Job centre security guards announce series of strikes over pay concerns

More than 1,000 security guards, employed by G4S at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), are set to strike following a pay dispute.

The guards, who represent nearly 70% of the workforce paid at minimum wage levels, are reacting to what they describe as a below-inflation pay offer from G4S.

The strikes are scheduled to take place across the country on multiple dates: from midnight on 7 May to 23:59 on 8 May, on 13 May, 20 May, and from midnight on 28 May to 23:59 on 29 May.

Eamon O’Hearn, GMB National Officer, articulated the grievances, stating, “These security guards work hard in a difficult, demanding and often dangerous job.

“They deserve a proper, living wage for what they do. G4S seem unwilling to provide that, so workers are taking matters into their own hands.”