The undercover Channel 4 News investigation ... broadcast on Wednesday 14th at 7pm — has revealed a litany of harsh practices at the vast JD Sports warehouse in Rochdale, including punitive disciplinary procedures, intense surveillance and security, heightened job insecurity amongst agency workers and intimidation, The temporary workers at Britain’s biggest sportswear firm claim conditions at the company are “worse than prison”, with many effectively earning less than the minimum wage and threatened with being sacked if they sit down during long shifts.The practices are taking place despite public uproar about working conditions at warehouses operated by other large retailers, including Sports Direct, Amazon and Asos...Iain Wright MP, Chairman of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee told Channel 4 News he would be calling JD Sports to appear before the Committee... [he added] I think there is a real problem. I think there is a cultural and structural issue in Britain.