Education
Key workers list published: children can remain at school
The Department for Education last night published a list of key workers whose children will still receive schooling despite the...
UK-wide school closures could be imminent
The Prime Minister has said that decisions will be taken “imminently” on school closures in England after devolved parliaments in...
Budget 2020: Seven things employers may have missed
Given the covid-19 coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement...
Coronavirus: One in five workers could be off sick at once
As many is one in five staff could be off sick at the same time if the Covid-19 coronavirus takes...
Huge public sector redundancy payouts revealed despite ‘ban’
Level of payouts far in excess of stated government cap of £95,000.
University staff begin 14-day strike in long-running pay and pensions dispute
Staff at 74 universities have begun 14 days of strikes, the latest wave of industrial action over changes to pensions...
Stigma hovers stubbornly over apprenticeships, study finds
There is a disconnect between young people's perceptions of apprenticeships and their aspirations for learning, new research has revealed.
Crunch time for universities pay and pension disputes
Academics at 74 universities may strike this term after a re-ballot of staff showed strong support for the dispute over the union stance on pensions and pay.
How can schools manage changes to teachers’ pensions?
Changes to teachers’ pensions in the private sector are likely to become unmanageable for many schools. What will the changes...
Proposed salary increases not enough say teaching unions
The government has provided more information on pay increases for teachers since it announced the biggest sustained uplift in pay...
Oxford Uni to keep retirement policy and appeal ageism ruling
Institution to stand by policy designed to promote younger academics and will appeal Prof Ewart ruling.
UK faces university brain drain as EU academics quit posts
The number of EU academics working in the UK to have quit their jobs has accelerated since the Brexit referendum,...
Conservative manifesto reveals plans to help UK workers ‘flourish’
Boris Johnson has vowed to “invest in Britain’s people by giving them the tools and training to flourish in the 21st century”.
University staff begin eight-day strike over pay and pensions
Today (25 November) marks the start of an eight-day strike by lecturers and other university staff over pay and pensions....
University staff to strike over pensions, pay and working conditions
University lecturers and support staff at 60 universities are to strike for eight days in two separate disputes over pensions,...
