Connaught Administrators Sack 700 Workers by Phone‏

About 700 workers have been made redundant - many by phone and conference call - at the collapsed social housing group Connaught, and another 1,200 jobs remain at risk. Jim Woods, from the construction union Ucatt, told the BBC it was an "absolute disgrace" and workers were"fuming". http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/sep/10/connaught-administrators-cut-700-jobs

Building Contractor Demolished by ConDem Austerity‏

Thousands of construction workers face losing their jobs after the collapse of a company responsible for maintaining huge numbers of council houses. Connaught, which employs 10,000 staff, called in administrators KPMG last night after bankers, who are responsible for the austerity programme, refused to give the struggling group more money: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5in44Cnux4QYR2Q5HttEIo3-d9kew