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Education catch-up plans won’t work if teaching assistants and other support staff are ignored

28-03-2022 17:39

Commenting on the education white paper published today (Monday), UNISON head of education Mike Short said:
“School catch-up plans will fail if the concerns of teaching assistants and other support staff aren’t urgently addressed.
“They’re a key element in tackling the education backlog for every school. But without a clear plan to recruit and hold on to them, out-of-touch ministers are hobbling the chances of millions of pupils in need.
“Schools can&rsquo

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London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to Ukraine

28-03-2022 14:46

Photos © Marcus Rose
Early this morning a team of 26 London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics, many of them UNISON members, left a foggy E

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Blog: ‘Warm words don’t pay the bills’ for university staff

28-03-2022 12:08

University employee pay has fallen by nearly 20% over the past 12 years. UNISON’s higher education members responded to our recent survey explaining how real terms pay cuts affect them. Some are forced to take on second jobs just to pay their bills, and one member told us they couldn’t even afford to get their prescription, so had to go without.
Thousands of university workers are on the legal minimum wage, with many more thousands falling below the Living Wage Foundation rate. But w

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NHS facing stiff competition for staff from high street firms, says UNISON

28-03-2022 01:01

The NHS risks losing thousands of low-paid staff including 999 call handlers, healthcare assistants, medical secretaries and cleaners to the private sector unless wages increase significantly, says a report published today (Monday) by UNISON.
Major names on the high street including supermarkets, coffee shops and logistics firms, are among those promoting wages that exceed the lowest hourly rates in the NHS.
Morrisons is offering a minimum of £

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