09/06/2026
Being off work due to a lengthy illness or injury can bring with it lots of emotions; worry, frustration and sometimes helplessness.
We understand how important it is for members to feel like they are being looked after and helped back to health during these difficult periods in their lives.
Each year our charity spends around £60,000 on its members doing just that – helping them back to health and fitness.
This maybe in the form of residential physiotherapy or wellbeing breaks at the multi-million-pound treatment centre, St Michael’s Lodge or by providing counselling sessions with a professional team of psychotherapists.
It may also be through our sickness voucher scheme which we have recently increased.
If a member is unable to work for more than 21 days consecutively through sickness, they will now be able to claim £35 in shopping vouchers as opposed to the previous £30 voucher.
A member off sick for more than four months can now claim a further £35 in vouchers. Although not a big monetary amount, it acts as a small ‘Get Well’ gesture from us.
To all our members who are currently off work through injury or illness and maybe facing a long recovery, please get in touch with the Benevolent Fund, we may be able to help with your journey back to health and fitness.
