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Asos defends hygiene at fulfilment centre after calls for a “deep clean”

The GMB Union has called for online retailer Asos to close its Great Houghton fulfilment centre near Barnsley while a “deep clean” is carried out after it stated it had received “multiple reports of confirmed Covid-19 cases among workers”. In a letter to Asos co-founder Nick Roberston, the GMB Union, which isn’t the recognised union on-site for...

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Asos under fire for unsafe working conditions during coronavirus outbreak

Fashion retailer Asos has taken criticism for staying online and open for business, following reports from the GMB Union that its warehouse staff were terrified about going to work, as they feel unsafe amid the coronavirus crisis. The GMB Union released a statement saying that Asos were “playing Russian Roulette with people's lives” as they...