News
Leading news and reaction from UCU.
-
14 August 2013
UCU said today that young people receiving their A-level results tomorrow needed to think carefully about all their options as this morning's unemployment figures…
-
14 August 2013
UCU said today that it will continue to push the government to ensure that newly-appointed further education lecturers have to have a proper teaching qualification.…
-
13 August 2013
Better-qualified people are far less likely to be unemployed and more likely to earn higher wages when in work, according to new analysis of OECD data released…
-
5 August 2013
UCU is taking its fight to protect workers on fixed-term contracts to the European Commission. The union today presented a complaint to the Commission that says…
-
5 August 2013
Research released today suggests that there could be around one million workers in the UK on zero-hours contracts - a marked increase on recently revised estimations…
-
31 July 2013
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is investigating the breadth and impact of zero-hours contracts, confirmed deputy prime minister Nick Clegg…
-
29 July 2013
UCU today welcomed elements of a new international education strategy from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). The union said that efforts to…
-
17 July 2013
Responding to the unemployment figures released today (Wednesday), UCU said the government needed to improve access to education and jobs for young people. The…
-
16 July 2013
A third of young people currently not in employment, education or training fear they will never get a job, despite the vast majority of them wanting to work or…
-
11 July 2013
UCU was last night awarded a TUC Communication Award for its work on the Holocaust. The union submitted a film made by Paul Rey-Burns for the union to commemorate…
- PrintPrint this page
- Share
