TUC Dying to Work campaign

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In 2017, the TUC reported that over half a million workers were covered by the TUC’s Dying to Work Charter, which guarantees rights for workers facing a terminal diagnosis. It advises union negotiators to reach an agreement with their employer to:

• review sick pay and sickness absence procedures and include a specific statement that they will not dismiss any person with a terminal diagnosis because of their condition;

• ensure that they have an Employee Assistance Programme that has the capacity and competency to provide support to people with a terminal illness, including access to counselling and financial advice;

• provide training to line managers and all HR staff on dealing with terminal illness, including how to discuss future plans with any worker who has a diagnosis of a terminal illness, and on what adaptations to work arrangements that may be necessary.

• adopt the Dying to Work Charter and notify all employees that they have made the commitments contained in it.