Who are we?

ACCORD is an independent trade union, affiliated to the TUC and the Scottish TUC. We support the Wales TUC and are seeking affiliation to the Congress of Irish Trade Unions.

ACCORD is the only union exclusively dedicated to employees of the HBOS Group.

ACCORD has over 25,000 members in HBOS. It is funded only by their subscriptions and is not affiliated to any political party.

We aim to be our members' best friend in the increasingly uncertain world of work and every day we campaign for:

Security of Employment - Ensuring that your job is protected.

Fair Reward - Ensuring that you are rewarded fairly for the work that you do and that, annually, your Total Reward package is a fair balance of pay rise, share options, bonus and pension.

Dignity at Work - Ensuring that your working life is balanced with your personal time or home life, and that work issues such as stress and aggressive customers don't affect your day-to-day role.

Equality - Actively opposing all forms of harassment, prejudice and unfair discrimination whether on the grounds of sex, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, colour, class, caring responsibilities, marital status, sexuality, disability, age, or other status or personal characteristic.

The Union is based at Simmons House (named after the founding Chairman) in Charvil, near Reading. Ged Nichols is the General Secretary of the Union and, as well as the Headquarters team, we have a network of Union officials throughout the UK who provide local support to members.