UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours
UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours
Minimum service levels in schools could take away right to strike entirely
School support staff across Yorkshire and Humberside are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday). A survey of more than 1,000 school workers reveals that staff – including teaching assistants, caterers and cleaners – are buying food, clothes […]
Dedicated staff using food banks and cutting back on heating to cope in cost-of-living crisis
School support staff are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday).
UNISON members Sue Ryles (pictured above, left) and Claire Stanhope (pictured above, right) shared their experiences with MPs including John McDonnell […]
“This is essential to support pupils and provide staff with the chance to develop their own careers. “It is completely unacceptable […]
Staff in schools run by Hertfordshire County Council were having their pay stopped for two days when they were too ill to work after the council changed its contractual sick […]
The union, along with the National Education Union (NEU) and NASUWT, has written to the board of the multi-academy trust, over concerns the CEO is among the […]
All types of schools and early years settings are encouraged to take part this November. Over the past few years […]
Responding to the announcement today (Tuesday) that the number of confirmed cases of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in schools in England has increased to 174, UNISON head of education Mike Short said: “Many involved in education suspect ministers still aren’t revealing the true scale of this growing problem. “At-risk schools remain in the dark as they […]
“At-risk schools remain in the dark as they wait for inspections. This is simply not good enough. “Ministers […]
‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’
‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’
‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’