3 weeks and counting (until i get sacked for some stupid reason)

[jaydugs]

boycott these abusing companies, hit them where it hurts, dispicable behaviour towards your staff

[MrBunnyGibbons]

They should all just leave and go on the dole. Maybe supplement their income by shoplifting at JD sports.

[melihyusakuzgun]

We need more journalism like this in the society, it is definitely effective in terms of creating changes, let's embrace and support such journalism with our comments to tv channels and government entities!

[eviewillis]

I can say from my own experience this is true. Definitely felt like scum working there. Everyone was on knife edge not knowing what silly thing they were going to get sacked for. It felt like a prison camp. The only good thing about the place was the people I met