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• UNISON wins outsourcing battle at London medical university

  02-09-2021 16:02
  
  UNISON has won a decision to bring outsourced workers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) back in house at the end of the current contract in August 2022.
  The move follows months of negotiations, after the union submitted a claim for the insourcing of staff employed by Samsic UK in 2019 on behalf of the dedicated cleaners and security staff at the school.
  In a huge win for the outsourced workers, parity of terms and conditions will now be offered to the staff, many
  
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• Ministers must bring back safety measures in schools, say unions 

  02-09-2021 10:30
  
  The government should re-introduce safety measures in schools, including bubbles, social distancing and face coverings, in light of warnings of the “exponential growth” of coronavirus amongst children when the new academic year begins, say education unions UNISON, GMB and Unite.
  The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) committee has cautioned that it’s “highly likely” there will be a high prevalence of the virus for pupils and staff when term starts in E
  
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