Prem Sikka: How UK regulators have covered up corruption and fraud
Corporate cover-ups go right to the top, writes accounting expert Professor Prem Sikka.
Public Services
Care company accused of ‘raiding’ low-paid staff to fund high executive pay
The firm is cutting pay for ‘sleep-in’ shifts…while spend on management is set to rise.
Unions threaten strike action at UK’s largest academy trust
Workers at the bailed-out trust report low pay, outsourcing and intolerable workloads.
Commons leader condemned over ‘bigoted’ comments on LGBT education
Andrea Leadsom said parents should be able to decide whether children are ‘exposed’ to LGBT relationships.
Privatisation fail: 8 out of 21 probation contracts scuppered in just a month
This is the second time in just a month that a private company running probation services has hit crisis point.
New analysis reveals how much austerity has cost each person in the UK
‘Fixing’ the public sector finances has suppressed Britain’s economy, according to official figures.
While Brexit blocks up Parliament, the crisis in social care is being left to fester
New research shows care companies are still breaking the minimum wage laws.
A court has ruled that the Tories’ pension reform is actually age discrimination
The firefighters’ union case against the government’s pension scheme was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
A government review of the auditing industry is dodging major reforms
The government is backing a new report on audit reform, but it lacks radical edge. Prem Sikka writes.
Unions react as ANOTHER outsourcing firm nears collapse
Interserve’s financial problems have put thousands of jobs and public services at risk