I am not a member of a union and nor is my work colleague, another HR professional. Our manager has suggested that we join a union but we don't really know where to start. We want to ensure there is no conflict of interest. Is there one that HR professionals who work in schools join. Thanks for any advice.
Re Teresa's final sentence, there are some of us who've been urging CIPD for years to do exactly that, but no-one at CIPD seems prepared to listen!
Prospect Union and even GMB might be appropriate too: the former is a wholly professionals union so generally might fit bill a bit better
I vaguely remember a website that was helpful in a previous life that could narrow down choices. I don't remember it looking like the below but seems like it does the same thing!
https://www.tuc.org.uk/join-union
Hi David,
David said:there are some of us who've been urging CIPD for years to do exactly that, but no-one at CIPD seems prepared to listen!
In that case they're missing a trick!
As a teacher I joined the union for help with my career and support if something went wrong. The CIPD has the help bit down to a 'T', but where's the support part? Who do we go to if there's a problem - if we're accused of malpractice for example. Yes, the Forum Community is absolutely wonderful as a support group, but they're not lawyers.
Going back to the original question in this thread, the NEU - National Education Union (amalgamation of NUT + ATL) - has a section for support staff at £104pa. If you're working in schools and want to join a union, this is probably your best bet.
