ONE of the problems is that council bin men don’t collect the bins from some backcourts due to their so-called health and safety (Glasgow City Council agency cost trebles, April 1).
So they use agency staff to get the bins and put them on to the pavement. Now either they make the access to bin areas more safe so the unions don’t crack up, or they think, “well, let’s get agency staff who have no union and won’t give us a headache over the slightest thing and an excuse not to collect bins.”
I would say overall it’s cheaper to use the agency, not more expensive, as they don’t have to use them when it’s not necessary.