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Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 8 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 -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 14 September 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 -
Unite member wins £190,000 workplace injury compensation
Unite Legal Services has secured compensation of £190,000 for a Unite member who had a fall at work. Mrs W, 62, from Watford, originally worked as a s… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services secures changes in workplace safety and compensation for airline crew employee
An airline cabin crew employee suffered a back injury while lifting a heavy telemedicine machine from overhead stowage on an aircraft. The member’s e… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services secures £500,000 for member after life-changing accident at work
A Unite member has received more than £500,000 in compensation thanks to Unite Legal Services, after an accident at work left caused a severe facial f… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services assists injured rail freight worker
A rail freight worker who was injured while conducting a night-time safety check on a Carlisle railway line has received compensation with help from U… Read news article -
Victim of employment discrimination is compensated with help from Unite Legal Services
Unite Legal Services has secured compensation for a ticket desk agent after he suffered an injury at work, which had a long-term effect on his back. A… Read news article -
Former construction worker secures compensation following asbestos exposure with backing from Unite Legal Services
Unite Legal Services has secured more than £200,000 in compensation for a former construction worker after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma followin… Read news article -
Member is compensated after suffering back injury at work
A Unite member has received more than £27,000 in compensation from his employer after suffering a back injury at work. At the time of the accident,… Read news article -
Compensation secured for member injured in fall at work
Unite Legal Services has supported a member in his claim for compensation after he so badly fractured his wrist in a fall at a factory he was unable t… Read news article -
Member suffers head and knee injuries after traumatic road accident
A Unite member has received compensation following a road traffic accident in which he suffered a head injury and a broken knee. David Tucker from Bu… Read news article -
Rise in the small claims limit
The Conservative Government’s continued attack on the rights of working people continues. In the Autumn Statement, George Osborne announced plans to… Read news article -
Poor working conditions causes member injury
A Unite member who suffered an injured wrist when he stepped in a sunken drain cover as he fixed a company vehicle has received compensation. Peter D… Read news article -
Treatment of World Cup migrant workers in Qatar is a shameful abuse of rights
Qatar and FIFA should be ashamed of the abuse of migrant workers currently taking place in the name of the 2022 World Cup, says Unite Legal Services f… Read news article -
Inadequate flooring causes member to suffer serious knee injury
Unite Legal Services has secured £30,000 in damages after a member slipped at an industrial lubricant manufacturer. Russell Scragg, from Leek in Staf… Read news article -
Driver receives compensation following a collision with an escaped farm animal
Anna was involved in a road traffic accident when a cow, which had escaped from a farmer’s field, suddenly appeared in the middle of the road that she… Read news article -
Unite wins right to bargain for American Airlines workers
Unite, the UK’s largest trade union, has received notification that an application to represent a bargaining unit for American Airlines’ technicians e… Read news article -
Bostik workers make the best of a sticky situation
All 135 Unite manufacturing and staff members employed by Bostik at their Stafford site began an historic walkout by taking part in a 24-hour strike o… Read news article -
Member compensated for workplace injury
A Unite member has received compensation after a fall at work caused injuries to her knee and hip and accelerated symptoms of a pre-existing osteoarth… Read news article -
Jaguar savaged by fine of almost £1million after worker crushed
Birmingham Crown Court has fined Jaguar Land Rover £900,000 after a Unite the Union member was crushed at its vehicle plant in Solihull, in 2015. Ma… Read news article -
Unite calls for government action to curb insecure employment after record rise in zero hours contracts
Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, called on government ministers to tackle the rise in insecure employment after today’s (Wednesday 15 March) Of… Read news article -
Breast cancer surgeon on trial following allegations of “unnecessary” operations
A court has heard how a breast cancer surgeon carried out “unnecessary” operations following allegations of mistreatment from former patients. Ian Pa… Read news article -
HGV driver awarded damages after suffering workplace harassment
HGV driver, Dale Elliott, has been awarded compensation after suffering from depression following workplace harassment and bullying by senior members… Read news article -
Compensation secured for Unite member injured working abroad
Unite Legal Services has secured compensation for a former storage fitter who injured his left shoulder while working abroad. The 68-year-old member,… Read news article -
Compensation secured for member injured at work
Unite Legal Services has secured £7,000 in compensation for a Plymouth man who developed a painful hand condition after working with vibrating tools. … Read news article