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Your Â鶹¹ÙÍø membership

Important information about how changes to your employment or personal details, such as retirement, parental leave, or loss of your job, may affect your Â鶹¹ÙÍø membership or subscription.

Please see here for the current subscription rates.

Update your member record

Click through to our online portal, My Â鶹¹ÙÍø, to update your member record online

Membership subscriptions

The subscription you pay is based on your earnings. Please ensure that you pay the correct subscription; failure to do so may disqualify you from receiving legal advice and other benefits.

Email preferences

Information on updating your central Â鶹¹ÙÍø email preferences.

Upgrade to full membership

If you currently have student or unemployed membership and wish to upgrade to full Â鶹¹ÙÍø membership, log in to our online portal, My Â鶹¹ÙÍø, and select 'Membership' followed by 'Change My Membership' to upgrade your membership online

Payroll payer? Switch to Direct Debit today

We're asking members still paying via payroll to take the very straightforward step of changing your payment method to direct debit (DD) because of government changes to the collection of subs.

Retirement & Â鶹¹ÙÍø membership

Your Â鶹¹ÙÍø membership doesn't need to end if you retire.

Multiple employers

If you have multiple employers in the sector you need to tell Â鶹¹ÙÍø about each one. You will only be charged one national subscription, which will enable the union to support you across all your workplaces.

Unemployment

If you find yourself out of work, but seeking qualifying employment in further, higher or adult education, you are entitled to one year's free membership.

Parental leave and subs

During periods of parental leave your membership will be free of charge.

Cancelling your Â鶹¹ÙÍø membership

You can update your membership information or cancel your membership online.

Subscriptions and refunds

Information on claiming back overpayments on your subscription.

Tax relief

Following approval from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Â鶹¹ÙÍø members can claim tax relief on up to 67% of their total annual subscription, at the tax rate applicable to their earnings.

Conduct and complaints

Â鶹¹ÙÍø's regulations on the conduct of members and the union's complaints procedure.