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30 January 2014
The amount of money invested in training by employers dropped by 5% between 2011 and 2013, despite the fact that employers say more than one in five positions (22%)…
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29 January 2014
UCU said today that better funding for English classes for migrants was needed to help people contribute more to society and the economy. According to statistics…
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27 January 2014
UCU today commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) with the release of a film looking at forced journeys experienced by people affected by the Holocaust. The theme…
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20 January 2014
Workplaces with big pay gaps between the highest and lowest earners suffer more industrial disputes, more sickness and higher staff turnover than those with more…
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17 January 2014
Prisoners without access to education are three times more likely to reoffend • Over half of crime in this country is committed by people who have been to prison…
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16 January 2014
UCU said today that the further and higher education sectors needed to work much more effectively together to promote the benefits of education, rather than just…
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19 December 2013
UCU said today that it would be contributing to a government consultation on zero-hours contracts. released earlier this year suggested that there could be around…
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17 December 2013
UCU has added its voice to growing calls for the government to rethink plans to slash funding for 18 year-olds studying in further education colleges from next…
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17 December 2013
The government has scrapped a loan scheme for older apprentices after it failed to attract anywhere near the number of people the government hoped. Vince Cable…
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16 December 2013
The vice-president of UCU, John McCormack, died on Friday night after a short illness. The union said John was a wonderful, principled man steeped in the trade…
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