Leading-Edge Employment Relations Support

You can access confidential advice, guidance and information on any employment problem whether as an employee or as manager.

In addition, we produce a range of employment relations leaflets on topics including contracts of employment, sex and race discrimination, dismissal, grievances, discipline at work, bullying, work related stress, restructuring and redundancy etc.

Unlike other trade unions, as an AMiE member you will wherever needed receive effective workplace representation from a professional AMiE regional officer. All our regional officers are experienced negotiators and have excellent advocacy skills.

To access our employment relations services just call your regional officer or the national employment helpline. All our advisers are experts in employment law, best practice, and procedures; and have experience dealing with managers’ workplace problems. For contact details see our Helpline page, or download a list of regional officers in Word format.

Up-to-the-Minute Information 

Our information services will keep you up to date on developments in the sector. Be the first person in your institution to receive briefings on key issues from the AMiE e-information service. You can sign up on this website from our Home page.

News, Views and Information

As an AMiE member you will receive a regular free copy of Education Manager and ATL’s Report magazine. You can also find out the latest news and views by logging onto our blog.

Education and Professional Development Service

We run a wide range of conferences, training events and other activities around the country, led by key figures in the sector and employment relations experts. As a member of AMiE you will get priority booking and reduced fees. Details of forthcoming events are available on the website.

Publications to support professional good practice are available to new members free of charge. The current publications in the college manager series are Reflections on Performance: best practice benchmarks for college leaders and managers, Conversations about performance: a practical guide to creating the climate and culture for great performance, A practical guide to employer engagement and Professional and career development: a guide for managers in the learning and skills sector.  We also have a new How to Survive at the Top series of bitesize handbooks for new and aspiring leaders Volume 1 Understanding Leadership and Volume 2 Management and Leadership.

Understanding government policies and how they are shaped is an important aspect of managers' professional development. AMiE advises civil servants regularly and responds to all major policy consultations. You can contribute to our responses and stay abreast with the latest policy thinking by joining the e-information service.

National Representation

AMiE, by virtue of ACM, is recognised by the Association of Colleges, and fforum in Wales, as the representative body for managers in further education and plays a leading role in national negotiations on pay and conditions of service. ATL is a member of the Social Partnership in education covering maintained schools.

AMiE's partners, ACM and ATL also have an outstanding record of influencing decision makers, including ministers, senior civil servants, funding chiefs and the media. Our aim is not only to influence the agenda but also to set it.

Personal Injury and Other Legal Services

If you or a family member suffer a personal injury as a result of someone else’s negligence, whether at work or elsewhere, then we can make a claim through our solicitors, Morrish & Co. at no cost to you. To see if you can claim please contact your regional officer or phone the national helpline.

We also offer, through Morrish & Co., up to 30 minutes free legal advice on non-employment matters. AMiE members can also receive discounts from our solicitors for will writing, conveyancing, family and matrimonial matters and assistance with clinical negligence claims. For more details please download our leaflet on Family Legal Services.

Other Services

AMiE has relationships with a variety of organisations to provide other services to members including:

• home, vehicle and travel insurance
• road rescue service
• tax healthcheck
• union energy

For further information on any of the above, contact the administration office on 01858 461 110 or by email at membership@amie.uk.com.

Discounts and offers on a range of products and services are also available to members through ATL Plus. For more information please go to Discounts and Offers.

Members can obtain tax relief on the ACM-AMiE subscription, please quote the following reference number on your tax return 40 HOT/1644/39/1987/JMH. For proof of membership, please contact the Membership Department on 01858 411 541 or by email at membership@amie.uk.com.