Today (Monday 22 September) Unite the Union formally signed the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Dying to Work Charter that ensures employment protection for terminally ill workers.
The charter was signed by Unite general secretary Sharon Graham and TUC general secretary Paul Nowak at Unite’s London central office.
The Dying to Work charter is about giving employees dignity on how they proceed at work in the event of a terminal diagnosis.
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The Dying to Work campaign calls for:
- Additional employment protection for terminally ill workers.
- Greater protection from employers who utilise a loophole in the law to dismiss people dying due to their terminal illness.
The charter wants to enable every person battling terminal conditions the choice of how to spend their final months. For further information and to see if your workplace has signed up to the Charter, visit https://www.dyingtowork.co.uk/.