Education secretary Mike Russell's statement on university redundancies welcomed
Union leaders have supported calls for universities to avoid shedding staff over the coming months after the issue was raised at the Scottish Parliament. (...)
Dundee City Council staff redeployment could be biggest change in its history
Proposals for a staff reorganisation at Dundee City Council would be the biggest single change at the authority since its creation in 1996. (...)
Council job cuts are 'humiliating blow' to SNP
Scottish labour has claimed one of the SNP’s key manifesto pledges was in tatters after papers revealed a "flagship" nationalist council has made almost 200 compulsory redundancies. (...)
Strike by Dundee University staff receives fantastic support, says lecturers' leader
A Dundee University lecturers' leader has praised the support of staff and students for a strike to protest cuts. (...)
Dundee University academic staff call one-day strike to protest funding cuts
Dundee University lecturers are to go on strike, uniting with students to protest the threat of compulsory redundancies. (...)
College staff speak of 'devastating impact' of teaching grant cuts
College staff across Scotland have protested cuts they believe will have a "devastating impact" on their jobs, students and the economy. (...)
Councils respond to agreement seeking to prevent compulsory redundancies
Scotland's local authorities have signed up to a framework agreement that seeks to prevent compulsory job losses in the public sector. (...)
Dundee University compulsory job losses not ruled out as 'last resort'
Dundee University has said it would be "irresponsible" to rule out compulsory redundancies in the face of the financial pressures on higher education. (...)
Angus Council education, social work staff will not be spared
Angus Council leader Bob Myles has said that education and social work staff are "living in a cocoon" if they expect to be spared from the swingeing job cuts announced on Monday. (...)
Compulsory redundancies not ruled out by Perth and Kinross Council
As Perth and Kinross Council bids to make multi-million pound savings, authority chiefs have said they cannot rule out compulsory redundancies. (...)
Perth and Kinross Council 'saw tsunami coming'
As Perth and Kinross Council braces itself for a "tsunami" of budget cuts, council employees have been assured their jobs are safe. (...)
Dundee University staff vote for strike ballot
The Dundee branch of the University and College Union has voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of a ballot for industrial action, if Dundee University refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies. (...)
Dundee University's staff ready to strike
Dundee University staff members are preparing to go on strike unless assurances are given there will be no compulsory redundancies from the institution. (...)
First hint of Dundee City Council compulsory redundancies
The possibility that Dundee City Council may eventually have to consider compulsory redundancies to tackle budget cuts has been tentatively raised by a senior member of the SNP administration. (...)