Roll Your Sleeves Up

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When the cleaning contract for Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines passed from Initial to Interserve, cleaners were left waiting long into winter for their new winter coat with 'Interserve' embazoned across it. Corporate branding was more important than its workforce's comfort.

The long-awaited coats are now here. But Interserve has supplied them in just two sizes: 'medium' and 'extra large'. The 'medium' coat comes down below the knees and your hands are where your elbows should be. You can't use a litter picker to do your job without rolling your sleeves up.

When Interserve bought Initial facilities services, it had its eye on the London Underground cleaning contract; LU was Initial's largest customer with a contract worth £50 million per year. And how does Interserve spend its £50 million? On cheap uniform that looks like it's come from the back of a lorry!

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