As many as 40% of classrooms in primary schools do not have adequate ventilation to mitigate the spread of Covid-19,...
Education
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Public sector workers will see their pay increase next year, the Chancellor has confirmed ahead of the Budget on Wednesday....
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce close to £3 billion in skills funding in the budget on Wednesday (27 October).
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Loughborough Uni: ‘You have no idea how thrilled we were to win at the OH&W Awards’
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonIn the last of our profiles of 2020's winners, we look at how Loughborough University has transformed its OH delivery.
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Further education leader calls T-levels a ‘hammer blow for social mobility‘
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed two appeals relating to the application of Oxford University’s Employer Justified Retirement Age...
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The government is coming under increasing pressure to give key workers priority at fuel stations.
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University employees could strike in a long-running dispute over spiralling workloads, pay cuts and claims the value of guaranteed pensions...
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Teacher unfairly dismissed after ‘locking’ pupil in ‘haunted’ cupboard
by Rob Mossby Rob MossEmployment tribunal finds fault in school's disciplinary investigation after pupil lied about being forced into a cupboard.
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A teacher who had been suspected, but not charged, of possessing indecent images of children was fairly dismissed, the Court...
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Essential workers unable to claim statutory sick pay Q1 2020, because they did not meet the minimum earnings threshold, included 27% of cleaners and 26% of retail workers.
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Women’s average working hours have been less affected than men’s, with women who do not have children now working longer...
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The ‘diversity champions’ scheme run by LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall has been accused of providing unlawful advice on transgender rights.
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The growth in degree apprenticeships has led to fears that disadvantaged young people are losing out in favour of the more affulent.
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The University of Hudderfield's decision to dismiss a lecturer with mental health worries was "wholly unreasonable", a tribunal has found.