We have provided here some of the key advice on issues that regular come up in our advice to UCU members.

None of these fact sheets should be considered formal legal advice – for which you should contact the UCU legal help scheme. For further case work advice please contact the branch: casework@birminghamucu.org

Our most important advice is JOIN UCU – now! – if you join after the issue that you seek advice on has arisen you will almost certainly be ineligible for UCU legal support. This is a very common problem and people are often disappointed that they cannot access UCU advice because they didn’t join UCU beforehand.

Don’t wait! Join now!

Advice fact sheets:

• Health and Safety
• Fixed Term Contracts
• Flexible working
• Online teaching concerns (Panopto)
• Targets and performance management
• Discrimination, bullying and harassment

(last updated 19 October 2023)