Park Life 71 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) Security guards provided for the Olympics by the firm G4S may not be able to speak English, the company's chief executive has admitted. Nick Buckles, who admitted he had not realised that the company would not be able to provide sufficient staff to fulfil its contract until a few days ago, told the BBC's Radio 4 Today programme he could not confirm that all G4S guards were fluent in English. "That is a difficult question to answer. They all have a right to work in the UK and have been vetted to very high standards. I cannot say categorically as I sit here today [that all the guards speak English]," he said. This whole bodged security roll out is ridiculous. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/14/london-2012-olympic-security-g4s Edited July 14, 2012 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4667 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Security guards provided for the Olympics by the firm G4S may not be able to speak English, the company's chief executive has admitted. Nick Buckles, who admitted he had not realised that the company would not be able to provide sufficient staff to fulfil its contract until a few days ago, told the BBC's Radio 4 Today programme he could not confirm that all G4S guards were fluent in English. "That is a difficult question to answer. They all have a right to work in the UK and have been vetted to very high standards. I cannot say categorically as I sit here today [that all the guards speak English]," he said. This whole bodged security roll out is ridiculous. http://www.guardian....ic-security-g4s I don't buy that for a second, terrified of admitting he'd ballsed it all up and of losing the contract if he admitted it with enough time left. what a fucking shambles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3733 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 They did the same when they got the prisoner transport contract in Scotland. Bid so low they had to shed staff and now get fined for late appointments every day. Losing money hand over fist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41448 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 If foreign peoples are coming to watch the Olympics, doesn't it make sense to have multi-lingual staff? Za Za Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 ZION. © 2012 London Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13639 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 G-Force? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 A4e? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10516 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Haven't seen this much of a cock up since that defunct Group 4 Security company a few years back. WAIT A MINUTE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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