As an employer, the union is monitoring the situation to protect staff and visitors to the NUJ offices. Our officials advise chapel representatives to consult employers to ensure that each company has made appropriate arrangements at workplace level.
All events are being kept under review and we are being guided by the official advice provided by governments and statutory agencies in the UK and Ireland.
NUJ contacts
If you are a union member and need to contact NUJ staff, log in to the website to access phone numbers of the union's full-time officials. The union's offices are now closed.
Please note that while the NUJ continues to carry out and maintain its vital work in supporting our members, both the union offices and some partner organisations are operating a remote working system where possible in light of the coronavirus outbreak. This may delay response times, so please bear with us, we will endeavour to reply as quickly as possible. Please avoid posting any documents to NUJ offices for the time being and correspond by email or telephone.
Government guidance
Specific guidance
- UK: Coronavirus (COVID-19): jobs that qualify for travel exemptions
- Republic of Ireland: Travelling to Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic official advice
- UK: Children of critical workers, including journalists, and vulnerable children who can access schools or educational settings
- TUC: Covid-19 Coronavirus - Guidance for unions
- ICTU: Covid-19 Return to work safely
- ACAS: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees
- Workplace Relations Commission
- NHS: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Republic of Ireland: Health and Safety Authority: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information and Resources
- NHS 111: Check your symptoms
- Northern Ireland: Labour Relations Agency: COVID-19 - Advice for Employers and Employees
- Health Protection Scotland: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- UNESCO: Resource Center of Responses to COVID-19
Help NUJ members in need
NUJ Extra – the union's hardship fund – will help those affected by the coronavirus when it can.
NUJ extra
NUJ extra is the National Union of Journalists' welfare charity.
Thompsons Solicitors
Thompsons Solicitors have built a page of advice and guidance on changes in law related to the Coronavirus.
NUJ campaigns
Fair Deal for Freelances
The NUJ's major campaign to fight for a better deal for freelances.
News Recovery Plan
A Future for News: the NUJ’s recovery plan for the news industry is the updated road map to reinvigorate the industry and sets out a bold set of measu...
