There is no educational benefit for this change and the shorter summer holiday will make holiday arrangements more difficult and more expensive says GMB
There is to be a demonstration by Remploy workers in Manchester tomorrow against the closure of 36 factories and the loss of 1,752 jobs
When negotiating channels are established with the employer it is time to discuss making a learning agreement.
The government's reforms of higher education funding, including fees of £9,000, will force public sector debt to increase by as much as £100bn over the next 20 years, warns a report released today.
Commenting on the latest fuel poverty figures published today (Thursday) by the Department for Energy and Climate Change which show that the number of families who had to spend more than a tenth of their income on gas and electricity in 2010 fell by 500,000 - the first drop in seven years, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Airlines overruled in compensation row, Virgin Atlantic pulls out of Kenya, New strike action hits flights in Portugal all feature in today's Breaking News
Airlines overruled in compensation row, Virgin Atlantic pulls out of Kenya, New strike action hits flights in Portugal all feature in today's Breaking News
The TUC is urging people to use International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia tomorrow (Thursday) to remember lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people who have been attacked or killed around the world.
Retail and distribution Union Usdaw is marking International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia by pledging to redouble the Union's efforts to combat discrimination against LGBT workers.
Students with the least contact time at university are the most dissatisfied, according to a new survey released today by the Higher Education policy Unit (HEPI).