Language teachers at Northumbria University are in dispute with their employer. The dispute stems from the fact that the teachers are currently entitled to one hour of paid prep time for each hour of teaching and the university wants to reduce that by half. There is a currently a public petition asking university management to reconsider, which … Read more
Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common in the UK. Language schools are rarely purpose-built and, sadly, few employers are willing to spend the money to do anything beyond basic repairs. We’ve all experienced leaky roofs, drafty and/or stuffy staff rooms, and windows painted shut. With temperatures set to regularly hit the mid-30s, it’s important workers know … Read more
Building on our previous twitter action and a call-in campaign, the TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW) is organising a day of action on Facebook to demand that the British Council #ReinstateLara after she was sacked without cause or explanation. WHAT Social Media Campaign on Facebook to demand justice for an English Language Teacher sacked without notice … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union is proud to announce that our members will be on hand to support the workers at the British Council as they strike this week. The strike which is being organised by the PCS union is to challenge the BC’s plan to restructure and privatise the organisation. More information about the dispute … Read more
Precarious contracts are all too common across the English language teaching industry. Online teachers, in particular, often suffer the most when it comes to insecure work. But while this might not be surprising at dodgy ‘online platforms’, one might expect something better from an organisation as prominent as the British Council. Unfortunately that’s not the … Read more
As part of our mission to ensure every language school worker in the UK knows their rights, the TEFL Workers’ Union is running a free training on employment tribunals on July 10the at our union office in London. Employment tribunals are not a step to be taken lightly. But in an industry where employers are … Read more