Contracting out services can be a risky business

• Author:
• Tarlo Lyons

The Gate Gourmet saga highlights issues to do with the use of contracted-out services and temporary labour that have long-term importance to employers and users of temps.

Faced with increasing overseas competition and budget pressure, some employers - particularly those in the hospitality, agriculture and construction sectors - are responding by appointing contractors or staffing companies supplying cheap, temporary labour, with relatively few employment rights, often from poorer parts of E... (628 more words)

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