Workload Challenge reports step in the right direction
The government must accept responsibility for the major role it has to play in keeping teacher workloads under control
Category: Press Release
EDF living wage commitment welcome, says UNISON
Commenting on EDF Energy’s announcement today (Thursday) that the company has become a living wage employer, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is good news for all those staff,...
Temporary relief for the NHS as nurses stay on the UK’s job shortage list, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement from the Migration Advisory Committee –that nurses are to be allowed to remain on the occupational shortages list for another three years – UNISON head of nursing Gail...
Asbestos in schools failings indicative of a national problem
Today the Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) is highlighting two key examples of asbestos failures which reveal systemic failings in the way in which asbestos is managed in our schools.
UNISON calls for action to end the homecare wages scandal
Tens of thousands of care workers across England and Wales are still being paid less than the minimum wage because councils are not insisting that homecare companies pay staff their travel time, a...
Serious crime rises as police numbers fall, warns UNISON
Serious crime is on the rise again after years of steady falls in offending, and UNISON believes government cutbacks in policing are to blame. Keen to encourage people to vote in the police and crime...
Proposed exam regulation reforms are fundamentally flawed
Changes could increase unfairness and harm students' life chances
Extra funding for flood defences welcome but don’t forget staff on the ground, says UNISON
Welcoming the Chancellor’s decision to increase tax insurance to pay for flood defences, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “More funding for flood defences should help save people the pain...
This is not a Budget for the next generation, says UNISON
Commenting on today’s Budget, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Six years of severe cuts to public spending have done little to pay down the deficit, despite the Chancellor’s promises. Yet...
Tinkering with schools no way to improve standards, says UNISON
Commenting on government proposals for all schools to become academies and have longer working days, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Forcing all schools to become academies will do...