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Total Care chief calls for new social agreement between employers and government
John Voppen, the new chief executive of Total Care, wants a new social agreement between workers, employers and the cabinet.
Total Care is the parent company of cleaning firm CSU and has 29,000 employees.
Voppen says large employers should again take a bigger role in tackling social issues, including sick pay.
His company faces possible new strikes in cleaning and cuts in home care, while he is concerned about high staff absence and heavy workloads.
The call comes as Voppen says there used to be more consultation between employers, workers and government.
He wants talks to address shared workplace and social problems through a new agreement.
The sources do not say when negotiations might begin or whether the proposed agreement will be adopted.
Total Care chief executive John Voppen called for a new social agreement between workers, employers and the government.
He said large employers should be more involved in addressing social issues.
The proposed agreement would cover issues including continued wage payments during illness.
Total Care has 29,000 employees and faces possible new cleaning-sector strikes and cuts in home care.
Voppen said he was concerned about high staff absence and workload at his company.
- Who
- John Voppen, chief executive of Total Care, the parent company of cleaning firm CSU.
- What
- He called for a new social agreement between workers, employers and the government.
- When
- The article was published on 29 October 2026. Voppen became CEO on 1 July; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Voppen said large employers should be more involved in social issues and that the agreement could address issues including continued wage payments during illness.
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Voppen worked at rail infrastructure company ProRail for more than 20 years, including his final years as CEO.
Voppen became CEO of Total Care.
FD reported his call for a new social agreement and said the cleaning sector faced possible new strikes and home care faced cuts.
- CEO
- John Voppen
- Company workforce
- 29,000 employees
- Proposed agreement
- Between workers, employers and the government
- Agreement issue
- Continued wage payments during illness
- Company concerns
- High staff absence and workload
- Reported pressures
- Possible new cleaning-sector strikes and home-care cuts
What people are saying
There used to be more consultation
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