Civil Service Security Staff To Strike Over Being Made to Complete Security Training

Civil Service Security Staff To Strike Over Being Made to Complete Security Training

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Security staff at the Department for Work and Pensions are set for another two weeks of strikes, as the PCS union continues to complain about pay and working conditions. The latest walkout, starting 12^th August, follows GMB’s claims that the outsourcer G4S is violating modern slavery laws by threatening disciplinary action or withholding shifts if staff don’t complete their security training. Given that these are security staff, one might think completing training is a basic and reasonable requirement…

Meanwhile, GPs across England are gearing up for an unprecedented strike over a new services contract. Shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins noted that it was “no surprise” GPs have voted for the walkout, given Labour “appease[d]” junior doctors with a bumper pay rise earlier this week. Life under Labour…