the sales companies our contributors worked with also told us they were confident the sales agents were properly self employed. so, until it s tested in court, we won t know if the law is being broken. so, what do these stories say about the world of work and employment? are young people being exploited? darrenjones, labour mp and chair of the business committee, which investigates different issues and asks the government questions, had this to say. they are being exploited because they think they re signing up for an exciting job with a good salary that gives them prospects and actually, then, they arrive at the office, they re told they re self employed, commission only, door to door salespeople that have to pay their own expenses. it seems clear to me that the law needs updating. i asked some of the big brands for a comment. credico is an approved supplier for shell energy, but a spokesman said they haven t used their services since october 2021. talktalk say they no longer have a r
for different sales firms but the set up is really similar. if you want to get promoted, you not only have to do the sales but you have to recruit people underneath you who can hit those sales targets, too. once you reach a certain level, you start getting a cut of what they have sold as well. so, while it s not exactly a multi level marketing scheme, there are some similarities. something i ve discovered that links a lot of these companies? a business called credico. it s one of the biggest players in the direct sales industry. it s a company that essentially acts like a middleman. it contracts smaller sales companies who get their recruits to go out and sell on the streets on behalf of its clients, like talktalk or shell energy. it was originally set up in north america and it says its linked sales companies have a network of 15,000 agents.
the sales companies our contributors worked with also told us they were confident the sales agents were properly self employed. so, until it s tested in court, we won t know if the law is being broken. so, what do these stories say about the world of work and employment? are young people being exploited? darrenjones, labour mp and chair of the business committee, which investigates different issues and asks the government questions, had this to say. they are being exploited because they think they re signing up for an exciting job with a good salary that gives them prospects and actually, then, they arrive at the office, they re told they re self employed, commission only, door to door salespeople that have to pay their own expenses. it seems clear to me that the law needs updating. i asked some of the big brands for a comment. credico is an approved supplier for shell energy, but a spokesman said they haven t used their services since october 2021. talktalk say they no longer have a r
the sales companies our contributors worked with also told us they were confident the sales agents were properly self employed. so, until it s tested in court, we won t know if the law is being broken. so, what do these stories say about the world of work and employment? are young people being exploited? darrenjones, labour mp and chair of the business committee, which investigates different issues and asks the government questions, had this to say. they are being exploited because they think they re signing up for an exciting job with a good salary that gives them prospects and actually, then, they arrive at the office, they re told they re self employed, commission only, door to door salespeople that have to pay their own expenses. it seems clear to me that the law needs updating. i asked some of the big brands for a comment. credico is an approved supplier for shell energy, but a spokesman said they haven t used their services since october 2021. talktalk say they no longer have a r
the direct sales industry. lots of these people work for different sales firms but the set up is really similar. if you want to get promoted, you not only have to do the sales but you have to recruit people underneath you who can hit those sales targets, too. once you reach a certain level, you start getting a cut of what they have sold as well. so, while it s not exactly a multi level marketing scheme, there are some similarities. something i ve discovered that links a lot of these companies? a business called credico. it s one of the biggest players in the direct sales industry. it s a company that essentially acts like a middleman. it contracts smaller sales companies who get their recruits to go out and sell on the streets on behalf of its clients, like talktalk or shell energy. it was originally set up in north america and it says its linked sales companies have a network of 15,000 agents.