Post by sootycat on Sept 2, 2011 11:16:37 GMT
From DS
Coronation Street crewmembers are reportedly unhappy with their working hours.
The backstage staff who work on the ITV1 soap have held meetings with bosses, where the Daily Star claims that they expressed their unhappiness with long hours.
"It got really heated because everyone working backstage is at the end of their tether," an alleged insider told the paper. "We've been working our arses off and it's just getting worse. There is so much demand on us, it's like we're just being used and abused."
The source added: "The cast are doing long days too but we don't get paid anywhere near what they do."
Following the meeting, production controller Gail Kennett is said to have told staff in a memo that they could apply for a strict 40-hour week or flexible hours.
An ITV spokesperson commented: "We routinely hold meetings with the Corrie crew. There has been no discussion of strike action."
Coronation Street crewmembers are reportedly unhappy with their working hours.
The backstage staff who work on the ITV1 soap have held meetings with bosses, where the Daily Star claims that they expressed their unhappiness with long hours.
"It got really heated because everyone working backstage is at the end of their tether," an alleged insider told the paper. "We've been working our arses off and it's just getting worse. There is so much demand on us, it's like we're just being used and abused."
The source added: "The cast are doing long days too but we don't get paid anywhere near what they do."
Following the meeting, production controller Gail Kennett is said to have told staff in a memo that they could apply for a strict 40-hour week or flexible hours.
An ITV spokesperson commented: "We routinely hold meetings with the Corrie crew. There has been no discussion of strike action."
