'Major victory' as hundreds of jobs to be transferred to Scotland's NHS Hundreds of workers at Wishaw’s University Hospital will be transferred from Serco to NHS Lanarkshire ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2022
Agreement reached to bring support services at University Hospital Wishaw into NHS hands NHS Lanarkshire announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the private financial initiative provider, Summit Healthcare Limited, and the current support service contractor Serco. Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022
UK government’s £2.9bn job search scheme has put only 7% of participants in work to date Intensive ‘Restart’ programme is also struggling to find enough participants to meet predicted caseload The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022
Police ‘Punched’, ‘Kicked’ & Pepper-Sprayed Protesters Trying To Save Refugees From Deportation "I’ve been protesting for all of my life and I have never seen bully men come through the way they did." Pedestrian.tv · May 4, 2022
Man found dead in cell at Clarence Correctional Centre near Grafton NSW police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of a 41 year old inmate at a prison near Grafton. ABC News · May 1, 2022
‘We’re collateral damage’: fury in Yorkshire village at its role in migrant detention plan Priti Patel has buried ‘humane’ plans for refugees – and in Linton-on-Ouse, locals fear a new ‘reception centre’ has an undisclosed purpose The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022
London elections 2022: Conservatives retain Bexley with 33 seats Londoners went to the polls in local elections on May 5. Joe Talora has the lowdown on the vote in Bexley Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022
Is space the final frontier for Serco? Brief letters: Clean-up operation | Trouble up north | Alveolar plosives | Ramblers’ descent | Boris Johnson’s lucrative future The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022
Mind that satellite! The mission to clean up dangerous space junk As soon as we left the planet, we began leaving rubbish in orbit. Now it is putting space stations and astronauts at risk. What can be done about the millions of pieces of debris? The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022
Mum lay awake at night for weeks as ‘rats’ infested her house Serco, the company which provides asylum seeker accommodation for Home Office, claims the rodents found in the house were mice. Daily Record · Apr 7, 2022
Mum lay awake at night for weeks as 'rats' infested her home Company which provides asylum seeker accommodation for Home Office says the animals were mice Liverpool Echo · Apr 6, 2022
Rats, sewage and cockroaches - UK's 'failed asylum system is unfit for Ukraine crisis' A Mirror investigation into asylum services run by Mears, Serco and Clearsprings on behalf of the Home Office has highlighted serious issues with accommodation Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2022
Serco’s annual profits surge 21% to £216m on back on Covid contracts Increase could fund £100m in shareholder rewards as outsourcing firm bemoans ‘wildly unfair’ criticism of test and trace The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022
Serco prepares for life after Covid-19 as NHS Test and Trace winds down Serco is preparing to live with Covid-19. Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2022 Villawood, Australia’s largest immigration detention centre, said to be ‘awash with drugs’ A small cohort of guards is smuggling at least $10,000 worth of drugs into the centre every week, sources in Sydney facility claim
Edinburgh Live · Feb 13, 2022 Edinburgh Council plan return of cycle hire scheme - months after JustEat bikes disappeared The City of Edinburgh Council is holding a consultation and inviting the public to have their say as the look to find 'the way ahead for Edinburgh Cycle Hire Scheme'.
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022 ‘Disgraceful treatment’: Outsourced NHS workers strike over low pay and exploitation Mainly Black, Asian and ethnic minority hospital staff employed by Serco paid up to 15 per cent less than those directly employed by NHS, says union Unite
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022 Caterers and cleaners at London NHS hospitals begin two-week strike Hundreds of hospital workers including porters, cleaners and catering staff, will launch strike action from Monday in a dispute over pay.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022 Porters and cleaners at London NHS hospitals begin two-week strike Barts, Royal London and Whipps Cross affected by walkout over pay by hundreds of staff employed by Serco