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12 October 2006
¹ÏÉñÍø has responded to comments by higher education Minister Bill Rammell, in which he described a university's decision to ban the Muslim face veil as 'the best…
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12 October 2006
More than four fifths of academics (81 per cent) do not support government proposals for the future of research funding, according to a poll released today by ¹ÏÉñÍø.…
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11 October 2006
¹ÏÉñÍø today warned that plans to transfer offenders from prisons to police cells or inadequate detention centres will increase re-offending rates. ¹ÏÉñÍø, which represents…
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9 October 2006
Lecturers at City College Norwich, who are members of ¹ÏÉñÍø, are incensed by attempts to use the threat of dismissal to force them to accept new contracts of employment.…
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3 October 2006
¹ÏÉñÍø has expressed 'serious doubts' about a proposed merger of three colleges that are located hundreds of miles apart. The union has learnt that later this month,…
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2 October 2006
¹ÏÉñÍø has welcomed improvements to maternity and adoption pay and leave, introduced on 1 October, and new rights to flexible working for some employees who provide…
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29 September 2006
The health of thousands of college and university staff is being put at risk by a shift in the focus of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from inspection and…
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28 September 2006
Universities and colleges in England and Wales have been warned by their staff in ¹ÏÉñÍø to expect closer examination of their fire safety arrangements from 2 October…
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26 September 2006
The Association of Colleges has reached agreement with ¹ÏÉñÍø and other FE unions on guidance for age equality in employment in FE. The Joint agreement on guidance…
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25 September 2006
¹ÏÉñÍø joint general secretary, Paul Mackney, told a packed meeting at the Labour Party conference on Monday afternoon that ¹ÏÉñÍø members in further education are 'the…
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