June 2020
Having obtained a small grant through Research England, Unpaid Britain was able to take a peek into the working lives of some of our own students (those living in the London Borough of Newham), and found that indeed they were poorly informed of their rights, often went unpaid for some of their work, and in many cases did not receive their paid holiday entitlements. And almost two thirds said they received no sick pay – a key issue in the time of Covid-19. The summary report is here: Newham Working Student summary