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Sky shows door-to-door salesmen the door

on Jun 25, 2014 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Sky is to pull the plug on its door-to-door sales initiative amidst allegations that its agents lied about broadband speeds and download limits in the pursuit of commissions.

The operation has been suspended with immediate effect with all 550 ‘Sky Walkers’ facing redundancy – although Sky insists its decision is unrelated to any mis-selling.

Agents were summoned to a series of regional meetings on Monday to learn of their fate and have now been suspended from their roles whilst the wind down operation runs its course.

A Sky Spokeswoman said: “We’ve been reviewing the way we sell our products to better suit customer Read full story ›

Source: The Drum