Move comes after outsourcing firm Capita was hacked, affecting information entrusted to it by hundreds of pension schemes
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UNISON urges pensions regulator to press for stronger data safety
Move comes after outsourcing firm Capita was hacked, affecting information entrusted to it by hundreds of pension schemes
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Insourcing win at Barnet council
Over 300 staff in a variety of services like trading standards, environmental health and other regulatory services, will now be transferred back in-house
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‘Accident waiting to happen’
Unite members working for Capita at HMNB Clyde Coulport and Faslane have slammed the decision by management to move forward with cuts to fire crews alongside the lack of promised new fire vehicles…Read more…
‘Playing with fire’
Unite accused the government of ‘playing with fire’ over the privatisation of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced today (Thursday 18 July) that…Read more…
‘No social value’
Unite has called on the government to withdraw its decision to award the contract to privatise the Ministry of Defence (MoD) firefighters and defence workers, to troubled outsourcing company Capita,…Read more…
‘Staggering’ complacency
The government today (June 21) refused to explain why it handed outsourcing firm Capita a contract to run Ministry of Defence (MoD) fire and rescue services despite the company being rated 10 out 10…Read more…
10 out of 10
Capita has been handed a contract for military fire and rescue services by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) despite a financial health assessment giving the highest level of risk to the outsourcing…Read more…
‘Wrong-headed’
Unite has described the announcement today (June 18) that troubled outsourcing giant Capita has been awarded the contract for the privatisation of Ministry of Defence (MoD) firefighters and defence…Read more…
Bring back in-house call
Last week (May 17) the National Audit Office (NAO) confirmed what Unite has long been saying – that outsourcing public services can have disastrous results. In a scathing report, the NAO…Read more…
UNISON responds to NAO report on Capita and NHS England
UNISON highlighted the huge risks in these ambitious plans from the outset.
The article UNISON responds to NAO report on Capita and NHS England first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Capita failure
“Way below standard” NHS services provided by outsourcing firm Capita to 39,000 GPs, dentists, opticians and pharmacists “potentially put patients at risk of serious harm”, the National Audit Office…Read more…
The role of pensions in building Community Wealth
Professional Pensions: John Gray says we should think about investing more locally, but there are a number of serious practical investment problems to overcome
As austerity bites and local authorities up and down the country struggle to provide service…Read more…
‘Fractured and flawed’
Carillion’s collapse should have served as a loud and clear warning against the dangers of privatisation, but as Ministry of Defence (MoD) firefighters now face being outsourced, the government has…Read more…
Have LOBOs contributed to the “bankruptcy ” of Tory Council?
This is of relevance to Newham – it has a host of RBS LOBO loans including a 2010 RBS inverse
floater. We have £563 million exposure in Newham to LOBOs. Hat top Debt Resistance press release
“Northamptonshire County Council Joins CAPITA In Crisis
Halt bidding call
Unite called for bidding on a vital Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to be halted today (January 31), after one of the outsourcing firms competing for the work had £1bn wiped of its share price….Read more…
‘Concrete guarantees’ call
Unite the union representing staff working in Prudential and across Capita has today (January 16) expressed concern following the announcement of the end of the life and pensions contract between the…Read more…
Capita pensions strike
Unite, the union representing staff at Capita, has announced the breakdown of last minute talks at ACAS in the pensions dispute. Staff will now be taking part in nine days of industrial action…Read more…
Capita pensions strike
On the day that Capita has announced its half year results (September 21) Unite, the union representing staff at Capita, has said that staff have voted ‘Yes’ in a strike ballot and will be taking…Read more…
Drop pay plans call
Penny pinching bosses at Capita’s life and pensions division were being urged to drop a ‘derisory’ pay offer resulting in a real terms pay cut for 75 per cent staff after the firm posted half year…Read more…