Federal authorities are investigating allegations that a UC Berkeley custodial contractor underpaid workers who cleaned up after Golden Bears football games and other sporting events, denying them overtime pay for weeks that stretched to 80 or 90 hours… The investigation comes as the University of California system, the state’s third-largest employer, faces increasing scrutiny from lawmakers into the working conditions of thousands of contracted employees who provide essential services such as cleaning, security and landscaping… Gonzalez, the assemblywoman who supports the bill, said the disparity between what UC pays the contractor and what workers are actually paid shows the inherent problems of contracting out service work to those promising the lowest price. “The administrative costs are over 100% of the actual labor costs,” she said.

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by Chris Kirkham, The Los Angeles Times.

Posted: October 1st, 2015, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.