Blogs about: Acm News

Raising Expectations - Government Response

acmblogger wrote 2 weeks ago: Plans to give local authorities more say over the education of young people and to streamline the ad … more →

Tags: Society and Politics

Congress Preliminary Agenda Published

acmblogger wrote 3 weeks ago: The removal of statutory limits for calculating redundancy pay, and effective and transparent machin … more →

Tags: Union News

Castle College To Close Nurseries

acmblogger wrote 3 weeks ago: In a shock announcement at the end of term, Castle College has told its Nursery Staff and parents at … more →

Tags: Diversity and equality, Union News

FE Staff In England Could See 3.2% Pay Rise

acmblogger wrote 1 month ago: FE staff in England look set to receive a 3.2% pay rise if the deal is ratified by the Association o … more →

Tags: Education News, Union News, Collective Bargaining, Further Education

FE Unions Reject Pay Offer

acmblogger wrote 3 months ago: The six Further Education unions representing 250,000 members in England have today (May 1) rejecte … more →

Tags: Education News, Union News, Collective Bargaining

Wales Pay Claim Presented

acmblogger wrote 4 months ago: Unions representing the majority of employees in further education colleges in Wales formally pres … more →

Protection For Women Undergoing IVF

acmblogger wrote 4 months ago: The Eurpoean Court of Justice has confirmed that dismissal or unfavourable treatment of women underg … more →

Tags: Diversity and equality, Employment Law

Steve Sinnott

acmblogger wrote 4 months ago: Following the sudden death at the weekend of NUT General Secretary Steve Sinnott, ACM has written to … more →

Tags: Union News

UCU strike ballot before pay talks start

acmblogger wrote 5 months ago: Although pay negotiations have yet to start between the Association of Colleges (AoC) and the six FE … more →

Tags: Collective Bargaining, Union News

Disabled FE Staff Face Discrimination

acmblogger wrote 5 months ago: There has been a systemic failure to take disabled staff working in lifelong learning seriously, wh … more →

ACM Members' Excessive Working Hours

acmblogger wrote 5 months ago: ACM members regularly work excessive hours in order to fulfill their management duties; yet colleges … more →

Tags: Health and Safety, Employment Law, Work Life Balance, Stress

Time To Raise Level of Redundancy Pay

acmblogger wrote 5 months ago: The TUC is today (Friday) calling on the Chancellor to increase the weekly limit on statutory redund … more →

ACM and ATL Partnership Launched

acmblogger wrote 6 months ago: At lunch time today (Valentine’s Day) ACM and the Association of Teachers & Lecturers (ATL … more →

Tags: Education News, Union News

One in Eight College Managers Suffers Stress

acmblogger wrote 6 months ago: A massive one in eight ACM members has been diagnosed by a doctor as suffering from work related str … more →

Tags: Health and Safety, Work Life Balance, Stress

Statutory Compensation Limits Change Today

acmblogger wrote 6 months ago: As we reported on this blog last month, the new limit on a week’s pay for redundancy and other … more →

Tags: Employment Law

Wales Pay Claim

acmblogger wrote 6 months ago: ACM will press for a 6% pay rise for college staff in 2008 or a flat rate of £1500, whichever is g … more →

Tags: Collective Bargaining, Education News

Opinion in Coleman Case Welcomed1 comment

acmblogger wrote 6 months ago: ACM has welcomed the opnion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice on the Coleman … more →

Tags: Union News, Employment Law, Diversity and equality, Work Life Balance

NJF England: 2008 FE Pay Claim Submitted 1 comment

acmblogger wrote 6 months ago: Six trade unions - ACM, ATL, GMB, UCU, UNISON, UNITE - representing 250,000 further education staff, … more →

Tags: Education News, Union News, Collective Bargaining

Welsh Colleges To Implement Pay Rise

acmblogger wrote 7 months ago: College employers in Wales are to implement the 2.5% pay award that was accepted by the majority of … more →

Tags: Education News, Collective Bargaining