"EY's London cleaners are picketing its office after over a third were told their jobs could be cut"

Though hours and layoffs can affect anyone working at the Big Four — including cleaners.

At EY, over a third of cleaning staff contracted to work at the firm's London offices have been told their jobs are at risk. The proposed cuts affect roughly 20 employees.

The workers are not directly employed by EY — the firm outsources cleaning services to British subcontractor Mitie…

“…the already overworked cleaning workforce who make just £13.85 an hour are being told that over a third of their jobs are at risk,”…

IWGB said cleaners had reported overwork before the redundancies were announced and that some had expressed concerns that if the proposed layoff go ahead, they would push an “already high workload” onto a smaller number of staff.

Mitie has also introduced changes to workers’ shifts that disrupt childcare requirements or are untenable with second or tird jobs that some of them have…

Mitie is consulting witht the cleaners and their representative in the union about the proposed changes, a company spokesperson told BI…

“We are supporting colleagues during this difficult time, including exploring opportunities for redeployment as part of the consultation process”, the spokesperson said…

EY confirmed to BI that Mitie provides its workplace and security services in the UK and that the consultation process is oingoing…