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It's that time of year again...kids are heading back to school and student-athletes are heading back to the field. But this year, student-athletes are uncertain of whether they are students or employees under the NLRA for the purposes of collective bargaining. Although the case has not been heard, a decision in favor of employees status will open the floodgates for union organizing at colleges and universities. #laborlaw #collegesports #studentathletes #nlrb #laborrelations

The Labour Party's manifesto has a few things for #schools and #colleges to look out for. Most are contained in the ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ section and reflect Labour's view that the #education system is struggling to cope and that teachers are leaving “in droves”. It wants to transform the education system by improving the curriculum, recruiting 6,500 new teachers into shortage subjects, helping support staff achieve better terms and conditions and by changing the focus of FE colleges. There’s loads of other proposals which I've summarised in this blog. #educationsector #labourmanifesto #teachers #supportstaff #payandconditions #curriculum #ofsted #recruitment #retention Irwin Mitchell

The Labour Party's manifesto has a few things for schools and colleges to look out for. Most are contained in the ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ section and reflect Labour's view that the education system is struggling to cope and that teachers are leaving “in droves”. It wants to transform the education system by improving the curriculum, recruiting 6,500 new teachers into shortage subjects, helping support staff achieve better terms and conditions and by changing the focus of FE colleges. There’s loads of other proposals which this blog summarises. #employment #employmentlaw #teachers #attractandretain #examinations #SEND #OFSTEDinspections #curriculum #education

The National Tertiary Education Union has called for an urgent inquiry into university ‘wage theft'. Australian universities have reportedly underpaid university wages by $380 million over the past decade, affecting 130,000 people across 30 institutions. Navigating the complexities of Australian payroll and the ambiguities in legislation and data is challenging, even for the largest organisations with substantial resources. We have been engaged by a number of universities recently to assist them with proactive payroll compliance. Whilst the industry has a shared historical issue around wage underpayments - it also has a shared concern in making sure they are getting it right moving forward. To avoid costly future remediations, many universities are expanding their teams and implementing additional controls to ensure accuracy in every pay run for thousands of employees. Taking a proactive approach and demonstrating ongoing commitment to getting it right before pay goes out will certainly strengthen your position when Fair Work comes knocking. I wonder how the university sector might collaborate here to ensure they don't have any future issues? Article link: https://lnkd.in/ghy9fAjH  Report link: https://lnkd.in/gFi7QDXe #wagetheft #universities #highereducation #payrollcompliance

Navigating the complexities and ambiguities continues to challenge some of the most well-resourced organisations in the country. "Taking a proactive approach and demonstrating ongoing commitment to getting it right before pay goes out will certainly strengthen your position when Fair Work comes knocking." Our PayPrecision product aims to do exactly that. 🎯 ⚡️ Proactive oversight by verifying every shift for each employee, swiftly identifying errors, in the pay-run.  ✅ Maintain a full audit trail of all payroll checks and changes you ever make. 💰 Remove the need for regular audits and costly remediation projects. #paidright #payrollcompliance #automation #precision

Topic: Teacher unions Teacher unions, also known as education unions, are organizations formed by teachers to advocate for their rights and interests. These unions play a significant role in shaping education policies, negotiating contracts, and ensuring fair working conditions for educators. They often engage in collective bargaining with school administrations and government bodies to address issues such as salaries, benefits, class sizes, and working hours. Additionally, teacher unions often provide professional development opportunities, legal support, and resources to their members to enhance their effectiveness in the classroom. While they are primarily focused on representing teachers, they also advocate for policies that benefit students and improve the quality of education overall. However, teacher unions can sometimes face criticism for being too focused on protecting the interests of their members at the expense of broader educational reforms. Critics argue that rigid union rules can make it difficult to implement changes that would improve student outcomes or address systemic issues within the education system. Additionally, conflicts between teacher unions and policymakers can sometimes lead to contentious debates and even strikes, disrupting the normal functioning of schools. Despite these challenges, teacher unions remain influential players in the education landscape, continuing to advocate for the rights of teachers and the improvement of educational standards. TalentServe

Collective action works if employers honor their agreements. UC system graduate students went on a historic six week strike that ended when union and university reps agreed on a new contract that included higher salaries among other benefits. However, some universities are making this difficult to implement by not centrally funding the raises which leaves individual departments to foot the bill. Some departments are navigating this situation by simply paying for less hours of work, which doesn't actually do anything since graduate students usually don't fill out timecards. I believe that universities doing this are not acting in good faith when they agreed with union reps to raise pay, but do not support departments in making sure these raises actually happen. Many departments, especially those that have less funding, cannot foot the bill. A truly disappointing implementation by the UC system. Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/g9M3ntKv #PhD #PhDlife #labor #work #gradstudents

Latest from FE News: Government must act on T level recruitment and close the gap between school and college staff, says AoC: The Government needs to act urgently on T level recruitment and share how it plans to close the pay gap between school and college staff,… Government must act on T level recruitment and close the gap between school and college staff, says AoC was published on FE News by Association of Colleges (AoC) #Education #Socialimpact Read more here:

“It is a qualification that won’t exist for 10 years, will probably never exist, and is simply not the right priority. The recruitment and retention crisis is a clear and present danger to educational provision and standards right now, and the DfE should be throwing everything at this issue," says Geoff Barton following a report that ministers delayed publication of the updated recruitment and retention strategy: https://buff.ly/3Mu3dpC #education #recruitment #retention

More bad news for the U.S. Department of Education's arbitrary “Gainful Employment” Rule, and how it tries to punish nontraditional schools for giving more training than the bare minimum. We don’t know, but we sort of like the idea of our health care providers being the equivalent of doctors who got their MD in high school, don’t you? I mean, that sort of sounds like a good “bare minimum” standard. #HigherEdPolicy #HigherEducation