For many people, working outdoors in the sun is a blessing. But for refuse loader David Lewis, living in the shadow of skin cancer, it became a curse
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Legal changes will deny injured workers access to justice, says UNISON
Government plans to increase the small claims limit for personal injury claims will deny many thousands of employees made ill or injured by their jobs every year the ability to take cases against…Read more…
Holiday pay win
A five-year legal battle to get haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) to pay the correct rate of holiday pay has resulted in a pay-out of £364,000 for more than 430 drivers. Unite, which represented…Read more…
Will Brexit affect workers’ rights?
Most UK employment rights are guaranteed and therefore protected by EU law, which means the Government cannot remove or reduce those rights whilst we are part of the EU. Holiday pay and…Read more…
Redundancy pay result
A total of 88 workers employed by BetFred in Wigan, Greater Manchester, one of the biggest high street bookmakers, will receive a share of £469,000 after Unite challenged the company when it denied…Read more…
Lack of staff led to hospital death
An NHS Trust has paid £9,000 in damages to the family of an 89-year-old woman who died after being given inadequate hospital care after an investigation by Unite Legal Services. The woman from…Read more…
Justice result
The benefits of being a union member may not be immediately obvious, but for many, it’s nothing short of life-changing. For one Unite member an accident in work meant that he would no longer…Read more…
UNISON calls on the government to also scrap ET fees following the end of the criminal courts charge
Commenting on the Secretary of State for Justice’s decision to scrap the criminal courts charge, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “ Removing the criminal courts charge is right. I now call…Read more…
Tribunal fees deny thousands justice, union tells MPs
UNISON tells select committee that there are 70% fewer claims for justice since tribunal fees were introduced
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UNISON secures employment tribunal win for careers advisers
UNISON has won a hard fought victory for workers in the careers service against Prospects Limited. Prospects Limited took over the delivery of the National Careers Services contract in the…Read more…
UNISON to continue fight over Employment Tribunal fees in Supreme Court
UNISON has today (Wednesday) vowed to take its battle to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal rejected its appeal against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees. Describing…Read more…