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Mobos shouldn’t get away with not paying staff

Mobos shouldn’t get away with not paying staff

WHEN the Mobo Awards return to Glasgow this month, some of the runners, ushers, and set up and breakdown crew will be young people working for free.

The event has faced harsh criticism for this. When the Mobos advertised for unpaid staff back in 2011, the union Bectu issued a sternly worded press release accusing it of exploitation. Result: the advert was withdrawn and the Mobos announced all its workers would be paid after all, claiming "the wording on the advert was not approved by management and an error was made".

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Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from RotD

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