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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Joanna Partridge

UNBELIEVABLE: Amazon uk to offer parents term time only working amid union battle - Caught on Camera

Amazon warehouse in Dunfermline, Fife
Amazon is locked in a dispute with the GMB union after months of strikes at its Coventry warehouse. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Parents and grandparents who work in Amazon’s UK warehouses will in future be able to opt to work only in term time, amid a battle over pay and conditions with the GMB union, which is fighting the firm for recognition.

The US online retailer said the new contracts would guarantee those who care for school-age children, including guardians, time off during school holidays, including six weeks in the summer, plus two weeks at Easter and Christmas.

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