MINISTERS must act now to end the scandal of term-time only pay for school support staff in Wales, Unison urged today as the Senedd debated proposals to create a new negotiating body.Among the proposals is a legislative change to establish a statutory school support staff negotiating body, with year-round pay as a first priority.Unison has called on the Plaid Cymru government to commit to ending term-time only pay, which the union says is creating in-work poverty among some of the lowest-paid workers in public services.

MINISTERS must act now to end the scandal of term-time only pay for school support staff in Wales, Unison urged today as the Senedd debated proposals to create a new negotiating body.

Among the proposals is a legislative change to establish a statutory school support staff negotiating body, with year-round pay as a first priority.

Unison has called on the Plaid Cymru government to commit to ending term-time only pay, which the union says is creating in-work poverty among some of the lowest-paid workers in public services.

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