Black and asian workers are almost twice as likely to be out of work as white workers, and public sector spending cuts could see thousands more employees from ethnic minority backgrounds losing their jobs in the coming months, says the TUC today (Friday).
Call for alternative to cuts across Europe
GMB has warned that the Bill allows doctors to profit from under- spending on patient care and the private sector and private equity have the ability to latch onto this income stream unless it is...
UCU today backed calls from the Organisation for Economic CoOperation and Development (OECD) for the government to reinstate the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA).
UCU today backed calls from the Organisation for Economic CoOperation and Development (OECD) for the government to reinstate the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA).
Colleges cut to the bone to slash further jobs and courses
UCU and UNISON today warned that further education is facing a funding crisis after a new survey of 146 colleges revealed that nearly all (93%) have already axed jobs and that fourfifths (80%) have already slashed courses.
Members of UCU at Sheffield College have today voted to strike in their fight to save jobs.
In response to Ofsted’s report, Tackling the Challenge of Poor Numeracy Skills – why some teaching adds up while other provision falls short, Tom Wilson, director of unionlearn, the TUC’s learning and skills organisation said:
“Ofsted is right to point out the importance of effective numeracy training in the workplace and to highlight the use of practical workplace examples as the best way for people to engage …’
Vulnerable people are likely to have to pay the price for an expensive relocation of a government agency under which staff will effectively be forced out of their jobs.