ASDA shoppers are threatening to boycott the supermarket after one staff member revealed he lost his job after refusing to sign a new contract.

The new contracts were issued to all staff, and meant people got at least £9 an hour wages, but paid breaks were scrapped and working Bank Holidays will became compulsory.

Former Asda worker Duncan Carson refused to sign, and as a result said he lost his job after 13 years as a baker at the supermarket.

He said the contract was equivalent to "agreeing to work whatever days, hours and bank holidays that suits them that week" - something that Asda says "is not true" - and he said he was "not asked, but told" to sign it.

The ex-baker's tweet has since accumulated more than 10,0000 retweets and almost 20,000 likes, resulting in shoppers threatening to boycott the retailer, the Manchester Evening News reports .

"I don't know anyone working for Asda but I've decided to boycott them. It's disgusting treating people like this!" said one Twitter user.

Another said they'll "never" shop there again over the treatment of their staff.

An Asda spokesperson said: “Following a robust, fair and extensive consultation process, we’re pleased that almost 120,000 of our retail colleagues are now working on the same contract, with the same terms and conditions and the same enhanced benefits package, including an increased hourly rate.

"This contract is about fairness for all our colleagues and moves us in line with our competitors. We have always been clear that we understand people have responsibilities outside of work and we will always help them to balance these with their work life; we will not be asking them to constantly move the time they work, their days or departments.

“We do not want anyone to leave us as a result of this necessary change and so we have written to the fewer than 300 colleagues who have not signed the contract to offer a little more time to sign up and continue to work with us, should they wish.

"Whilst retail as a whole is under continued pressure, we will do all we can to ensure we have a sustainable business for our customers, our colleagues and the communities we serve.”

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