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20 August 2013
51¸£Àû is taking part in a debate on zero hour contracts with shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna today. The union said it was pleased the Labour party is looking…
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15 August 2013
Higher education benefits students and also significantly contributes to long-run productivity and economic growth, according to a government study released today.…
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14 August 2013
51¸£Àû said today that young people receiving their A-level results tomorrow needed to think carefully about all their options as this morning's unemployment figures…
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14 August 2013
51¸£Àû said today that it will continue to push the government to ensure that newly-appointed further education lecturers have to have a proper teaching qualification.…
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13 August 2013
Better-qualified people are far less likely to be unemployed and more likely to earn higher wages when in work, according to new analysis of OECD data released…
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5 August 2013
51¸£Àû is taking its fight to protect workers on fixed-term contracts to the European Commission. The union today presented a complaint to the Commission that says…
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5 August 2013
Research released today suggests that there could be around one million workers in the UK on zero-hours contracts - a marked increase on recently revised estimations…
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31 July 2013
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is investigating the breadth and impact of zero-hours contracts, confirmed deputy prime minister Nick Clegg…
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29 July 2013
51¸£Àû today welcomed elements of a new international education strategy from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). The union said that efforts to…
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17 July 2013
Responding to the unemployment figures released today (Wednesday), 51¸£Àû said the government needed to improve access to education and jobs for young people. The…
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