Employment Protection
Community can support members that have been dealt with harshly or unfairly by management. Community representatives can attend disciplinary and grievance hearings with members and offer support and advice.
Where Community is the recognised union, we can negotiate on behalf of our members for pay and conditions.
Workplaces with a recognised union have, on average, a 15.8% higher hourly rate of pay than non-union workplaces*
* Source BERR 2008
Health & Safety Support
Community offers health & safety training to all members and the support to implement changes in your workplace. As well as training in identifying occupational health issues and hazards in the workplace, Community’s Health & Safety courses include training to deal with bullying and harassment, work-related stress and drug and alcohol abuse.
Community has 1 trained and active Health & Safety rep for every 60 members.
Legal Advice
If you have a problem you have enough worries without having to find the money to pay for legal advice and representation. Community has a nationwide network of solicitors on call to support you in your time of need – you simply can’t afford to be without the union.
- Free ‘legal advice’ service to members and families:
- Free Personal Injury advice and support to members and their families:
- Community recovers on average more than £3,000,000 per year in compensation for our members
- Reduced rate* ‘personal legal services’ for members:
*rates for personal legal services are available on request.
To take advantage of any of Community’s legal services or to discuss other services that you may require, please contact our Member Service Centre, 0800 389 6332