Union hits out at failure in stakeholder engagement over students' return to campus 

'As staff and students return to campuses around the country, there is understandable anxiety around the continuing risks and challenges posed by Covid-19, particularly in relation to the more transmissible Delta variant,' the TUI said. File picture

A teacher's union has hit out at the management of third-level institutions across the country over a failure "to engage and communicate with employees in a meaningful and timely manner" about the return to campus amid Covid-19 public health measures. 

The Teacher's Union of Ireland (TUI) has said some institutions have failed to engage with stakeholders around the return to campus and that risk assessments of classrooms, practical rooms, lecture halls, and communal areas are resulting in "unacceptable situations".