Network Rail awards labour contracts

Network Rail will award a series of contracts to contingent labour suppliers to provide workers across the network, with a total minimum spend of £450 million over five years from April 1.

Four core suppliers will provide 70% of the workforce, supported by 16 smaller specialists. The core suppliers are Ganymede Solutions, McGinley Support Services (Infrastructure), Morson Human Resources, and Shorterm.

NR National Supply Chain Managing Director Nick Elliott said: “The new code of conduct for labour will drive better employer behaviours, improve the quality of the supply chain and help ensure that workers are treated fairly.”