Amazon has been accused of " “ intolerable working conditions ” on low - paid workers who have been penalised for taking time off sick and have been subject to pressure to achieve targets . The company has hired 20,000 agency workers in the run - up to Christmas . Some workers have camped near a warehouse in Dunfermline in order to avoid paying for an agency - owned bus to the depot . It also claimed that although workers could walk up to 10 miles a day doing their jobs, water dispensers were regularly empty. Labour MP Frank Field , currently campaigning for better conditions for self - employed workers , has called for a government employment review to publish an interim report .
Amazon has been accused of " “ intolerable working conditions ” on low - paid workers who have been penalised for taking time off sick and have been subject to pressure to achieve targets . The company has hired 20,000 agency workers in the run - up to Christmas . Some workers have camped near a warehouse in Dunfermline in order to avoid paying for an agency - owned bus to the depot . Labour MP Frank Field , currently campaigning for better conditions for self - employed workers , has called for a government employment review to publish an interim report .