Commenting on the European Court of Justice ruling today (Tuesday) that prevents companies from taking a person's gender into account when setting premiums, TUC Assistant General Secretary Kay Carberry said:
UCU said today that the government was showing 'disgraceful neglect' towards universities and the academic community as it announced plans for the future of university research funding.
This week is European Get online week, and the whole of Europe is being inspired to Pass IT on and help people to get to grips with computers and the internet.
World light-heavyweight contender Nathan Cleverly, who is also a maths graduate, is joining the fight to improve adult numeracy.
At a meeting arranged today with negatively short notice the Joint Trade Unions at London Midland were issued with a consultation précis document that outlined proposals for the review of station staffing and changes to schedule 17 (opening hours) arrangements, the joint trade unions (RMT and TSSA) believe that the company's proposals are unreal, barbaric, and unbelievable and will have dire consequences for staff and passengers alike.
TRANSPORT UNION RMT today called for full support for a lobby of Parliament - called for this Wednesday (2nd March) by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group - in defence of health and safety enforcement in the teeth of a co-ordinated assault by the ConDem Government and right-wing commentators.
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s reconvened higher education summit today, Grahame Smith, General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) said:
Tesco has today announced plans to close their National Distribution Centre at Fenny Lock in Milton Keynes putting over 800 jobs at risk.
Tesco has today announced plans to close their National Distribution Centre at Fenny Lock in Milton Keynes putting over 800 jobs at risk.
The importance of the soon-to-be abolished UK Film Council has been reinforced by the four Oscars won by The King’s Speech, which the Film Council helped fund.