Shantha David is the first Black or Asian woman to head a legal services team – not just the first at UNISON, but the first anywhere in the UK
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UNISON wins over £1.7m for members in a single month
Almost 200 victories in a month shows the value of the union’s personal injury legal assistance scheme, which is free to use, win or lose
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Update on UNISON’s legal assistance
Access to UNISON’s legal assistance has reverted to the UNISONdirect service.
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Have you contracted COVID-19 at work? Let us know
UNISON has launched a COVID-19 workplace exposure questionnaire in partnership with Thompsons solicitors
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New ways for members to get legal help
During the COVID-19 crisis, UNISON has changed its processes to make it easier for members to get legal support at no extra cost, as part of their union membership
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Unite win for wages and clarity
In the first legal test of test of the government’s job retention scheme (JRS), Unite has secured clarification that the scheme can be used by companies in administration during the Covid-19…Read more…
Whatever happened to the silly season?
August, usually a time of lazy days and holidays, the silly season and not much happening… but these are strange times and at UNISON, we’re always busy
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Brexit helpline
Unite has launched a specialist helpline to assist migrant workers concerned about immigration issues as the UK leaves the European Union. The helpline, which is operated by Unite legal…Read more…
A great October
UNISON members win in the courts and through industrial action
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Access to justice threat
Workers up against unsafe employers will have little recourse to justice after being forced to pay their own legal fees if injured at work under new government plans. The government is…Read more…
Getting hot, hot, hot – July at UNISON
Whilst UNISON enjoyed the sun and the World Cup as much as the next union, we also didn’t let them stop us working as hard as ever on behalf of our members. Here are just some of our highlights from…Read more…
Government owes workers millions one year on from employment tribunal fees win
Thousands of people treated unfairly at work have still not been refunded hundreds of pounds they paid out to take their employers to court, says UNISON today (Thursday). It is a year today since a…Read more…
UNISON lawyer wins major human rights award
Shantha David named Liberty’s lawyer of the year for leading the fight against employment tribunal fees
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UNISON’s legal team win top honour for employment tribunal fees court case
Judges commend Supreme Court victory as ‘a result that makes a real difference to a great many people’
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Justice for cancer victims
Workplace disability discrimination protection for cancer victims has been widened as a result of a landmark legal case taken by Unite. The legal victory will ensure that people suffering with…Read more…
Legal Eagles
Behind the scenes with our award-winning lawyers
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Stress: helping branches help our members
The stress epidemic in public services is a sadly all-too-familiar story
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Right to picket win
Unite has won a key legal victory overturning attempts to restrict the right to picket during strike action. The legal case arose as a result of a dispute involving Sutton Tanker workers based…Read more…
‘Groundbreaking’ legal win
Unite is celebrating a groundbreaking legal victory today (December 13) after an employment appeal tribunal ordered that the engineering firm Kostal pays over £420,000 in compensation for trying to…Read more…
‘Vital’ case
A key case on trade union law starts today (November 14) into an appeal by Kostal UK Limited against an employment tribunal decision which ordered the firm to pay 56 Unite members more than £420,000…Read more…