Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK, many of us are concerned about what will happen next. However, many scammers see it as an opportunity to profit. The CWU North West Regional Education Committee have produced two Microsoft Sways that look at Cyber Security and some of the Coronavirus scams that are circulating at the moment. […]
Posted: 5th May 2020
Updated guidance from the CWU Research Dept on assistance available to Members and their Dependants during the COVID-19 Crisis on Employment, Housing, Welfare and Childcare. For ease of reference the new information since the last report has been highlighted in red in the update below. CWU Research Dept Guidance Update 1 May
Posted: 4th May 2020
The next month is a time for deep spiritual reflection and collective rituals for Muslims across the UK. In normal times, it’s spent breaking fast with friends and family, doing charitable activities and praying together. For the next four weeks, thousands of Muslims across the UK will be fasting during daytime to mark Ramadan or […]
Posted: 24th April 2020
CWU Research Department are providing guidance on the various assistance measures put in place to support individuals and their dependants, which include facilities that may be accessed in relation to utility bills and credit card loans and repayments. For ease of reference the revised text has been highlighted in red on the report below. CWU […]
Posted: 23rd April 2020
An important breakthrough has been finalised by the union on behalf of members across BT Group who live with individuals deemed to be at especially high risk of life-threatening complications if they contract Covid 19. Ever since the Government notified 1.8 million people that they should isolate themselves at home to protect themselves from coronavirus, […]
Posted: 21st April 2020
We recently provided Branches and members with documentation from the CWU Research Department that had been produced to outline the various assistance measures put in place to support both individuals and their families during the current COVID-19 crisis and throughout these worrying times. This report has now been updated to include facilities that may be […]
Posted: 20th April 2020
The CWU Research Department has produced a report click here outline of the various processes and aid that may be available to members and their dependents during what may be for many extremely worrying times. The report includes advice regarding the self-employment income scheme, mortgage and council tax holidays, renting arrangements and childcare. Also highlighted […]
Posted: 17th April 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has put the UK economy under immense strain, with businesses across the country shutting down to prevent the spread. After discussions with trade unions, the government is to plough billions of pounds into a furlough scheme that will see the taxpayer give businesses 80 per cent of the wages of those employees […]
Posted: 3rd April 2020
Pregnant and worried about coronavirus? Here’s what you need to know Government guidance classifies pregnant women as part of the ‘vulnerable people’ group who should observe “social distancing measures”. What does this mean for pregnant women at work? https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/pregnant-and-worried-about-coronavirus-heres-what-you-need-know-0
Posted: 3rd April 2020
The CWU has expressed its shock and disbelief at BT Enterprise’s refusal to lift the threat of compulsory redundancies at a time when the fast-escalating coronavirus crisis looks set to test the country at large – and inevitably BT Group as a whole – to the limit. Well before the monumental threat posed by Covid […]
Posted: 23rd March 2020