Freebies allegations rock Scots TV workers

TV
company BSkyB has sacked 50 Scots workers that it believes were giving out free
deals, it is claimed.

Scotland’s
Daily Record newspaper claims that up to 100 other staff at call centres in
Dunfermline and Livingston are also being investigated.

The
paper said the scam involves discount packages passed on to friends and
relatives and free trials renewed several times over.

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The
news follows threats from BSkyB to outsource operations if staff pursue union
recognition.

By Quentin Reade