by Sam | 28 Aug 2014 | Outsourcing
The Independent reports that outsourcing giant Serco is embroiled in a fresh misuse of public funds scandal after a company it set up overcharged NHS hospitals millions of pounds. Internal documents leaked to Corporate Watch indicate Britain’s biggest pathology...
by Sam | 28 Aug 2014 | Economy, Education & Children's Services, Employment, General Election 2015, Politics, Welfare
A new poll has found that around half of Britons (48%) believe the main reason for high levels of youth unemployment in the UK is due to employers not being willing to take a chance on candidates without work experience, while 40% of Britons believe the school system...
by Sam | 27 Aug 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The discussion of class sizes continues this week, with new research from the Local Government Association (LGA) released today showing more than three-quarters of councils who responded to an LGA survey did not receive enough Government money to create the extra...
by Sam | 26 Aug 2014 | Uncategorized
The BBC reports that ambulance staff have announced plans to stage two further strikes in Yorkshire in protest at new shift patterns and staffing arrangements. The Unite union said its members would take industrial action on Friday and Monday, between 15:00 BST and...
by Sam | 26 Aug 2014 | Local Government
Councils in poor areas are being hit worst by the Government’s austerity measures, according to new research by Labour. The figures show that councils covering the 10 most deprived areas of England – measured according to the index of multiple deprivation...
