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Over 5,000 of us belong to MiP because we want personal employment support from professionals, an independent and influential voice, a champion for good values in management, and powerful networks. Here we focus on the personal employment support and other benefits for you as an MiP member.

Personal employment support from MiP

Our national officers:
• offer you first-class personal and confidential employment advice
• bring you expert negotiation and representation skills
• ensure you get swift access to legal back up
• understand your job and healthcare management
• give you the right response at the right time

MiP uses Thompsons and Russell Jones and Walker, two of the UK’s leading employment law firms, to provide legal advice to our officers and to take legal action for you in the courts and employment tribunals.

You can call on us over a wide range of issues and problems, including:
• Unfair and wrongful dismissal
• Bullying
• Redundancy selection
• Disputes with non executives
• Healthcare commission reports
• Job role and descriptions
• Sickness
• Ill-health retirement
• Maternity rights
• Disciplinary hearings
• Performance management
• Hostile media reports
• Equal pay
• Secondments
• Pay for very senior managers
• Mergers
• Oversight and scrutiny, and parliamentary committees
• Agenda for Change
• Work/life balance
• Grievances from colleagues
• Audit investigations
• Employment references
• Compromise agreements
• Unlawful discrimination
• Pension benefits

Other member benefits from MiP

As an MiP member you are entitled to access all the member benefits of both Unison and the FDA. Here are some the benefits:

from UNISONPlus – the added value of membership:

UIA Insurance – www.unisoninsurance.co.uk
Savings for UNISON members on home, travel and pet insurance

UNISON Holiday Club – www.unison-holiday-club.co.uk
Guaranteed discounts on every holiday booked for UNISON members and their families

Frizzell – www.frizzell.co.uk/unison
Range of financial products and service - including motor insurance, personal loans and financial planning advice – for UNISON members

Britannia Building Society – www.britannia.co.uk/unison
Cashback for UNISON members on completion of mortgages and 3 unique savings accounts

UNISON Credit Cards – www.unioncard.co.uk/unison
UNISON offers a range of credit cards to suit your needs

UNISON Local – www.unisonlocal.co.uk
Discounts at hundreds of local shops and businesses around the UK

Croyde Bay Holiday Village – www.croydeunison.co.uk
UNISON’s own oliday village in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of Britain

UNISON UNIBOND – www.unison-unibond.co.uk
Tax exempt savings plan specifically designed for members and their families

The Tax Refund Company – www.taxbuddies.com/pts/unison.htm
Over 200000 members have used this no refund no fee service

UNISON Welfare – www.unison.org.uk/welfare
UNISON’s registered charity offering a unique confidential service to members and families

Medicash – www.medicash.org/unison
Health cash plan for optical and dental benefits and allergy testing, health screening and prescriptions

Brittania Rescue – www.brittaniarescue.co.uk/go/unison
20% off road rescue service for UNISON members

Vision Express – www.visionexpress.com
Free eye examinations and savings on spectacles and contact lenses

from FDA Services:

FDA Career Development Services – www.opus2careers.com
Career counseling, leadership, creative retirement,work/life balance, CV checking

FDA Legal Services - Russell Jones and Walker
Free legal helpline legal.advice@rjw.co.uk, accident line 0800 916 9027, will writing and estate planning service wills@rjw.co.uk

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