Commenting on the news today (Friday) that the government has abandoned its plans to force all maintained schools still linked to local authorities to become academies, UNISON head of education Jon...
Commenting on the decision today (Thursday) by the Academies Transformation Trust (ATT) to announce jobs cuts and a major restructuring across its secondary and primary schools in the East and West...
'Casualisation is short sighted, bad for staff and bad for students' says UNISON, as it reveals growing scale of the problem
The article University spend on agency staff soars to £200m first...
More than half (52%) of school support staff across the UK have experienced stress, anxiety or depression as they struggle to cope with their workloads, according to a new survey published today...
Employers also offer further joint work on gender pay and casualisation
The article UNISON to consider national employer’s final pay offer 2016/17 for higher education first appeared on the UNISON...
Joint unions submit claim for £1 an hour pay rise and the living wage as a minimum in England
The article Further education workers demand a decent pay rise first appeared on the UNISON site.
John Moores joins 'growing number' of universities gaining accreditation as living wage employers
The article Liverpool John Moores University agrees to pay living wage first appeared on the UNISON...
Outsourced cleaners 'so happy' as six-month campaign pays off with promise of pay rise
The article Middlesex University branch wins living wage commitment first appeared on the UNISON site.
Government plans to force all schools to become academies are just one issue facing support staff
The article Local government executive to explore help for school support staff first appeared on...
County council's plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year
The article Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans first appeared on the UNISON site.