New ways for members to get legal help

Here’s a simple guide for branches to help our members get the support they need, when they need it. Employment advice Members with issues relating directly to their work should still go direct to their branch, but to speed things up, we have adapted the case form to make it more streamlined. COVID-19 and PPE issues If members have any concerns about PPE in their workplace, these should also be raised directly with their branch who are best placed to negotiate with the employer and support their members. Non-employment legal advice UNISON has set up a new direct phone number to our legal services provider Thompsons to make it quick and easy to access our wider range of legal services. The UNISON line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 0808 252 2783. When calling this number members should have their UNISON membership number to hand. Members can use this number to get access to: Personal injury advice Members seeking legal advice following any type of work accident or injury or where they have suffered an industrial disease can call this number for legal support. This may include members who believe they are suffering from COVID-19 as a result of their work, or members’ families in the tragic circumstances where they believe the member has died due to contracting COVID-19 as a result of their work. Even in these challenging times employers still have a duty to do all that is reasonably practicable to safeguard their employees thereby reducing the risk of in...
Source: UNISON Health care news - Category: UK Health Authors: Tags: Article Legal legal services Source Type: news