{"id":16908,"date":"2019-01-02T12:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T12:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=16908"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:57:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:57:49","slug":"brexit-immigration-helpline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=16908","title":{"rendered":"Brexit helpline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Unite has launched a specialist helpline to assist migrant workers concerned about immigration issues as the UK leaves the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The helpline, which is operated by Unite legal services, has been introduced to provide Unite members, who are concerned about Brexit and what effect it will have on their right to live and work in the UK, with advice on their legal options.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite members seeking assistance will need to call the dedicated helpline number on 0333 323 1291 (calls charged at local rates). Once it has been confirmed that they are a Unite member they will then be transferred to one of Unite legal services\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 immigration experts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s botched Brexit deal fails to deliver any real clarity for EU nationals working in the UK, there a certain steps that can be taken in anticipation and Unite legal services are providing this helpline to assist members with this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Howard Beckett, Unite assistant general secretary for legal services said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite has established this vitally needed service for our members who have been left increasingly confused and distressed as a result of the chaos caused by the government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lack of preparation for Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bMigrant workers who are contributing to the UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s prosperity and in key services like our NHS are being forced to scrabble around piecing together information about whether or not they can continue to work in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s treatment of migrant workers, many of whom now feel that they are no longer welcome in the UK is nothing short of disgraceful,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s helpline is designed to cut through the government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s indifference and inaction by providing the clear and concise information that our members who are originally from outside the UK desperately need.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unite has launched a specialist helpline to assist migrant workers concerned about immigration issues as the UK leaves the European Union. &nbsp; The helpline, which is operated by Unite legal services, has been introduced to provide Unite members, who are concerned about Brexit and what effect it will have on their right to live and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[486,316,495],"wps_subtitle":"Unite launches Brexit Immigration law helpline to assist migrant workers","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16908"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16908"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25657,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16908\/revisions\/25657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}