Scottish university fails to pay staff prompting union anger A UNIVERSITY has failed to pay its staff and a union has called for an urgent fix and compensation for those affected ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2024
Sexual harassment and sexism is ‘rife’ in schools, new report finds - and parents might be ‘horrified’ to hear about the behaviour of male pupils A new report has laid bare the horrifying experiences of female staff in the UK's schools GoodToKnow · Jun 21, 2024
Labour’s NHS and social care plans will save money, says Angela Rayner Party’s deputy leader responds to criticism about what funding is needed to revive health service and social care The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Government acted unlawfully on broken Windrush promises, High Court rules A union says the next government should honour the promises to Windrush victims Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2024
Sexual harassment still ‘rife’ in UK schools, poll of female staff finds A quarter of secondary school staff say they have witnessed sexual harassment in their place of work The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Education unions call for Scottish Government funding for additional support needs EDUCATION unions in Scotland have called for better funding for additional support needs (ASN), branding current provisions “inexcusable” –… The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2024
Defence minister ruled out national service over morale fears day after Rishi Sunak called election Rishi Sunak’s proposal to reintroduce national service 61 years after it was scrapped has created a backlash The Independent UK · May 26, 2024
Teaching assistants routinely cover lessons in England and Wales, survey finds Exclusive: Research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every class The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024
Bed bugs and cockroaches: the legal battle over conditions in a Melbourne community housing block Jack Kramme escaped homelessness when he moved into the new building near Melbourne’s CBD. Then he noticed the pests The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024
One in 10 NHS staff have experienced sexual harassment at work, union says Survey of more than 12,200 workers across UK suggests widespread abuse and lack of confidence in reporting incidents The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2024
Gillian Keegan says she would have punched ‘rude’ Ofsted inspectors Ofsted chief and Unison rebuke education secretary for her comment at headteachers’ union conference The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024
Why are Tories making an issue of Angela Rayner selling her council house? Lord Ashcroft has raised questions, which Labour dismisses as ‘smears’, about whether Labour’s deputy leader was liable for capital gains tax The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
Bullying isn't allowed in other workplaces, professional sport should be no different Comments about Julian Alaphilippe are just the latest in a long line of examples of bosses in sport going too far Cycling Weekly · Feb 21, 2024
'Procreation Feels Like Financial Suicide' Amid Cost Of Living Crisis, Says Charity Boss A new survey found that almost half of new parents have got into debt over childcare expenses and 25 per cent of mothers on maternity leave are skipping meals to cut costs. International Business Times UK · Feb 20, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024 Underpaid and overstretched: Essex yoga instructors ballot to strike over pay Teachers at Colchester council say they’re paid less than those at other councils despite ‘bending over backwards’ to provide classes
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024 Thousands of public sector workers stage 24-hour strike in Northern Ireland Combined action by about 150,000 nurses, teachers, cleaners and other sector workers is biggest in living memory
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The National (Scotland) · Jan 2, 2024 The five biggest moments in the trade union movement in 2023 THE trade union movement has taken Scotland by storm this year, with more disputes attracting public attention, and more branches showing the…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023 Bob Quick obituary Other lives: Trade union official with Cohse and its successor Unison who was also a Labour councillor in Liverpool
The National (Scotland) · Dec 22, 2023 Glasgow's homelessness teams facing 'unprecedented demand' for services Staff in Glasgow’s homelessness teams are suffering with the “emotional toll” of “unprecedented” demand for services, a union has reported.
The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023 Police Scotland launches voluntary redundancy scheme in bid to save money POLICE Scotland has launched a voluntary redundancy process for staff in a bid to save funds.
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023 Migrant care staff being forced to work 19-hour shifts without break, union says Unison general secretary Christina McAnea says ministers must stop the abuse
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023 Foreign care workers invited to UK ‘exploited on grand scale’, says union Some of those asked to help fill skills gap say they have been effectively paid as little as £5 an hour and charged unexpected fees
The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2023 Strikes off as school support staff in Scotland accept latest Cosla pay offer School support staff in Scotland have voted to accept a pay offer, bringing industrial action to an end.