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BBC News
12-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Sheffield International College job cut strikes suspended
Strikes at a college have been suspended after staff affected accepted new roles or took walk-outs this month were planned at the University of Sheffield's International College in the city centre, which is run by education providers Study in overseas student recruitment were cited as a reason for jobs being put at University and College Union (UCU) branch chair, Dr Sam Morecroft, said staff had either taken voluntary redundancy or been redeployed. He added that strikes planned for March would go ahead if there was no guarantee that compulsory redundancies would be avoided. The college teaches international students hoping to gain entry to courses at the is based in a university building and uses the same branding, but the Study Group holds a 10-year contract to run union claimed that Study Group employees were treated differently to university staff and faced the prospect of compulsory redundancy rather than voluntary severance year, 36 staff in the student support and academic teaching teams were told they were at risk of redundancy, and four of those were still at risk until accepting trial redeployments on Tuesday. Dr Morecroft said the provider should be "ashamed" that its long-serving staff were being "forced out onto picket lines" and said union members had been pressured to take on roles and scheduled into "rushed" job Group said the cuts were necessary because of a fall in student numbers."Like many universities and higher education providers, we need to adapt staffing to recent changes in international recruitment," it said."Regrettably at Sheffield this means reducing employee numbers. "As educators, we welcome the decision to suspend the strikes and avoid detriment to our students' education."Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
The 961
10-02-2025
- Business
- The 961
Who Is Yassine Jaber, Lebanon's New Minister Of Finance
Yassin Jaber is a Lebanese businessman and politician with vast experience in both the private and public sectors. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut after completing his high school education at the International College in Beirut. Jaber began his career in the financial sector by founding a financial company in Beirut, which operated until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War. He then expanded his professional experience internationally, working in Saudi Arabia, Africa, the United Kingdom, and Los Angeles, specializing in construction, global trade, and real estate. He also worked in Lebanon's construction sector and continues to own several regional projects, including tourism and hospitality establishments in Beirut. In addition, Jaber served as a board member of Casino Du Liban and as a member of the Beirut Stock Exchange Committee. In the political sphere, Yassin Jaber served as Minister of Economy and Trade in the second government of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and as Minister of Public Works and Transport in Prime Minister Omar Karami's government. He was elected to the Lebanese Parliament three times, representing the Shiite seat for the Nabatieh and Southern regions. Jaber has been a member of several parliamentary committees, including the Finance and Budget Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee. He has also held leadership roles in parliamentary friendship committees, such as the Lebanese-Japanese and Lebanese-British Friendship Committees. Additionally, he chaired the Economic, Social, and Educational Affairs Committee in the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and led the follow-up committee on Arab Common Market issues in the Arab Parliamentary Assembly.
