Staff could pay the price of increased public service delivery

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector Online, 18 June 2007

The Government's push to increase public service delivery through third sector organisations will drive down staff conditions, reduce collaborative working between charities and threaten smaller groups, unions have warned MPs.

At a hearing of the public administration select committee this week, union representatives told MPs that increased competition among charities for contracts would result in poorer working conditions and training opportunities for staff as organisations try to slash costs. Rachael Maskell, national officer for the third sector at Amicus, part...