CELTIC Football Club has been criticised over its use of zero hour contracts.
The Scottish Youth Committee is unhappy that some Celtic employees are on the controversial contracts, which do not provide guaranteed weekly hours or pay.
Now the committee, which is part of the Unite trade union, has written to the club’s chief executive Peter Lawwell to ask for a meeting.
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In its letter, the committee wrote: “The Unite Youth Committee is acutely aware of the proud history that Celtic FC has and its historical traditions. From its inception as a football club ‘formed for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed’, to its outstanding community outreach and social mobility programmes, Celtic FC has the proud reputation of being more than just a club.
“However, the use of exploitative zero hours contracts contradicts the proud tradition of Celtic FC of being a vehicle of social mobility and social justice.
“Being trapped within a zero hours lifestyle; by not knowing when you will next get another wage; by not knowing if you have enough money to survive until the next shift is in complete opposition to the values ingrained within the traditions of Celtic FC.”
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Workers in Celtic’s retail stores are particularly affected by casual agreements. Unite has been fighting the use of zero hour contracts.
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