WALTHAM FOREST: Three Kier staff suspended (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)
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WALTHAM FOREST: Three Kier staff suspended
3:01pm Friday 3rd February 2012 in Waltham Forest News By Daniel Binns
THREE workers at the borough's street cleaning and rubbish collection vehicle depot have been suspended for alleged misconduct.
Kier, the company contracted by Waltham Forest Council to carry out the services, said it was related to "an investigation into compliance with managerial procedures and processes”.
The company said it would be inappropriate to comment further.
The Low Hall depot, in South Access Road, Walthamstow, is Kier's base of operations in the borough.
A council spokesman said: "Kier are a contractor with their own staff and disciplinary measures - the council did bring a vehicle and driver to the attention of Kier to investigate, but would/could not suspend staff".
The company has previously come under fire from residents for the quality of its street cleaning service and rubbish collections, which it took over responsibility for last year.
In December the council announced two members of Kier staff were no longer working for the company following allegations that refuge workers deliberately mixed rubbish and recycling together in a truck.
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Comments(14)
peaceful
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6:32pm Fri 3 Feb 12
tlogic
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11:19pm Sat 4 Feb 12
Walthamster
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11:36pm Sat 4 Feb 12
peaceful
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1:02am Sun 5 Feb 12
bc460353
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2:52pm Sun 5 Feb 12
tjw422
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3:50pm Sun 5 Feb 12
who-me
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4:19pm Sun 5 Feb 12
mdj
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6:11pm Sun 5 Feb 12
The charge of corruption was upheld, not overturned.
So, only corrupt, not record-breakingly so. Just the sort of people we should be doing business with, obviously.
Walthamster
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10:21pm Sun 5 Feb 12
Kier is concerned enough to have a publicist posting fake comments here.
Kier didn't win an appeal against the corruption charge - it just got its fine reduced. But I wouldn't have thought of checking what bc460353 posted.
So Kier is corrupt and it has people posting fake information in its favour. Useful to know.
DaveE17
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11:12pm Sun 5 Feb 12
sing.co.uk/kier-wins
-reduction-on-cover-
pricing-fine/6514054
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peaceful
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11:41pm Sun 5 Feb 12
VillageIdiot69
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12:22pm Wed 8 Feb 12
This story is so typical of Kier, punish the little guys who may or may not have done something wrong but don't punish the corrupt managers, etc that bribe their way into various contracts.
Walthamster
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2:41pm Wed 8 Feb 12
And yet Waltham Forest council keeps giving them work....
mdj says...
5:38pm Fri 3 Feb 12
Kier pleaded in mitigation (not appeal, be it noted) that the fine - based on turnover - was excessive, because their business model was to bid low and gain large quantities of work by accepting a lower rate of profit. When we recall how the promised 'saving' of 600k which won Kier the street cleaning contract has been far outweighed by the many add-ons that they have charged for since (for tasks which previously formed part of the service) we see how this game is played. And yet our Councillors continue to deal with them: why?