POLITICIANS and campaigners urged the government to sack contracting giant Serco today after the outsourcing company announced that its profits are set to soar due to an increase in government contracts.
Labour MPs have hit out over the government’s continuing relationship with Serco after the company was awarded the contract to operate Britain’s contact-tracing system, which is set to make it £45 million.
The company said that the excess profits could now be returned to shareholders, with a consultation on dividend payments under way.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
Outsourcing is at the heart of inequality. Only collective unity in the trade union movement can topple the Establishment’s obsession with it, says SAM GURNEY


