Justice for Cleaners workers suspended

Marsh, the world's largest insurance broker, was criticised by union leaders after it demanded the suspension of 12 contract cleaners employed at its headquarters in the City of London for holding a protest over pay and working conditions.

The cleaners, most of whom are Polish and have worked in the Marsh offices for more than a year, held a demonstration last week after finishing a 12-hour night shift. When the company heard about the action, it demanded that the workers, who are employed by the facilities contractor ISS, be stopped from working at Marsh with immediate effect.

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ISS, which is part-owned by Goldman Sachs, has now suspended the cleaners on full pay and is trying to transfer them to other locations around the capital over the next few days. "We don't like to lose good people," a spokesman for the company said.