Pay scandal call centre AGO Outsourcing has had its contract to offer shielding support to the UK Government pulled.That’s after an investigation found staff were crammed into working conditions not compatible with social distancing.We told you last month how the company had been sub-contracted by SERCO to contact people down south who should be protecting themselves in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
At that time, a number of sources raised concerns with the News about the working conditions, but these were rebuffed by AGO bosses.In an effort to make the working environment safe, chief executive Kris McGenily told us he and fellow director Stephen Rafferty had head-height partitions installed between every desk at the office.That was