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    southy wrote:
    loosehead wrote:
    Sauropod wrote:
    "The chairman of outsourcing firm Capita is stepping down over "spurious" claims his £1m loan to Labour resulted in the group getting government contracts"
    Rod Aldridge, one of 12 donors who lent the party almost £14m in total before the last election, said he did "not want this misconception to continue".BBC News 23 March 2006
    So why do the people on here seem to think Capita are in with the tories if he's Lending Labour money for favours? Sounds a bit suss to me what do you union/labour supporters think?
    Its a capitalist system designed to take public money and feed it to the private hands, so that the working class are paying the rich to get richer
    Your just cheesed off the jobs won't go to your militant mates.

    Are you actually a member of Unite or just a groupie?"
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City contractor Capita announces 100 new jobs as part of growth strategy

12:10pm Wednesday 4th April 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Matt Smith , Politics and business reporter

Capita regional director Tony Lubman. Capita regional director Tony Lubman.

THE company that runs a swathe of council services in Southampton is to recruit up to 100 staff in the city.

business outsourcing giant Capita is creating 50 new call centre jobs at its offices in Guildhall Square with more openings to follow later this year.

Capita bosses said it was part of a growth strategy for Southampton where it has a lucrative contract with the city council.

Under a £290m, ten-year contract signed in 2007, the firm runs council departments such as customer services, IT, human resources, property, tax and benefits departments in return for guaranteed savings of £33m. It also provides consultancy services to the council.

Capita regional director Tony Lubman said: “Capita is pleased to announce an immediate 50 new jobs based at our Guildhall Square office in Southampton. These will be team leaders and call agents for a new contact centre. “The overall strategy in Southampton is one of growth – it is an excellent place for Capita to grow its Business. We are able to recruit people with the skills we need to provide a wide range of support services.”

Capita, whose national operations range from collecting the BBC licence fee to recruiting for the British Army, increased revenues by seven per cent to £2.93 billion last year, making a £303m profit.Council leader Rosyton Smith welcomed the news.

“It demonstrates how big companies want to grow their business in Southampton because they can see the benefits of being located here.”

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