Unite Legal Services has represented thousands of members in personal injury cases including serious injuries, clinical negligence, industrial diseases and also in employment matters. We campaign to defend and improve working conditions for members across a range of sectors.
A Unite member has been awarded £180,000 in compensation after exposure to asbestos at work caused him to develop the fatal disease, mesothelioma.
The 73-year-old, from Middlesbrough, was employed by…Full story
Unite Legal Services’ ground-breaking easyJet victory confirmed working women’s right to continue breastfeeding after returning to work and the obligation on employers to accommodate this.
The Employ…Full story
A former plumber and heating engineer has received £20,000 in compensation after developing asbestosis.
Unite member Albert Bingham, 72, was an apprentice for a building firm from 1957 to 1963, where…Full story
A Yorkshire man has received £38,000 compensation after developing the asbestos-related condition, diffuse pleural thickening.
Roy Green was exposed to asbestos throughout his career. From 1955 he w…Full story
Britain’s largest union, Unite, warned of a continuing ‘con trick’ as it responded to today’s (Wednesday 5 October) speech by prime minister, Theresa May. Responding, Unite general secretary, Len McCl…Full story
