Some examples of bulling that GMB has been told about are that Central Beds Council staff have been told that their ‘card will be marked’ if they do not sign the proposed new contract and verbal...
Government plans to encourage the growth of forprofit education providers could leave students with lower quality degrees and put the reputation of UK higher education at risk, warns a report released today by UCU.
UCU said today that the news that Welsh universities have had their initial plans for tuition fee rises rejected was worrying news for English institutions. The union said that the news will only 'add to the mess that is the government's failing fees policy'.
Members of UCU at Leeds College of Building (LCB) have today voted to take strike action in a row over job losses and pay.
This is the start of a disaster for the residents as well as a kick in the teeth for the staff and the residents, their families and the staff demand immediate action from government today
Union warns council is out of control
Victory for fairness
A new approach to work experience is helping hundreds of employers inspire young people, and strengthen their businesses in the process, according to a study released today by Business in the Community and the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development.
Commenting on the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Another 24,000 public sector workers have lost their jobs