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Union launches drive for school support staff to secure permanent jobs

Action follows commitment from Northern Ireland education minister Paul Givan that he will ask education authority to process requests for permanent contracts “as quickly as possible” Unite is encouraging all its school support workers working on a temporary engagement forms for more … Continue reading

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Department of education statistics reveal nearly 15,000 low-paid education support workers on precarious temporary contracts

More than 2,500 general and special needs classroom assistants are not moving to permanent contracts despite more than four years of service Unite has called on education minister Paul Given to intervene to end precarious ‘temporary’ working among school support … Continue reading

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