Sports Direct International Plc BIS Committee visit to Shirebrook (5952O)
November 08 2016 - 3:52AM
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Sports Direct International Plc
08 November 2016
8 November 2016
Sports Direct International plc
BIS Committee visit to Shirebrook
The Board of Sports Direct International plc ("Sports Direct" or
"the Company") is delighted that members of the BIS Committee
finally accepted the Company's invitation to visit the Sports
Direct's warehouse on an unannounced basis (first issued during
Mike Ashley's appearance at the Select Committee hearing in
June).
That said, the Board is disappointed that the MPs chose to visit
on a day when they knew Mike Ashley would not be on site. The BIS
Committee had been informed of Mr Ashley's travel plans through to
December and knew that he would not be at Shirebrook yesterday.
The Board understands that the MPs met many members of staff who
expressed their positive views of Sports Direct as evidenced by
Redcar MP Anna Turley's comment: "We had a positive tour around, we
got to speak to a lot of the workforce and we got to see a lot of
people who were very positive about the brand.".
The Board understands that at an impromptu open session arranged
for the workforce to share their views with the MPs in the
afternoon many workers expressed their dissatisfaction with how the
Company was portrayed by the Committee and the media.
As such, the Board is disappointed that reporting of a possible
recording device (the veracity of which has yet to be determined)
has overshadowed the truly important issues that this visit should
have focused on - the true working conditions and worker
satisfaction at Shirebrook.
The Board would like to make it clear that it did not authorise
or have any knowledge of the possible recording device.
Commenting on yesterday's events, Mike Ashley said: "I stand
firmly behind the people of Sports Direct, who through no fault of
their own have been made a political football by MPs and
unions.".
ENDS
Sports Direct International plc
Cameron Olsen
T. 0344 245 9200
KBA PR
Keith Bishop
T. 020 7734 9995
This information is provided by RNS
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