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Both Adam and John were employed in local meat factories but contracted by ITC
for a British agency called Staff Line.
They're doing rather well. Turnover is around 80 million pounds per year
and it's chaired by Derek Mapp, former head of East Midlands Development Agency
and a man with connections to one John Prescott.
So, are those from the new Europe being misled by Staff Line?
We sent Maciek, a Polish journalist, into its Hull office to apply for work.
Now Maciek speaks little English but recruits are not encouraged to bring
someone to translate. He was given a pile of forms to fill in.
including one committing him to work more than the European limit
of 48 hours per week.
"Can you put your bag on the floor?"
We have an induction on Monday which is based on 6 days, 12 hour shifts,
with one day off and it's...
so that will be what? 48 hours at 5 pounds 35.
Hang on! That's actually 72 hours, way beyond the Working Time Directive.
By the time Maciek signed his contract, he'd also been told he'd be charged
for safety equipment and would have money deducted for the bus
taking him to work.
If you don't know really good English, you can't know what you signed actually
I think that maybe they wanted it. They wanted it this way.