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Unite welcomes Mike Ashley's chairman's demise
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THE resignation of gig economy employer Sports Direct's chairman was warmly welcomed by Unite today.
Keith Hellawell (pictured) will retire from the retail chain with immediate effect following today's annual general meeting.
The former West Yorkshire Police chief constable and government drugs tsar became chairman in 2009 and was in the post during the massive public backlash over the company's appalling working conditions, with many temporary workers paid below the legal minimum wage.
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