Treatment Of Staff By Burns International Plc

EDM number 1218 in 1995-96, proposed by Elliot Morley on 24/07/1996.

That this House condemns the fact that Burns International plc treated former employees with utter contempt following the loss of its contract for providing porter services at Scunthorpe and Goole Hospital Trust in January of this year; notes that despite assurances to the contrary, it has taken months to return P45 certificates for former staff and to date it has not settled outstanding claims for holiday pay; expresses particular concern at the unprofessional, incompetent and ignorant way the management of this company has dealt with inquiries on this issue; believes that future employees should be protected from incompetent and uncaring management of this type; and calls upon hospital trusts and all local and national government agencies and bodies to ensure that this company is not listed on any approved tender list for future contract bidding.

This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.