Temporary contracts, long-term problems

2 December, 2021

Alarming new research confirms what our union has long campaigned against; the substantial difficulties teachers on contracts face due to their insecure employment status, as Emily Campbell writes.

A recent survey of 18,000 members of the NSW Teachers’ Federation regarding their workload and experiences teaching, has further reinforced the importance of our union’s ongoing work in fighting back against fixed-term contracts and abolishing precarious working arrangements.

 

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