Do you think it should or should not be legal for companies be able to make large sections of their workforce redundant and immediately replace them with outsourced lower-paid workers doing the same jobs?

Do you think it should or should not be legal for companies be able to make large sections of their workforce redundant and immediately replace them with outsourced lower‑paid workers doing the same jobs? Published on 18 March 2022 → Survey conducted on 18 March 2022 on 4530 GB adults

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Should be legal for companies to be able to do

Should not be legal for companies to be able to do

83%

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Should be legal for companies to be able to do

Should not be legal for companies to be able to do

83%

Don’t know

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