If you are experiencing problems at work, you can get in touch with your local department rep in the first instance. Your local department rep will work together with you to organise and collectivize the issue.
In some cases it will make sense for you and your local rep to get in touch with a committee member. Some of our UCU officers and committee members specialise in particular issues, such as anti-racism, anti-casualisation, disability, migrant status, and pensions. You can get in touch with any of your reps or officers.
Casework
If you need help with an individual issue or are unsure about who to contact in the first instance, please contact our casework email address (casework@birminghamucu.org). The email address is currently being monitored by the branch president and vice president.
When you contact the casework email address, it would help us if you can answer the questions in the form.
Education Support Partnership (ESP)
As a member of UCU, you get to access the services offered by the ESP. ESP offers support services to all union members in further and higher education and their families, including:
•Counselling: confidential, solution-focused counselling on personal and workplace issues
•One-to-one coaching: personalised practical and emotional support via a secure email system
•Information, advice and support material: news, guides and factsheets on relevant topics such as well-being, work-life balance, workload problems, stress management, coping with bereavement, and dealing with difficult people
•Financial assistance: a needs-based grants and loans programme
•Money management advice: individually tailored strategies to address financial difficulties, restructure debt and secure benefits
•Signposting to relevant organisations: the information you need to take the next steps to a better future.
All these services can be accessed online at http://www.educationsupportpartnership.org.uk, by email to support@edsupport.org.uk or through a 24/7 telephone support line, on 08000 562 561, or via text on 07909 341229.
Getting Financial Advice
As a member of UCU, you can also have access to financial advice by Quilter Financial Advisers, the preferred financial services partner of the UCU.
Whether you want to save for your ideal retirement, invest for a rainy day, put some protection in place for your family or get advice on your mortgage, an adviser from Quilter Financial Advisers can help to turn these complex issues into a personalised plan, tailored just for you.
Quilter Financial Advisers offer a free, no obligation initial consultation with an expert financial adviser, to discuss your circumstances and find out how you could benefit from financial advice. Your adviser can help you with:
- savings and investments
- planning for retirement
- selecting the right mortgage
- protection for families.
Book your FREE initial financial consultation with an expert adviser from Quilter Financial Advisers by using the details below.
Call: 08000 85 85 90
Email: QFAinfo@quilter.com
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