Helping you to find another job
i:protect provides you a confidential and independent back to work advice service. This service is free (you only pay the cost of any telephone calls) and is provided by employment specialists PMA Limited. Advisors are available to offer you practical advice to help you return to work or make a career change. They can help identify suitable skills that you can transfer to alternative employment opportunities.
This service not only provides help to you as the policyholder but also your immediate family by providing access to the National Job Vacancy Database. Advice is also available on the following topics, all of which are designed to help you find the right job:
- CV Preparation
- Letters of Application
- Sourcing Vacancies
- Interview Techniques
- Self-Employment Advice
Remember the service is free of charge and can be used at any time during the life of your policy.
Redundancy Helpline
To be made redundant from your job can be a worrying and traumatic experience. Specialist advice is available from AXA PPP to help you should you be made redundant. The helpline is staffed by lawyers and tax specialists from accountancy and Inland Revenue backgrounds.
This free service provides information on:
Legal Advice
- Are you entitled to compensation?
- Is your redundancy not being handled correctly by your employer?
- Lawyers can provide you advice as to your rights.
Tax Advice
- Know your tax position in relation to redundancy payments and ‘golden handshakes’
- Opportunities for tax savings
- Other Advice
- Social Security and other state benefit
Remember the service is free of charge and can be used at any time during the life of your policy. It is available 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
Carer Cover
Carer Cover is only available if you select the accident sickness and unemployment cover option. If you become a carer after taking out your policy you can claim for a single amount equal to your monthly benefit times the maximum benefit period as shown on your insurance schedule. (This is a brief over view full details of this cover are detailed on page 8 of the policy)
Payment of Carer cover benefit is subject to:-
- You providing a letter from the doctor of the member of your immediate family to confirm the nature, start date and diagnosis of the condition suffered.
- If you were employed prior to becoming a carer, we write to your former employer to confirm that you did not leave your employment for reasons other than to become a carer. Or if you are a self-employed business owner, you will need to provide evidence that your business ceased to trade because you became a carer.
- You must provide the Community Care Assessment of the needs of the member of your immediate family and your Carer’s Assessment.