G4S security staff at Wimbledon. The outsourcer has come in for criticism from the small business commissioner for “persistent late payment” to a supplier DAN KITWOOD/GETTY IMAGESA leading outsourcing group has been criticised by the government’s late payment watchdog for mistreating a supplier. The small business commissioner is due to publish a report today that outlines alleged “persistent late payment” by G4S. Paul Uppal, the commissioner, said that he was seeking evidence from other G4S suppliers after he uncovered “poor payment practices” over 18 months towards one of its small suppliers. From September big government contractors will have to detail their payment performance as a step towards banning bad payers from winning…

Source: The Times May 21, 2019 23:03 UTC