British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work
by Tom Wall from World news | The Guardian on (#6VYP2)
With regular teaching hours unavailable, agency tutors must compete for lessons
The British Council has been accused of exploiting hundreds of agency teachers on zero-hour contracts forced to compete for lessons in a feeding frenzy" every week.
An open letter from teaching staff reveals the prestigious government-funded public body does not offer regular hours to tutors on its popular English Online platform, which provides lessons to more than 45,000 students worldwide.
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