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Need help?

If you need help and are a member of UNISON Oxford Brookes University Branch, then you should first of all talk to your local steward or representative. Our Contact us page will help you find them.

There is also a national helpline, UNISONdirect, on 0845 355 0845, but wherever possible we suggest you contact your local steward first. There is also a textphone number for members with hearing difficulties - 0800 0 967 968.

 

UNISON Welfare

UNISON Welfare is a registered charity, a unique confidential service offering advice and support just for UNISON members and their families:

  • Debt advice
  • Listening and support
  • Financial assistance
  • Wellbeing Breaks
  • Personal advice

Your Brookes Welfare officer is Becky Horton, bhorton@brookes.ac.uk, ext 3381

UNISON Welfare website: www.unison.org.uk/welfare/

UNISON Welfare - Local fund

The Brookes branch has a local Welfare fund, which we can use to send a gift to a member at times of illness.

The branch will send a gift to a member under the following circumstances:

  • If any member is off work for two or more weeks, due to illness or a period in hospital.
  • If a member experiences the loss of a loved one in their immediate family (partner, parent, child)

The branch may also send a gift under the following circumstances, if considered appropriate:

  • If a member is off ill for three months or more, a second gift may be sent
  • If a members dies, a wreath/donation may be sent
  • If a member has a baby

The gift can be:

  • a bunch of flowers
  • a book token
  • a bottle of wine
  • a box of chocolates
  • other present as deemed appropriate.

In order for a gift to be sent the branch Welfare Officer must be informed of the name, address and preference of the member concerned.

If the Welfare Officer is not informed until after the illness is over or, for example, more than a month after the event, they may decide it is no longer appropriate for the branch to send a gift.