Workers should not be saddled with debt for years because of the blunders of a company
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Workers should not be saddled with debt for years because of the blunders of a company
The article Out-of-pocket workers to take on outsourcing giant in legal battle first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
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
The article Whatever happened to the silly…Read more…
UNISON always believed that the rules around NHS pay already allowed for overtime and working beyond the end of a shift to be taken into account when calculating holiday pay. This is a victory for…Read more…
For April 2019 members in the West Midlands Region received £178,764.57 in compensation payments for personal injuries. There was nothing for members of this branch but it always pays to be a Unison member. AdvertisementsRead more…
NHS bosses tried to sue one of the UK’s most prestigious hospitals for libel after it raised concerns that privatising a vital part of cancer treatment could risk the health of patients. In highly…Read more…
28 February 2019 was national RSI – or repetitive strain injury – awareness day and Unison is taking the opportunity to launch a campaign for better management of all musculoskeletal injuries. The union has conducted research into a random sample ̷…Read more…
As Birmingham bin workers prepare for strike action from Tuesday (February 19), Birmingham City Council faced Unite this morning (February 13) at a preliminary High Court hearing in London. …Read more…
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…
In the run-up to Christmas, Unite and its members have celebrated many victories – in the last two weeks alone, workers at poultry producer Two Sisters, Gatwick Airport and housing charity Shelter…Read more…
Unite, the UK’s biggest union representing cabin crew, has welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling upholding earlier Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions that British Airways has…Read more…
This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector
The article UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich first appeared on the…Read more…
Unite delegate Ruth Hayes told the Labour Party conference yesterday (September 25) of the devastating impact Tory cuts have had on people up and down the country – in particular for those seeking…Read more…
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…
Unite has launched legal action on behalf of a group of low paid workers employed at Ministry of Defence (MoD) establishments in the Gosport area who have had their working year unilaterally cut by…Read more…
London cab drivers are banding together in a potential group legal action against ridesharing app Uber for damages and loss of earnings reportedly totalling more than £500m. Unite’s Cab…Read more…
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…
Nottingham City Council was wrong to deny several hundred of its employees the right to incremental pay increases with effect from April 2011, says a judgment handed down at the Court of Appeal. The…Read more…
This newsletter features: A Practical End of Year Tax Planning Check List Finding A “nISA” Home For Your Savings Imaging Living On Half Your Current Income Helping Your Family Financially It is well worth a read – Lighthouse Financial…Read more…
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…
Unite has won a ground breaking legal victory over so called “umbrella employment” firms that exploit thousands of workers through bogus self-employment. The union vowed “to ensure that other…Read more…