Who pays to work? Registration fees

[Blueotter22]

Hello,

just posting here for traffic and hoping to gain some insight to other peoples professions really.

Im an allied health care professional and we’ve just been told that the HCPC are looking to increase our annual fees by 20% to keep up with inflation apparently.

For me, a single mum and band 6 NHS professional this means I’ll be paying £33 a month for my HCPC fees and membership to my professional body. £405 a year just to legally do my job. I think this is outrageous and unfair, especially when they haven’t justified exactly what they are spending their 33 million on (that’s how much the HCPC take in fees a year)

I can’t do my job without being a member of the HCPC and having indemnity cover. I either pay or find a job elsewhere outside of healthcare.

I understand it’s important to have the HCPC and a process to report unsafe healthcare workers etc. But we also have to pay for our DBS and rarely get dedicated CPD time to meet our HCPC standards. Yet we can be called upon for audit to show how we have maintained our CPD.

Anyways, it just got me thinking, which other professions pay to work and if you wouldn’t mind sharing - how much do you pay and what do you get for that?

I know nurses and social workers pay too but unsure their fees. Do accountants/ lawyers pay to be registered?

thanks so much in advance

There is only one union who can represent me in a recognised agreement in my workplace. Easy as that.
There’s no requirement to be in a union. About 50% - 60% overall are in one of the three recognised unions at my work.

It's tax deductible, you will get the cost added to your code number so will get 20% relief on it until next April then 19% afterwards & don't forget to claim for your uniform if it has a logo on it, you get a laundry allowance.

Sorry, which one? As a student nurse I really feel like people's opinion on unions is really important but it isn't anything I have ever raised with supervisors. Please DM if you don't want to share. Thanks.

My union wouldn’t be relevant to you as a student nurse. It’s the UCU. University & College Union.
I would imagine your programme team will be able to advise you on which unions represent your branch of nursing, as asking people from other fields probably won’t be of use.

I pay to remain chartered (180 a year) ans also £15/month management subs but its my choice I wouldn't lose my job without membership but I'd lose access to loads of resources and wouldn't be chartered any longer.

I think it's disgusting I don't get reimbursement when I use the association's helpline for work related issues.

But I'm getting a day off to go to a free event run by my professional association's network group which is something I suppose. Its in another city so can fit in done leisure time.

During my induction week of year one RCN and Unison came in but they basically gave the same lecture and I've been a bit confused as to which is best as neither one seems to have any specific benefits over the other and I am research based so this leaves me confused.

In another thread, you say you’re a student MH nurse, but here you say you’re a researcher, so I’m a little confused. I would imagine your best options will be to discuss with your programme team, based on how/where you want your career to go.
No one here can tell you which union to join, as you will need to see which are recognised in the area which you choose up work.

Sorry, I mean my mind works based on research and evidence I don't mean I am a researcher (however student nurses do a lot of research) and I struggle to make decisions without evidence so was wondering people's views. Sorry if that isn't clear but that's for following me across threads.

Actuary, we pay about £800 a year.