Sheffield bar workers demand safe transport
Bar workers in Sheffield are getting organised. A local campaign aims to achieve paid transport home after the end of our shifts. Recently Sheffield Council passed policy that stipulates as a condition of new licences that employers must provide transport home for workers at the end of their shifts. Currently, workers in hospitality find ourselves paying up to two hours pay for taxis, or waking home at night across the city. Sheffield is the low pay capital of Britain, according to researchers from Sheffield Hallam and other universities. It is not right that workers face an additional penalty...