Respect your temps.

Next has been outed for it's use of Polish temps in their South Elmsall warehouse. A Next PLC spokesman claims that the use of these Polish workers comes from a lack of available temporary workers in the local area, and that in fact "agency workers from Poland cost us exactly the same as local agency workers". So why use them? The spokesman states "The only reason we seek the help of people from Poland is that we simply can't recruit enough local people to satisfy these spikes in demand for temporary work.”

Local people

This South Yorkshire factory claims it cannot recruit enough local people. 'Local' in this situation suggests anywhere between factory location and Poland, and all agencies in between. Have Next contacted all these agencies?
The unemployment rates in England are currently at 2.51m - Next wanted 300. I truly believe that out the 2.51m, Next could have found 300 workers either local or willing to travel.

Respect

Temporary workers have to work especially hard to move upwards from their position. All kinds of people find themselves working through agency, from University students, to graduates, to experienced, skilled workers. (One recent temp had an MBE!) When working these quite ad-hoc shifts, the worker has no security. The reputation they build is the only thing between them and further work. Quite often, temps are requested back to a company by name due to a great performance. 

What are your views on the Polish workers?