Mike Ashley by Declan Harrison https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620 Declan, Lauren, Helena, Tia. en-us 2018-09-26 14:02:06 UTC 2025-12-31 08:39:16 UTC hello@padlet.com report the government had on the story declanharrison123 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286034617 2018-09-26 14:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286034617 Mike Ashley declanharrison123 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286034878 Bourgeoisie relates to Mike Ashley as that's what he is seen as, considering he is a pretty successful man. He bought House of Fraser due to the stores not doing very well. He was doing well with Sports Direct as the company was worth 4.3 billion. A year after the Sports Direct IPO, he bought Newcastle United for £134 million. In a late move for the struggling department store, House of Fraser agreed on a £90 million takeover deal with Mr Ashley.
https://ncd.schoology.com/course/1637458225/materials/link/view/1833350722]]> 2018-09-26 14:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286034878 Modern day bourgeoisie and Proletariat. declanharrison123 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286035109 This case study links to the modern day Bourgeoisie and proletariat because Mike Ashley (bourgeoisie) was exploiting the employees of Sports Direct (Proletariat). He was seen to be doing this through paying the workers (Proletariat) less than the living wage so that he would be able to keep the profits for himself or the company. It was also found that "[Workers] were being penalised for matters such as taking a short break to drink water and for taking time off work when ill." (House of Commons, 2016-2017) Meaning they didn't like to take time of work. 
This could have eventually lead to the workers going on strike over the conditions if the government had not found out about what was going on. These conditions that they are working are a prime example of modern day bourgeoisie and Proletariat. ]]> 2018-09-26 14:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286035109 case study declanharrison123 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286036172 2018-09-26 14:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286036172 TiaBirch https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286036576 2018-09-26 14:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286036576 References. TiaBirch https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286555626 - https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/mike-ashley-journey-from-sports-direct-to-house-of-fraser-a3908466.html (Evening Standard, Mike Ashley’s journey from Sports Direct to House of Fraser: How Newcastle United owner became a self-made billionaire, Georgia Chambers, 10/09/2018. Accessed 26/09/2018)
- http://conflicttheory.com/marx/ (Conflicttheory.com, Marx Conflict Theory. Accessed on 27/09/2018)
file:///C:/Users/tiabi/Documents/College%20Work/Year%203%20HE/S1/Social%20Science/Employment%20practice%20at%20Sports%20Direct.pdf  (House of Commons, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Employment practices at Sports Direct, 19/07/2016. Accessed on 27/09/2018)]]> 2018-09-27 14:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286555626 TiaBirch https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286566561 2018-09-27 15:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286566561 What is conflict theory? TiaBirch https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286603631 Karl Marx stated that conflict theory is "social control that the rich have over the masses. Further, he believed that one society or organization only functions in order to try and better their social situation" (conflict-theory.com, Marx conflict theory) This idea / way society functioned usually leads to revolution or an uprising of the 'masses'.]]> 2018-09-27 15:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286603631 Paying Workers 30283597 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286637001 Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct is facing a multimillion-pound bill in fines and back pay after the billionaire admitted his company had broken the law by failing to pay staff the national minimum wage. it was “unacceptable” for the company’s workers to be docked 15 minutes of pay for being one minute late for work;]]> 2018-09-27 16:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286637001 Published Report 30283597 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286637670 https://ncd.schoology.com/course/1637458225/materials/link/view/1833350722]]> 2018-09-27 16:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286637670 Government Report 30283597 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286638515 https://ncd.schoology.com/course/1637458225/materials/link/view/1833356750]]> 2018-09-27 16:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286638515 Revealed: how Sports Direct effectively pays below minimum wage blakehelena https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286737488 2018-09-27 20:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286737488 blakehelena https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286738605 2018-09-27 20:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286738605 blakehelena https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286738885 The practices contribute to many staff being paid an effective rate of about £6.50 an hour against the statutory rate of £6.70 – potentially saving the FTSE 100 firm millions of pounds a year at the expense of some of the poorest workers in the UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/09/how-sports-direct-effectively-pays-below-minimum-wage-pay - 27/09/18 

]]> 2018-09-27 20:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286738885 staff searches - sports direct blakehelena https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286739325 https://youtu.be/CYSdH0y42OI]]> 2018-09-27 20:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286739325 working conditions blakehelena https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286740283 The discovery of the low pay being received by Sports Direct workers comes on top of a string of criticisms of the working conditions within the retailer’s warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, where more than 80% of staff are on zero hours contracts. Workers are also:


  • Harangued by tannoy for not working fast enough.
  • Warned they will be sacked if they receive six black marks – or “strikes” (see document below) – over a six-month period for offences including a “period of reported sickness”; “errors”; “excessive/long toilet breaks”; “time wasting”; “excessive chatting”; “horseplay”; and “using a mobile phone in the warehouse”.
  • Banned from wearing 802 separate clothing brands at work.
  • Have to go through rigorous searches – down to the last layer of clothing, asked to roll up trouser legs and show top of underwear – which typically takes 15 minutes, because management is so concerned about potential theft.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/09/how-sports-direct-effectively-pays-below-minimum-wage-pay 

]]> 2018-09-27 20:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286740283 bourgeoisie blakehelena https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286841995 exploiting the employees. 
Doesn't know what's happening in his own company because he's to high. 

]]> 2018-09-28 08:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286841995 terms and conditions declanharrison123 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286843194 All workers are on a zero hour contract which is said to give the workers more flexibility. A zero hour contract is where some weeks they may not be put in to work. This can have an effect on families and finance.


]]> 2018-09-28 08:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286843194 proletariat blakehelena https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286843402 workers at sports direct ]]> 2018-09-28 08:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286843402 who/what does it effect? declanharrison123 https://padlet.com/declanharrison123/uogw1v0nk620/wish/286844650 . long hours 
. financial problems
. underpaid staff
. slave labor
. families could suffer
. single parents 
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