The accident must happen in the course of the member’s employment, or whilst travelling to or from work or upon Union business.

£3.60 per day, £18.00 per week maximum during the whole period in which the member is unable to work by reason of the accident up to a maximum of 30 days or £108.00 in any calendar year.

• Benefits are available as an entitlement to all members who are not in arrears with their
  subscriptions and satisfy the qualifications for benefit detailed below but are otherwise
  available at the absolute discretion of the National Executive Council. Members receiving
  benefit shall continue to pay subscriptions to the Union, unless otherwise decided by the
  National Executive Council.
• For the purpose of establishing qualifications for benefit, completed continuous years of
  membership of either COHSE, NALGO or NUPE as well as UNISON shall be counted as
  reckonable membership.
• Only one rule book benefit will be paid in respect of any one accident, illness or death. This
  will be the rule book benefit with the highest monetary value.
• Other conditions may apply for specific benefits.  Please see National Rule Book under steward resources

As from 1st July 2010 the death benefit shall be:

Completed years of continued membership

The fatal accident must happen in the course of the member’s employment, or whilst travelling to or from work or upon Union business and the member must be survived by a partner, or at least one dependant.

Completed years of continued membership