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Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.
UNISON recommends rejection of pay offer of 1% or £250 from Association of Colleges in online ballot which runs until 17 November
Consultation starts on 1% pay offer and deletion of lowest pay points in English sixth form colleges
UNISON calls on higher education employers to invest in staff after £1bn+ surplus unveiled for third year in a row
Union gets seat on ‘national area review advisory group’ for post-16 education in England as new government guidance issues
UNISON warns against ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ as government launches consultation on a new English school funding formula
Industrial action ballot sees 2-1 vote for strike and 4-1 for other action in English further education colleges
IPPR report supports union view that Education and Adoption Bill will see resources spent on admin, contracts and legal advice
Further education members in England reject offer from Association of Colleges in summer consultation
News just in suggests the DfE is not going to publish the teaching assistant standards for England
Employers walk away from ACAS talks – prompting new strike action on 14 September