Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 26 October 2023.
Willie Rennie
Liberal Democrat
The industrial dispute at the City of Glasgow College is symptomatic of the wider deep-rooted problems that we have in the college sector. As the Minister prepares for the budget process for next year, where do colleges fit within his priorities? Will he review the Government’s policy of no compulsory redundancies and bring that policy to the college sector?
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