Resources

Click on a heading in the index on the right of the page to see the resources associated with that item, below.

[To list all resources, click here (this doesn't include the headings, and some items will be duplicated as they apply to more than one issue).]

To find a Rep in the UK, click here.

To find a Rep in Manchester, check here.

Our Manchester Reps also have different roles - see here for details. Their responsibilities fall under three main headings :

Recruiting: building the strength of the union by recruiting new members
Organising: building an effective union organisation, keeping members informed and encouraging their involvement in union activities
Representing: helping individual members with grievances and disciplinary issues, representing them in dealings with management, and negotiating with management on behalf of groups of members

The Manchester Reps meet as a committee at frequent intervals, so tell your Rep if you'd like any matter raising for discussion.

As well as Reps, we have a network of Health and Safety Reps at Central Park. Like Reps, they have specific legal rights but their role is focused around H&S issues. Some Reps do both jobs.

Rep Phil Tepper maintains a group library on the MAN34 site, containing a lot of useful information about employment rights, bargaining information etc. This mainly comes from Unite, the TUC, and the Labour Research Department.

The LRD produces a wealth of information for trade unionists. Our Unite branch (Unite 9827 Greater Manchester IT Branch) has affiliated to the LRD, so members can access their on-line publications database over the Internet. Contact Phil Tepper or Ian Allinson for the username and password.

LRD also produce a weekly "Fact Service" bulletin which we distribute electronically to interested members. If you want to see if it interests you, contact

We're in the Unite 9827 Greater Manchester IT Branch of Unite, which meets 5:30-7pm at Fujitsu Services, Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester, M40 5BP, on the first Thursday of every month. Very occasionally the meeting date is changed, so please check our Events page or our , rather than wasting a trip!

Of course, like all union members, we can call on the support and advice of our union's full time officers, legal advice and research facilities. Unite also organises a lot of educational events.

Bookmarks: 1 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QE. Phone 020 7637 1848. the official booksellers to the TUC.

HMSO: Her Majesty's Stationary Office

Unite Fujitsu Manchester Group library: Rep Phil Tepper maintains a group library on the MAN34 site, containing a lot of useful information about employment rights, bargaining information etc.

ACAS Bullying advice: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1864

Bully OnLine: Website of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line

Consent Form (to obtain a medical report): Before approaching an individual's Doctor or Dentist or consultant, Fujitsu MUST obtain the individual's consent. You have the right to refuse to consent.
The consent form and process is available by following the link above.

Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential advice and support.

Fujitsu's Employment Policies: In the Human Resources Portal. Includes the Harassment policy, as well as many more.

The Workplace - About Bullying, Emotional Abuse, Mobbing, Harassment and Work Trauma: Useful website, lots of information about workplace bullying.

workSMART: the TUC's working life website