Larry you have already linked to that report on a thread on MN and I have already commented on it. Here is what I said;
Larry are you having a laugh?
From your report;
Disadvantages included: never knowing how much money they would make; keeping the job secret; customers being rude/abusive; competing with other dancers.
Most women felt safe at work, although nearly half reported frequent verbal harassment and unwanted touching from customers.
Dancers? status as ?self employed? workers resulted in exploitation as they had no rights or recognition in the workplace.
Overheads were high: house fees, commission on dances, and fines (often arbitrary) for breaking ?house rules? reduced capacity to earn and most dancers had left a shift not making any money.
The current focus on licensing does not consider the welfare or working conditions of the dancers.
Dancers had to pay ?house fees? ranging from £0-£200, though it usually was around £20-30 in the North and around £80 in the South. On dancer explains: In the clubs the house fees are so enormous it puts you in such a stressful position to start up with; it?s not a good attitude to go and start working from.
70% reported losing money at work.
61% of dancers had been fined at some point in their dancing career. The highest reported fine was £100 for a missed shift. The most common fines were for chewing gum, using mobile phone on the floor and lateness.
50% reported working in clubs where there was an internal tipping systems to DJs, waitresses, bar staff and house mums, which in effect acted as an additional fee.
Dancers were also asked an open question about what they liked least about the job. Inappropriate customer behaviour, including abusive language, touching or soliciting sex, was consistently cited by dancers as one of the more negative elements of the job.
Insurance: Very few dancers had work related insurance. Some vaguely knew that they needed it, but others had never thought about it and no-one had ever spoken to them about it.
Security: In order to improve security, panic alarms, more CCTV and doormen were cited as important. Similarly, many felt that the way in which private booths were set up also endangered them and also allowed standards to be lowered by dancers offering more than is allowed in the dances.