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PART-TIME workers and those on maternity leave in education are facing discrimination, a report by the teachers’ union NASUWT revealed yesterday.
In one of many cases cited, a part-time teacher of German had her contract terminated just before a round of full-time language teaching roles were advertised.
She was not offered a job-share and was told she could be fairly dismissed as she had less than two years’ service.
Megapicket to shut down Birmingham’s refuse sites
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK