SECURITY guards and cleaners at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) are being balloted for strike action over pay, health and safety and redundancy terms.

The ballot of the 57 Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union members employed by outsourced ISS in Whitehall began today and ends on January 6.

Other outsourced PCS members working for ISS, G4S and OCS are already taking strike action throughout December and into January.