'Threatening staff' | Harrods could be first firm to use controversial agency staff law to end strikes

Harrods is preparing to use agency workers to replace staff who could go on strike – which would make them the first major firm to take advantage of controversial new laws.

According to the Unite union, the iconic luxury outlet sent a letter to staff ahead of an industrial action ballot, with approximately 150 staff set to vote over what the union calls a “pay cut disguised as a rise”.