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Legal Services

RMT provides a wide range of legal services for its members (subject to Rule for eligibility and legal assistance). For an initial enquiry, one of our freephone helplines should assist:

For advice on all work-related and union matters.
The lines are open 8am-6pm Monday-Friday, 9.30am-4pm Saturday. Or email: info@rmt.org.uk

RMT Freephone Helpline - 0800 376 3706

For members who have non-work related legal queries.
The lines are open 8am-8pm Monday-Friday, 9am-8pm Saturday.

Legal Helpline (England & Wales) - 0800 587 7516
Legal Helpline (Scotland) - 0800 328 1014

Members and their families, if arrested by the police or questioned under caution can call the criminal helpline number. Lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

General criminal queries can also be dealt with on this number.

Criminal Helpline - 0800 587 7530
Criminal Helpline (Scotland) - 0800 328 1014

For all personal injury, disease cases or conditions arising at and outside of work. Details will be taken over the phone and are sent direct to the nearest office of Thompsons or Drummond Miller in Scotland. Also covers members families for non work and road traffic accidents.

TUCH (Trade Union Call Handling Service) - 08457 125 495

A full range of booklets of summaries of the law on the following subjects are available from Thompsons on 0808 100 8050 or at http://www.thompsons.law.co.uk/

Accidents at work

Age discrimination

Disability discrimination

Equal pay

Equality act 2010

Family friendly rights

Pregnancy & maternity

Race Discrimination

Religion or Belief

Sex Discrimination

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Strain Injuries

Stress at Work Unfair Dismissal & Redundancy

Working Time