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20 May 2015
More than two-fifths (42%) of staff on casual contracts, such as controversial zero-hours contracts, in universities and colleges have struggled to pay household…
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29 April 2015
The Supreme Court has today ruled that the University of Stirling broke the law when it let staff on fixed-term contracts go without consulting unions. The court…
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21 April 2015
51¸£Àû has called for a rethink of 'regressive' plans by the University of Warwick to change the way it manages staff on casual contracts. The university plans to…
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1 April 2015
51¸£Àû today welcomed a commitment from Labour party leader Ed Miliband that workers on zero-hours contracts would have the right to regular employment after 12 weeks.…
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23 March 2015
Scottish universities have been urged to outlaw controversial zero-hours contracts to employ staff. 51¸£Àû has written to institutions north of the border calling…
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27 February 2015
People working in education are the group most likely to be putting in unpaid overtime and clocking up the most free hours a week, according to figures released…
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25 February 2015
Almost 700,000 people say their main employment is on a zero-hours contract, an increase of 111,000 on the previous year, according to a report out today. The analysis…
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21 January 2015
51¸£Àû members at Lambeth College will return to work tomorrow morning after accepting an improved offer from the college. 51¸£Àû members walked out indefinitely on Monday…
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19 January 2015
51¸£Àû members at Lambeth College are considering a revised offer from the college with the aim of ending a lengthy dispute. 51¸£Àû members walked out indefinitely this…
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16 December 2014
Members of 51¸£Àû at Lambeth College are holding a demonstration on Wednesday as part of their ongoing dispute over contract changes. Taking place at the end of the…
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