This checklist for RCN members provides advice on preparing for a constructive appraisal or performance review.
A guide for RCN members on steps to take following an accident at work.
A guide for RCN members on rights and entitlements to adoption leave.
A guide for agency workers which includes information about employment status, rights and health checks.
Information on Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
Information on annual leave and holiday pay entitlements.
A guide for RCN members who work on the Bank.
A guide for RCN members on appealing a benefit decision.
A guide for RCN members on provisions for breastfeeding mothers at work.
Advice guide on bullying and harassment at work.
A guide for RCN members who have had their work cancelled.
Advice guide for RCN members on capability, performance standards and reviews.
A guide for RCN members on Carer's Allowance.
A guide for RCN members on what to do if your employer changes your shifts.
A guide for RCN members on Child Benefit.
A guide listing authoritative resources on clinical supervision.
A guide for RCN members who have received compensation following legal action and are now facing the recovery of social security or NHS injury benefits.
A guide for RCN members listing authoritative resources on confidentiality.
A guide for members on confirmation or verification of death by registered nurses.
This checklist for RCN members will help you assess a new contract of employment before you sign it.
A guide for RCN members on written and verbal contracts, terms and conditions, contract changes, changes to shifts and cancellation of work.
A guide for members on copyright; including ownership, duration, infringement and enforcement.
A guide for RCN members on Council Tax Support.
A guide on data protection at work.
A guide for RCN members on dealing with bailiffs.
A guide for members on defamation.
A guide for RCN members on disability and the Equality Act 2010.
A guide about disciplinary processes covering suspension, investigations, hearings, penalties and appeals.
A guide for RCN members on criminal record checks.
A guide for RCN members on Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) and how to make a claim.
A guide on protected characteristics, types of discrimination and what you should do if you feel you are being discriminated against at work.
Information on pay and discrimination and what to do if you think you are being discriminated against.
A guide on dismissal including information about types of dismissal and employment tribunal time limits.
A guide for RCN members on the Duty of Candour.
Information on the duty of care covering definitions, emergency situations and conflict with employer's instructions.
A guide for RCN members on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
A guide for RCN members covering employment tribunals, County Court, the Sheriffs Court (Scotland) and the small claims procedure.
A guide for RCN members who have concerns about a nurse or midwife’s fitness to practise.
A guide to fixed term contracts for RCN members.
Advice guide on flexible working options and the application process.
A guide for RCN members on what to consider when offered a gift and when asked to sign a will.
A guide for RCN members on grievances.
Advice and information to help you if you have health and safety concerns at work.
A guide for RCN members on Housing Benefit and how to apply.
A guide for RCN members on ill health retirement.
A guide for RCN members on industrial injury benefits.
A guide for RCN on members on when injury by process might be considered an 'industrial injury' by the Department of Work and Pensions or the NHS Injury Benefit Scheme.
A guide for RCN members on Coroner Inquest and Fatal Accident Inquiries.
A guide for RCN members on workplace investigations.
A guide for RCN members who have been asked to attend jury service.
A guide for RCN members on legal support available for matters which occurred outside membership.
A guide for RCN members on Local Housing Allowance.
A glossary to help you understand maternity and paternity abbreviations.
A guide on statutory maternity pay, maternity allowance and Agenda for Change entitlements.
This guides answers FAQs about membership. It covers joining the RCN, payments and direct debits, tax relief, confirmation of membership, cancelling, changing your address or other details, forgotten membership number, and how and when to contact the RCN.
A guide for RCN members on money, debt, hardship and bankruptcy.
A guide for RCN members on the correct moving and handling techniques.
A guide for RCN members who are being asked to move from their normal working environment.
A guide for RCN members on NHS Injury Allowance.
A guide from the RCN about the services available to members who have been referred to the NMC.
A guide for RCN members who want to resign from their job.
Information on nurse prescribing, including types of nurse prescriber, keeping stocks of medication and the RCN Indemnity scheme. It also provides a list of further useful resources.
A guide for RCN members on key NMC matters such as registration, preceptorship, revalidation and investigations.
Advice guide on what to do if you have been overpaid.
A guide for RCN members on part-time working including equal rights and overtime.
A guide for RCN members on paternity leave and pay entitlements, including Agenda for Change entitlements.
This guide covers statutory rates of pay, sleep-ins and travel time, making a pay claim if you work in the independent sector and submitting an NHS re-banding review.
A guide for RCN members on pensions and retirement.
A guide for RCN members on Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and how to apply.
A guide for RCN members on police interviews, cautions and convictions and how these can affect your NMC registration.
A guide for RCN members on pregnancy and work.
A guide for RCN members on the recruitment process, including interviews and job offers.
A guide for RCN members who are facing reorganisation, redeployment or redundancy. It includes information on being put at risk and being called to formal meetings, along with information on voluntary redundancy and severance schemes.
A checklist for RCN members invited to a one-to-one meeting as part of a reorganisation, redundancy or transfer consultation exercise.
A guide providing information on employment and character references.
A guide for RCN members on withdrawing care.
This is a guide for RCN members on retirement planning.
A guide for RCN members on your rights during maternity, paternity and adoption leave and what you should consider for your return to work.
An advice guide listing resources on school nursing. If you are having any difficulties applying this to your role, please call us.
A guide for RCN members who are self-employed or considering self employment including information on NMC requirements, indemnity cover and the role of an expert witness.
A guide for RCN members on shared parental leave.
Information on sickness meetings, sick notes, occupational health, redeployment, annual leave, sick pay, stress, pregnancy and sick leave, and dismissal.
A guide for RCN members who work overseas for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA).
A guide for RCN members who face staffing issues during handover and break times.
A guide on workplace staffing levels.
A guide for RCN members asked to write a statement for an investigation at work, in response to a complaint, or about an unexpected incident.
A guide for RCN members seeking to undertake an overseas elective placement.
A guide for RCN members who are nursing students.
A guide for RCN members on Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI).
A guide for RCN members on Tax Credits.
A guide for RCN members including information about time off for appointments, emergencies (including compassionate leave) and dependants. It also covers parental leave, time off for training and for trade union activities.
A guide for RCN members on statutory and mandatory training: what it is, when it is undertaken, equality and diversity considerations and mandatory training for bank and agency workers.
A guide for RCN members affected by a TUPE situation.
A guide for RCN members on travel disruption, bad weather and getting to work.
A guide for RCN members who have been underpaid by their employer.
This is a guide for RCN members on Universal Credit and includes information about how to apply.
A guide for RCN members on violence in the workplace.
This is a guide for RCN members on being a witness. It includes disciplinary hearings, NMC and GMC hearings, police investigations, Coroner's Court inquests and other investigating bodies.
A guide for RCN members on working overseas.
Information on working hours and breaks.
