Universities watchdog proposes a register for staff-student relationships and consults on the idea of an outright ban.
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The government has recommended a 3.5% pay increase for public sector workers in England for 2023-24. It will now be considered by independent bodies.
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More than half (52%) of LGBT+ teachers have experienced discrimination and abuse from pupils and parents, according to a survey from a teaching union.
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Universities and trade unions have agreed to pay a proportion of the pay settlement for 2023-24 six months before the...
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Employers are gearing up for a potentially disruptive week as around half a million workers prepare to strike on Wednesday 1 February.
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Prime minister Rishi Sunak is considering plans to allow foreign students at UK universities to work more hours as he searches for ways to increase the labour pool.
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University unions have rejected a final offer from the sector’s employer body, saying it ‘falls well short’ of what they are demanding.
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Plans to sharply reduce UK immigration by changing graduate visa rules have been criticised by education and business figures.
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Trade unions are set to work with a leading cancer expert to study the exposure of women in their late-40s...
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National Education Union members will strike after 90.4% vote in favour, meaning thousands of schools will close their doors.
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The University and College Union (UCU) has announced that its members will strike for 18 days in February and March...
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Turnout in the ballot was only 42%, less than the 50% required for lawful strike action.
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Employment lawyer Martin Williams examines the Strikes Bill's minimum service levels, the legislative answer to growing industrial action.
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The University of Oxford's new vice-chancellor plans to commission an independent review of pay, pensions and working conditions.
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TUC's new general secretary calls for urgent meeting with Rishi Sunak in bid to allow ministers to open pay negotiations with unions.