At first I thought G4S were buying an International Space Station to spy on people with thousands of CCTV cameras.
The British rail business of G4S is not the "be-all and "end-all" of the total G4S global marketing structure that many forum members connect it with. You would be surprised to find out how diverse their divisions are. They even have a division that employs former Gurkha soldiers in a close-protection division that operate in many trouble-spots of the world and in the matter of embassy protection, in which some of these men have died. I would not imagine a rebuke to such men about their professionalism would be very well received.
Maybe not Paul my friend but as someone who works close to alot of these so called barrier staff, some are very good lads and pretty knowledgable, however the majority are poorly paid, poorly trained people with absolutely zero people skills.
The British rail business of G4S is not the "be-all and "end-all" of the total G4S global marketing structure that many forum members connect it with. You would be surprised to find out how diverse their divisions are....
The British rail business of G4S is not the "be-all and "end-all" of the total G4S global marketing structure that many forum members connect it with. You would be surprised to find out how diverse their divisions are. They even have a division that employs former Gurkha soldiers in a close-protection division that operate in many trouble-spots of the world and in the matter of embassy protection, in which some of these men have died. I would not imagine a rebuke to such men about their professionalism would be very well received.
In all fairness everyone slates the G4S lads, however the grief they put up with, and the problems they prevent aren't seen by many people
That's right, they transport prisoners too!
However, how good they are at training and supervising gateline staff (with the need to have a clear grasp of the ticketing system) under contract to Northern is highly debatable. I think there is a strong opinion that it would be preferable if Northern employed gateline and RPI staff directly, as opposed to contracting it out.
It might be interesting for forum members to see what G4S actually do world-wide by accessing their corporate website.
It might be interesting for forum members to see what G4S actually do world-wide by accessing their corporate website.
I am sure many on here are well aware of that, but it is their dealings as gateline staff that annoy many of us.
That's right, they transport prisoners too!
Such is the modern diversified world
The thing I hate about some of these companies, the likes of Capita, Serco, Veolia, G4S or whatever (but I'm not talking necessarily talking about any one of them here), is the fact that they can bid for almost any contract (not always within their current expertise) and promise the world - then outsource the work, or use existing staff (even though they've put in the tender that they'll allocate nnn staff to the contract - knowing that it can't easily be checked).
With regard to existing staff, are not any company bound by the TUPE regulations to ensure that existing staff are given the first choice to be employed on any new change of employer takeover of contract?
The thing I hate about some of these companies, the likes of Capita, Serco, Veolia, G4S or whatever (but I'm not talking necessarily talking about any one of them here), is the fact that they can bid for almost any contract (not always within their current expertise) and promise the world - then outsource the work, or use existing staff (even though they've put in the tender that they'll allocate nnn staff to the contract - knowing that it can't easily be checked).
They seem to work on the basis that they can bid first and then work out how to do the job after. They've got the power to bid lower, when other companies have the actual knowledge and expertise in that field - but don't stand a chance of winning.
By looking at their websites, or other sources (including Wikipedia) you can see how big these companies have grown in a relatively short space of time.
Well, just look at what happened with MITE for that, came out of nowhere, outbid everyone else on contracts, put more managers and less staff in and payed all the staff less.
BBC are reporting that G4S have pulled out after shareholder opposition, and that the acquisition will no longer go ahead.
Yup pretty much about sums it up and that's barely even half of it (As I work for them...)
I am sure many on here are well aware of that, but it is their dealings as gateline staff that annoy many of us.