That this House is alarmed that significant numbers of term-time-only paid education staff in UK schools are currently discriminated against in terms of their pay and employment conditions at work; believes such inequalities in public service employment contracts to be both unfair and unacceptable; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to persuade all local education authorities to introduce as soon as possible a fairer and more equitable system for those workers forthwith.

That this House is alarmed that significant numbers of term-time-only paid education staff in UK schools are currently discriminated against in terms of their pay and employment conditions at work; believes such inequalities in public service employment contracts to be both unfair and unacceptable; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government...

That this House believes our universities, and the staff who work within them, are a valuable part of our society and our economy; notes that university staff have delivered all that has been asked of them over the last two decades but have not been adequately rewarded for their achievements; notes with particular concern the long-term decline in university salaries which has seen academic pay drop by 40 per cent. compared to average earnings; believes this is a contributory factor to the growing recruitment and retention problems which exist across the higher education sector; warmly welcomes the cross-party support for higher salaries for academic and related staff and, in particular, believes they should receive their fair share of the 18 per cent. real terms funding increase in England and the funding increases in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; is therefore dismayed that academic staff in the 'old' universities are being offered longer scales and shorter increments, thus worsening their career prospects, while all academic and related staff are being offered a pay rise barely above inflation; further notes that university vice-chancellors have received an average pay increase of 6 per cent., double that offered to their employees; and urges the university vice-chancellors to make their staff a priority, return to the negotiating table and seek a settlement to the current pay dispute which is in the interests of staff, students and the country as a whole.

That this House believes our universities, and the staff who work within them, are a valuable part of our society and our economy; notes that university staff have delivered all that has been asked of them over the last two decades but have not been adequately rewarded for their achievements;...

That this House regrets that the Government has dropped proposals to amend Section 9 of the Race Relations Act; further notes that this would have made it illegal for shipowners to discriminate on the pay of seafarers from different countries serving on United Kingdom-flagged ships; further notes that the maritime union UNUMAST has said this move could result in the red ensign being turned into a flag of convenience and that, the Government is failing to ensure decent working and living conditions on United Kingdom ships; further notes that pay as low as 77p per hour has been uncovered on United Kingdom registered ships; and calls on the Government to work with NUMAST to introduce effective mechanisms to protect the growing number of foreign seafarers serving on British ships.

That this House regrets that the Government has dropped proposals to amend Section 9 of the Race Relations Act; further notes that this would have made it illegal for shipowners to discriminate on the pay of seafarers from different countries serving on United Kingdom-flagged ships; further notes that the maritime...

That this House recognises that executive pay needs to reflect the market demand for high quality staff, but notes with great concern the recent and high profile payment of large bonuses and 'golden goodbyes' where executives have manifestly failed; and urges the Government to strengthen legislation so as to give shareholders the power to veto excessive arrangements, rather than having a merely consultative role.

That this House recognises that executive pay needs to reflect the market demand for high quality staff, but notes with great concern the recent and high profile payment of large bonuses and 'golden goodbyes' where executives have manifestly failed; and urges the Government to strengthen legislation so as to give...

That this House believes that the wages of public servants should automatically be a matter of public record; notes with great concern that many NHS trusts are not disclosing the salaries of their chief executives; and urges the Government to ensure that all public expenditure is clearly accounted for and to change the law to ensure that this is the case.

That this House believes that the wages of public servants should automatically be a matter of public record; notes with great concern that many NHS trusts are not disclosing the salaries of their chief executives; and urges the Government to ensure that all public expenditure is clearly accounted for and...

That this House recognises the important contribution made by scientists and technicians within the National Health Service, is concerned that their rates of pay do not fully recognise and reward their essential role; and calls upon the Government to promote improved pay and conditions.

That this House recognises the important contribution made by scientists and technicians within the National Health Service, is concerned that their rates of pay do not fully recognise and reward their essential role; and calls upon the Government to promote improved pay and conditions.

