Support for zero-hour contract leisure staff?

Monday, 23 March 2020 06:17

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

Will leisure staff on zero-hour contracts get financial support?

That's the question on the lips of Arbory, Castletown & Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse for Education, Sport & Culture Minister, Dr Alex Allinson MHK, in the House of Keys tomorrow.

It comes after it was announced facilties at the National Sports Centre along with swimming pools and gyms have now closed as a precaution against Coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the latest Keys sitting gets underway at Legislative Buildings in Douglas on Tuesday from 10am.

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