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The great outsourcing swindle
From short pay, zero-hours contracts and ridiculous workloads there is just no evidence that private companies will be on the side of their employees — or good for the nation's health, writes HELEN O'CONNOR
The British outsourcing giant quietly deleted mention of training US immigration agents after killings in Minneapolis intensified scrutiny of its controversial contracts. SOLOMON HUGHES reports
Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon is just the latest of its recurring cycles of aggression in the region, says VIJAY PRASHAD
Outsourcing is at the heart of inequality. Only collective unity in the trade union movement can topple the Establishment’s obsession with it, says SAM GURNEY
The Pontiff has expressed outspoken opposition to war and ‘inhuman’ policies on immigration, undermining the president’s credibility among both allies and supporters alike, says GEOFF BOTTOMS
Blending history, film and debate, the Bristol Radical History Festival will shine a light on class and resistance next weekend. LYNNE WALSH previews what’s on offer
UNDERNEATH the slick advertising and company logos lies a hidden world of precarious work driven by corporate greed as hospital cleaners, porters and catering staff lose their pay security.
Pay is frequently incorrect and workers no longer get hired on full-time contracts. NHS pay progression, NHS pensions, NHS sick pay, overtime pay, weekend pay enhancements and yearly automatic pay rises have all been removed for the vast majority of outsourced workers.
A multi-tier workforce is emerging in hospitals as each Tupe transfer to a new employer sees pay, terms and conditions diminish even further for the new influx of hospital ancillary staff.
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