That this House recognises that 10,400 members of the armed forces deployed to the Gulf are in receipt of local overseas allowance; deplores the Ministry of Defence's decision to remove 20 per cent. of that allowance for single and married unaccompanied personnel after the first 17 days of any deployment and 35 per cent. of that allowance for married accompanied personnel if their spouse leaves their permanent duty station for more than 17 days; and urges the Ministry of Defence to ensure that no member of the armed forces loses out financially through service in the Gulf.

That this House recognises that 10,400 members of the armed forces deployed to the Gulf are in receipt of local overseas allowance; deplores the Ministry of Defence's decision to remove 20 per cent. of that allowance for single and married unaccompanied personnel after the first 17 days of any deployment...

That this House believes that a Fire Service demands a highly skilled and motivated workforce, and that these principles should be reflected in a more appropriate and relevant Fire Service National Pay Formula; notes that the significant decline in the manufacturing sector has made the formula less effective in delivering a reasonable living wage to those who render a vital emergency public service, whilst at the same time the jobs of firefighters and emergency fire control staff have become increasingly complex and skilled; calls for firefighters working the retained and volunteer duty systems, who can be expected to do the same job as their whole-time counterparts, to be trained to the same standard and receive the same pay and conditions; and calls on the Government to review urgently the Fire Service National Pay Formula.

That this House believes that a Fire Service demands a highly skilled and motivated workforce, and that these principles should be reflected in a more appropriate and relevant Fire Service National Pay Formula; notes that the significant decline in the manufacturing sector has made the formula less effective in delivering...

That this House believes that higher education staff should be congratulated for maintaining high levels of quality in teaching and research while significantly increasing the number of university students; notes that this achievement occurred through a time of serious under-funding of higher education; further notes that academic pay has risen by just seven per cent. since 1980 while average earnings have increased by 44 per cent.; therefore calls on the Government to increase public investment in higher education in the spending review; and urges university employers to reward their staff with a significant pay rise in the current pay negotiations with the Association of University Teachers and other trade unions.

That this House believes that higher education staff should be congratulated for maintaining high levels of quality in teaching and research while significantly increasing the number of university students; notes that this achievement occurred through a time of serious under-funding of higher education; further notes that academic pay has risen...

That this House notes that there is at present no legal entitlement for employees to be given a day off for bank holidays and that around 17 per cent. of Britons, particularly those in low paid jobs, may have been forced to work on the recent Golden Jubilee Bank Holiday or make up the bank holiday by working on a weekend; further notes that British workers not only have no statutory right to bank holidays but also receive the lowest number of bank holidays in the European Union; and calls upon the Government to give statutory rights to employees to take bank holidays off or to take double pay or time off in lieu.

That this House notes that there is at present no legal entitlement for employees to be given a day off for bank holidays and that around 17 per cent. of Britons, particularly those in low paid jobs, may have been forced to work on the recent Golden Jubilee Bank Holiday...

That this House congratulates the staff of further education and sixth form colleges on their outstanding service to over four million students; welcomes the increased capital and revenue funding now available to the sector; notes, however, that colleges' core funding remains at 90 per cent. of 1995-96 levels and that the funding gap between schools and sixth form colleges for the same three A-level package remains at ??1,000 per pupil; further notes the current recruitment crisis caused by low pay throughout the sector; welcomes the campaign led by the Association of Colleges, NATFHE and NUS, and supported by all the sector's recognised trade unions including UNISON, TGWU, GMB, ATL and ACM, for increased financial support for further education students, an improvement in the core funding allocated to colleges and a recognition of the recruitment crisis caused by growing salary differentials between schools and colleges; and calls on the Government to provide a fair allocation to the further education sector in the forthcoming comprehensive spending review.

That this House congratulates the staff of further education and sixth form colleges on their outstanding service to over four million students; welcomes the increased capital and revenue funding now available to the sector; notes, however, that colleges' core funding remains at 90 per cent. of 1995-96 levels and that...