New cleaning company Enterprise examined
Our new refuse collecting company is a large Lancashire-based group, Enterprise Group Holding Ltd, Reg No 05982830,with contracts with over 50 local authorities = 25% of population. Its last published accounts (Dec 2010) show a turnover of £846m, annual loss of -£30m or -£3,600 per employee. 2008-9 shows an increase in employees and a decrease in the wages bill. There is no recognised union agreement in the company. In the same year the Directors remuneration rose from £0.5m to £1.6m.Now, if I were to give a contract to such a company I would need:a)a schedule of work and workers for every street in the Borough;b)a schedule of lorries;c)a penalty clause if the company failed to properly provide a & b;d)a clear statement of working conditions of its Ealing employees;e)evidence that workers' pay is at least the Ealing living wage that applies to all Council employees.In addition, the Council officer in charge of such a massive contract must be accountable publicly for any failure to provide the service he is employed to provide. He must explain to us, his employer and the ultimate paymaster of Enterprise, how he could allow a totally under-prepared company lose on our streets. Who will pay for the extra costs of the clear-up? I wonder why Enterprise made such a large loss in 2010?
Ann Pav ● 5318d33 Comments ● 4870d