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Member awarded damages by Employment Tribunal with backing of Unite Legal Services

A Unite member has been awarded damages by an Employment Tribunal after he was unfairly dismissed by his former employers. Paul Hagger from Exeter wa… Read news article

Retired member compensated after silica dust causes respiratory disease

Unite Legal Services has secured compensation for a former factory worker after exposure to silica dust at work caused him to develop breathing and re… Read news article

HGV driver left with permanent disability after fall at work

A Unite member who was forced to leave his job as an HGV driver after suffering a disabling wrist injury at work has been awarded more than £220,000 i… Read news article

Member that developed asbestosis working on boilers is provisionally compensated

Asbestosis victim awarded provisional compensation

A member of Unite North West Region who developed asbestosis has received £20,000 in provisional compensation with the help of Unite Legal Services. … Read news article

Government accused of using ‘whiplash’ claims to prepare secret assault on injured workers

Britain’s largest union, Unite, accused the government of using a supposed ‘endemic’ of whiplash claims to prepare a secret assault on workers injured… Read news article

Compensation secured for member who suffered serious brain injury

A Unite member from Bristol who suffered a traumatic brain injury and fractures to his face and leg in a road traffic accident has received a six-figu… Read news article

Unite Legal Services secure compensation for whiplash victim

A Unite member who sustained neck and back whiplash injuries following a road traffic accident has secured compensation with the help of Unite Legal S… Read news article

Unite calls for action on workplace death delays

Friends and families who have lost loved ones to workplace fatalities are having to wait an agonising three years four months to secure justice, accor… Read news article

Harbour worker compensated for serious injury

A member of Unite the union has been awarded £200,000 in compensation after suffering a serious injury at work. He was sat in a crane while another e… Read news article

Unite member compensated following unfair dismissal

An employment tribunal has ruled in favour of Unite member, Alan McIver, in his claim for unfair dismissal. Alan was employed as an Access Bus Drive… Read news article

Unite describes CITB job cuts and restructuring as a ‘hammer blow’ for Norfolk and construction industry

Unite, the largest union in the UK construction industry and the principal union at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), has expressed ang… Read news article

New ‘spycops’ revelations underline the need for blacklisting public inquiry

New revelations which have emerged during the public inquiry into undercover policing ‘spycops’ has led Unite, the UK’s largest union, to renew its ca… Read news article

Government action on agricultural deaths urgently needed, urges Unite

On the eve of this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day (Saturday 28 April), Unite, the UK largest union, is calling on the government to take u… Read news article

Six-figure settlement secured for member after 21 foot fall

Unite Legal Services has helped a member from Wales secure compensation after he fell almost 21 feet at work, causing him to suffer serious injuries t… Read news article

Bar workers win unfair and wrongful dismissal case against G1 Group

A group of five Unite members have won their tribunal claim for unfair and wrongful dismissal against Scotland’s largest hospitality employer followin… Read news article

Unite appeals to the Supreme Court to defend trade union rights

Unite said it would be going to the Supreme Court to appeal today’s (Thursday 13 June) decision by the Court of Appeal which overturned previous rulin… Read news article

Woolwich Ferry workers to stage two 24 hour strikes in pay dispute

Woolwich Ferry workers will stage two 24 hour strikes in their continuing pay dispute with ‘one of the worst employers in London’. The 56 workers, mem… Read news article

Unite welcomes Woolwich Ferry takeover by Transport for London

Unite has welcomed the decision by Transport for London (TfL) to take over the running of the Woolwich Ferry, used by an estimated 2.6 million passeng… Read news article

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Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 29 June 2020

At Unite Legal Services, we’ve collated the latest news and information regarding employment matters and workers’ rights in relation to coronavirus CO… Read news article

easyJet jobs announcement ‘massive blow’ and highlights the need for government action

Unite has described the announcement that easyJet is intending to make 1,290 cabin crew redundant and close its hubs at Newcastle, Stansted and Southe… Read news article

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Solihull member suffers life-changing injuries after being crushed at work

A Unite the union member from Solihull has been awarded a seven-figure compensation settlement after a crush injury at work left him comatose and need… Read news article

McCluskey: Jobs Support Scheme will help anxious workers breathe more easily but more must be done to fend off mass unemployment

Responding to the announcement today by the chancellor that the Job Retention Scheme is being replaced with a new Job Support Scheme to provide target… Read news article

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