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Too few employers are currently ready or equipped to respond to employees who suffer from mental or physical illness, says Craig Tracey MP.
Reforms to the GCSE grading system threaten to increase the pressure on pupils and schools, encourage more ‘teaching to the test’ and narrow the range of educational opportunities for young people, representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, have warned today.
Any move to increase the state pension age has been rejected by representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, today.
National standards to regulate supply teacher agencies are urgently needed in order to stem the exploitation of staff and the cost to the taxpayer, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, heard today in Manchester.
Pupils with special educational needs are not receiving the support they are entitled to due to budget cuts and a lack of specialist training for teachers, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, heard today.
The lack of work/life balance is leaving teachers increasingly exhausted, stressed and unable to give their best to the pupils they teach, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has heard today.
Teachers’ pay is uncompetitive compared to other occupations and salary levels are putting off prospective new recruits to the profession, representatives attending the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, have argued.
Families in low paid work, armed forces families and foster children will be surprised to learn they are not ordinary, says Union.
Today's (Thursday 13 April) announcement that the Royal Mail will close its pension plan in its current form is 'a cause for concern for the dedicated workforce'', Unite, the country's largest union, said.
Chris Keates, General Secretary of NASUWT - The Teachers' Union has commented on Justine Greening's speech on grammar schools.
Today’s announcement that the additional Thames Crossing will create a new link between the A2 and the M25 will come as welcome news to the 4.5 million HGVs that are anticipated to use the new route in its first year.
Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite the Union has commented on the latest jobless figures which again confirm that work in the UK is failing to pay.
Unite - the union fighting for a fair deal for Sports Direct workers - has warned today (Wednesday 12 April) that the company's newly appointed board member will face an uphill struggle to have workers' concerns heard and to resolve the deep-routed problems across the business.
Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled plans to cut red tape for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) ahead of May’s local elections.
Construction unions GMB and Unite are to hold a series of demonstrations tomorrow (Wednesday 12 April) over the undercutting and exploitation of construction workers.
Retaining as many jobs as possible is the top priority for Unite, the country's largest union, following news of the proposed closure of the poultry processing plant in Smethwick in the West Midlands.
Takeover laws are so weak in the UK that big companies are considering relocating to other national jurisdictions to protect themselves from predatory bids, according to the country's biggest union, Unite (Monday 10 April).
Unite members working for the IT giant Fujitsu will strike for a further four days at sites across the UK in their long-running dispute over plans to axe one in five jobs and pension cuts.
Employers told to come back with a better deal by April 27.
Union asks ‘what else has Theresa May got to hide?’
Unite, Britain’s biggest union, is seeking urgent assurances from Unilever bosses after its decision to sell off its margarine spreads business has put 200 jobs in Essex at risk.
Private companies stand to make millions in ‘absurd’ waste of taxpayers cash, says union.
New law nothing more than box ticking exercise, according to union.