Fighting Redundancies
Hard working men and women across the country are being made redundant as a result of a global recession caused by the greed and irresponsibility of the few.
College staff are on the frontline dealing with this recession - helping people who have been made redundant reskill and retrain to help them back in to work. Yet despite this we are also seeing a wave of job losses across FE colleges.
UNISON is determined to fight these job cuts and to campaign for a more just society. Now is the time to build a fairer society and a more balanced and sustainable economy - based on social justice, good jobs, and quality public services'.
College Funding 2011/12 (England) - Guide for UNISON reps dealing with cuts
This briefing will help UNISON reps work their way through the complex issues of college funding.FE and Sixth Form College Funding England – Urgent Update
Colleges in England have now received their final 16 – 18 and adult funding allocations for 2011/12. As a result colleges will be finalising their budgets for 2011/12.
Redundancies – guidance for college reps.
UNISON has produced the following fact sheets to help college reps fighting redundancies.Redundancy Avoidance Agreement for Further Education
This new national agreement takes the form of recommended minimum standards that can be improved upon locally. The agreement encourages colleges to engage with unions on discussing alternatives to redundancy as soon as financial issues arise. This agreement can also be adopted locally in Scotland and Wales where appropriate.Pay and Cuts Survey - FE colleges England
UNISON and UCU are about to conduct a survey on funding cuts and redundancies. This survey will be sent out to every college Principal in England over the next few days.UNISON slams coalition's savage FE funding cuts
(01/11/10) The government has announced savage cuts to Further Education (FE) funding in England. Download the latest UNISON College Times newsletter for more information.Adult Further Education Funding Cuts England - Avoiding Redundancies
The Association of Colleges (AoC) is warning that adult funding cuts in 2010/11 could lead to up to 7000 job losses in FE colleges across England. UNISON will fight these funding cuts and any attempt by colleges to make such large scale redundancies. The intention of this briefing is to provide UNISON reps with key arguments to use locally when campaigning to protect jobs.< Back | More >
