Claimant seeks £1 donations to secure funds to fight Sports Direct zero hours contracts by crowdsourcing via Twitter
A claimant who wishes to raise a court action against retailer SportsDirect over its use of zero hours contracts is seeking support via Twitter.
The action may cost up to £10,000
A former employee of SportsDirect identified only as Zahera, is aiming to take the company to court to challenge its use of the zero hours contracts.
Yesterday, secretary of State for trade Vince Cable said he was concerned there was "some exploitation" of staff on the contracts which give no guarantees of shifts or work patterns.
The action seeks donations of £1 to fund the action, which could cost many thousands of pounds to raise.
Zahera has been offered pro bono representation for the action.
The action is being supported by the campaign group 38 degrees, who claim the action will cost up to £10,000.