An expert and independent voice for employees at Ørsted
Prospect is the expert and independent voice for employees at Ørsted: to your employer and to policy-makers.
As your recognised trade union for Offshore Wind Operations at Ørsted, Prospect is uniquely placed to negotiate your pay, your terms and conditions, ensure your health and safety and be an influential voice for workers within the company.
Prospect and Ørsted have a Collective Recognition Agreement, which establishes us as the sole negotiating body for employees in the bargaining unit, as well as setting out consultations over proposals on working arrangements.
Our members drive our priorities, and we will develop and train Prospect representatives to support this, working closely with our Full-Time Officer – [email protected].
In addition, we also offer the following benefits:
- Independent, professional advice and support if you have a problem at work including legal assistance where required
- Health and Safety resources and expertise to protect you at work
- Skills and career development
- Networking opportunities
- Special deals and discounts to help you save money on a range of products and services
We already offer protection, support and advice to more than 22,500 members across the entire energy sector: from generation, transmission, nuclear and decommissioning.
In renewables, we have a fast-growing membership in onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, hydro and energy storage.
As the leading energy trade union in the UK, Prospect is a powerful advocate for workers both inside and outside their workplaces.
Prospect has established union membership and union recognition arrangements for members working in employers including RWE (Renewables), SSE (Renewables) as well as network companies like National Grid, Electricity North West, Northern Power Networks and in the nuclear industry.
We have close relationships with the key renewables’ health and safety bodies and our policy expertise and campaigning makes us an influential voice across industry and government.
For example, Prospect senior deputy general secretary Sue Ferns is a member of the government’s Green Jobs Delivery Group and, at the height of the pandemic, Prospect worked closely with ministers to help introduce the furlough scheme.
Prospect national secretary Steve Thomas has also written a blog about his visit to Ørsted at Barrow-in-Furness and Wallasey.
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If you are an Ørsted employee and join Prospect today, you’ll get your first three months of membership for free.
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Tackling the climate crisis
The energy sector will have a huge role to play as the UK pushes to achieve Net Zero.
In addition to our professionals in renewables, Prospect’s membership includes leading climate scientists, conservationists and engineers. Our members are on the frontline of tackling the climate crisis.
We believe that the climate crisis is a trade union issue. We know the work that you do at Ørsted will be a key part of that.
More information on our Climate Emergency hub.
Just Transition
A Just Transition is about the fair treatment of workers and communities most affected by change as we move to a lower carbon world.
Prospect represents more than 22,500 energy workers, and as the UK moves towards a low-carbon economy, we are campaigning for a ‘just transition’ for those affected.
We are supporting workers from traditional energy sources move into green and low carbon technologies.
Find out more on our special Just Transition hub.