TUC Pandemic Flu Guidance for Unions

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Letter to Branches


No. 816/09 Ref E1 Date: 21 September 2009

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues

TUC Pandemic Flu Guidance for Unions

The TUC have updated their Pandemic Flu Guidance and a copy is attached for your information. The guidance puts the outbreak in historic context, explains what Swine Flu is, the possible extent of the outbreak and emphasises the importance of having contingency plans in place to ensure that its effects are minimised as far as possible – with those plans being flexible enough to cover all possible eventualities.

The TUC guidance also covers:

• Why pandemic influenza is an issue for trade unions
• The government plan for dealing with pandemic
• The need to act now
• What unions can do
• Are the employer’s proposals reasonable and practical?
• Dealing with sickness absence
• Pregnancy and underlying health conditions
• Employers’ plans for remote working
• Personal protection
• Personal hygiene
• Education and Training



Yours Sincerely



Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer