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£750,000 award to workers dismissed by Kent newsprint firm

Nearly 100 workers employed at Aylesford Newsprint in Kent have been awarded approximately £750,000 for being dismissed without consultation, Unite, t… Read news article

Protect the Personal Injury Small Claims Limit

Unite is calling on all members to take action against the government’s attempt to restrict access to justice for injured people. Presented as bein… Read news article

Unite launches revolutionary online tool to empower workers amid brexit and inflation

Unite, Britain’s biggest union, has launched a powerful new online tool to help workers across Britain protect themselves from attacks on their pay fo… 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

Lincolnshire health visitors' pay justice campaign takes centre stage at TUC Congress

Unite has announced that the campaign for pay justice for Lincolnshire health visitors will take centre stage at the TUC Congress in Brighton on Tuesd… Read news article

Health visitors in Lincolnshire hail victory over pay grade dispute

The long-running Lincolnshire health visitors’ dispute will conclude with a pay victory that sees most of the workforce being upgraded.Unite, Britain… Read news article

Supreme Court to hear appeal on £420,000 compensation for breach of trade union rights

The Supreme Court will be the final arbiter in a five-year-old case of 55 Unite members who are owed compensation of more than £420,000 by Kostal UK L… Read news article

New PPE guidance will only work if supplies get to the frontline, says Unite

The new guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff will only be effective in fighting the coronavirus if matched by an efficient su… 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

Move to bar Carillion directors from boardroom roles welcome – but should have come sooner, says Unite

The move to start legal steps to bar eight former directors of the collapsed construction giant Carillion from top boardroom positions has been welcom… Read news article

Government last minute U-turn on NHS staff vaccinations welcome, but must report soon to end anguish for workforce

Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, said NHS staff can breathe a sigh of relief for the moment with the confirmation that health a… Read news article

River boat pilot compensated after fall at work

A 55-year-old Merseyside man who suffered injuries after a fall at work has been awarded compensation with Unite Legal Services’ help. Working as a s… Read news article

Unite member suffers life-changing injuries in workplace accident

A Unite member from the Wirral, who suffered a traumatic brain injury at work, has received substantial compensation with the help of Unite Legal Serv… Read news article

'Blacklisting mastermind’ fails to give evidence at High Court hearing

The alleged architect of the construction ‘blacklisting’ scandal, Cullum McAlpine, has declined to give evidence in the High Court case, due to start… Read news article

Unite secures landmark holiday pay legal ruling and warns employers ‘get your house in order’

Britain’s largest union, Unite today (Monday 31 July) called on employers to urgently get their ‘house in order’ over holiday pay after it secured a l… Read news article

Unite lobbies Parliament as part of blacklisting day of action

Members of Unite working in the construction industry are lobbying Parliament today (Wednesday 6 December) as part of a nationwide day of action, in t… Read news article

Unite hails victory as 1,500 Marriott hotel workers go on coronavirus job retention scheme

The decision by Marriott International today (Wednesday 22 April) to put its 1,500 casual workers onto the government’s coronavirus job retention sche… Read news article

‘Class and race’ biggest factors for victims of coronavirus, says Unite

Class and race are the biggest factors in determining those that have died or been taken ill by Covid-19, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union… Read news article

‘Summer holidays ban’ for Banbury coffee workers to thwart industrial action in ‘fire and rehire’ row, claims Unite

Reports that bosses at JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) in Banbury will stop workers from taking summer holidays to thwart an overtime ban, starting on 1 Ma… Read news article