Games Monitor - Jobs

What happened to the relocated businesses? LDA FOI response

Julian Cheyne — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:55:55 +0100

According to the LDA the four Olympic Boroughs, Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest lost a total of 93 companies employing 1245 staff as a result of the relocation of businesses. A total of 209 businesses employing 4964 staff were relocated. 25 businesses closed completely with a loss of 65 jobs. A further 10 businesses employing 54 staff are not accounted for.

Unite trade union say European Court judgement could derail the London Olympics

Martin Slavin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:26:26 +0100

A judgement made today by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could mean that London’s Olympics will either be built on poverty wages or not at all as industrial unrest spreads, say Unite, the UK’s largest trade union.

London Olympics faces industrial relations disaster

Martin Slavin — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:47:56 +0000

Alan Ritchie, the general secretary of the construction union UCATT has warned that the London 2012 Olympics faces an "industrial relations disaster" if the Olympic Delivery Authority did not agree a common site rate for construction workers on the Olympic Park.

Constructors 'self-employed' scam

Martin Slavin — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:52:07 +0100

A drive to cut Olympic construction costs is threatening to suck in large numbers of “bogus self-employed” migrant workers, leading to widespread tax avoidance and blocked work opportunities for local people, ministers have been warned.

Shortfall of skilled workers likely

Martin Slavin — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:33:31 +0100

Britain is facing a huge skills shortage that could undermine the success of the Olympics. The country urgently needs thousands more electricians, plumbers and bricklayers if the games are to be ready on time. Even if it finds them, there are not enough qualified chefs, security staff or cleaners either.

Cheap labour poses risks to construction jobs

Martin Slavin — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:05:22 +0100

The London Olympics is in danger of being tarnished by the use of cheap migrant labour said Jim Sheridan, Labour MP for Paisley & Renfrewshire North, as he moved a 10-Minute Rule Bill in Parliament on 13 June.

Locals likely to lose out on jobs

Martin Slavin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:03:59 +0100

Workers from some of the capital's poorest communities may not benefit from the jobs created by the 2012 Olympic Games, a London Assembly committee has warned.

According to the economic development, culture, sport and tourism committee report, people living in the five east London boroughs surrounding the Olympic park face "very real threats" which could see them miss out on thousands of new jobs and training opportunities.

Olympic panel

Peter Mudge — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:04:34 +0000

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EXPERTS are being urged to apply for membership of a new, independent panel aimed at ensuring the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Specialists with experience of a major construction project or public event, and with social, environmental, and economic backgrounds are needed to form the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012.

'We're being left out' says Leader of Haringey Council

Martin Slavin — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:30:42 +0000

A mass demand for supplies and services - from builders and plumbers to snack sellers - means that the Olympics has unparalleled short-term earning potential for local business people.

But Haringey has been left out of an elite group of boroughs which will club together to raise training and job opportunities for the people who live there. They are Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Greenwich,

Rank & File Building Workers Meeting

Martin Slavin — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:18:50 +0000

UK Rank and File Builders Committee Meeting

On Monday 27th November the UK Rank and File Builders Committee met in central London to discuss issues concerning the proposed building works on the 2012 Olympic Stadium. This included speakers and workers representing Trade Unions such as the GMB, TGWU, UCATT, AMICUS, EPIU and currently working on building sites such as the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wembley Stadium, Kingscross, and T5 were also present.