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Richmond bin workers stop strike after only one day after pay deal

A 15 per cent pay rise has been agreed for HGV drivers

Evening Standard

Richmond waste collection suspended for three weeks as bin men go on strike

Workers rejected a pay increase during talks with bosses at the council’s waste contractor Serco

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers ‘effectively detained’ at Home Office hotels with claims of ‘restricted’ movement

An investigation by The Independent and Liberty Investigates has unearthed accounts from asylum seekers who say they were prevented from leaving

The Independent UK

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NSW Serco staff strike at largest prison

Officers at Australia's largest correctional complex in northern NSW will go on strike again amid negotiations with the prison's private operator Serco.

AAP

Serco losing Caledonian Sleeper contract 'presents public ownership opportunity'

Current franchise will end next June, but it is not clear who will take over

Insider UK

London to Scotland sleeper service tipped for renationalisation

Scottish government says outsource firm Serco will lose contract to run Caledonian Sleeper next year

The Guardian - UK

SNP mull nationalising Caledonian Sleeper service after Serco contract terminated

THE SNP are considering nationalising the Caledonian Sleeper service after the Government decided to terminate the current contract.

The National (Scotland)

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Serco losing Sleeper contract presents opportunity for public ownership – MSP

Former Scottish Government minister Fiona Hyslop hinted at a possible future for what she described as an ‘iconic service’.

The Independent UK

Serco to lose Caledonian Sleeper contract next year

Scottish transport minister Jenny Gilruth said a new deal would not represent value for money to the public.

The Independent UK

Serco injected £60m to prop up pension fund after market meltdown

£1bn scheme is the latest to scramble to raise cash after Kwarteng’s tax-cutting mini-budget sparks turmoil

The Guardian - UK

NSW prison officers strike at Clarence Correctional Centre over pay and work conditions

Prisoners at the country's largest correctional centre in northern NSW have been forced into lockdown as officers and staff walked off the job, calling for better pay and conditions.

ABC News

NSW Serco prison officers walk off the job

Prison officers at Clarence Correctional Centre have gone on strike to protest low wages and staffing, but the operator is trying to increase staff.

AAP

Centrica and EDF are at the table – now UK ministers must strike a fair electricity price

The companies may have volunteered for duty so speedily because they’re looking for something for themselves

The Guardian - UK

'It's time for me to outsource myself': Serco boss Rupert Soames to step down

THE grandson of Winston Churchill, Rupert Soames, is to step down from his role leading Serco, a company that holds millions of pounds worth of…

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The Guardian - UK

Serco boss Rupert Soames to retire: ‘It’s time for me to outsource myself’

Chief executive has offered robust defences of controversial outsourcing firm since 2014

The Guardian - UK

Tories abandon plans to house 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village

Desertion of RAF Linton-on-Ouse scheme is latest immigration policy climbdown after Truss and Sunak opposed plans

ABC News

'One of the most inhumane decisions I've ever seen': Inside one refugee's nine-year detention nightmare

When Najat Shalikhan arrived in Australia with her 16-year-old son Ahmed in August 2013, she thought they'd finally made it to safety. In reality, it was the beginning of another nightmare.

Birmingham Post

Outsourcer Serco to hand out total of £9m in one-off payments to staff

The payments will be made to staff outside management grades

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Adelaide Remand Centre general manager revealed as the suspect who stole $100,000 of prisoners' money

A suppression order on the identity of Adelaide Remand Centre's general manager, who is charged with theft, has now been lifted.

Evening Standard

Home Office contractor ‘gave children hotel food containing worms’

Family being housed in Midlands Home Office hotel ‘served worms in fish and chips’

The Guardian - UK

Home Office contractor gives children hotel food containing worms

Family accommodated in a Midlands hotel were sick after eating meal provided by Serco

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: dozens of vulnerable asylum seekers have died in Home Office housing since 2020

Data shows number of deaths is higher than admitted as experts question safeguarding and fear chances to save lives were missed

The Independent UK

The asylum seekers stuck in hotel rooms for months on end

Investigation: It was supposed to be a temporary measure. Now figures reveal that more than 28,000 asylum seekers are forced to live in rooms designed for short stays – with hundreds stuck there for more than a year. May Bulman speaks to the families enduring mould, bed bugs and vermin…

The Guardian - AU

Warning over Centrelink call centres as Services Australia slashes contracts

Exclusive: Agency says decision to cut outsourced workload by 30% is due to reduced demand as unions warn of longer wait times

Daily Record

Lanarkshire MSP welcomes NHS agreement to bring support services at Wishaw General in-house

Labour’s Central Scotland list MSP Monica Lennon is pleased that the issue has been settled after a long campaign from unions.

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