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Unite Legal Services supports member with £145,000 mesothelioma claim
A Doncaster man has secured £145,000 compensation with the support of Unite Legal Services after exposure to asbestos caused him to develop a fatal lu… Read news article -
Unite in workplace victory for six members unfairly targeted for union membership
Unite the union has secured a significant victory for six members against their former employer, Schivo NI Ltd, after they were unfairly selected for… Read news article -
Explosion at work causes physical and psychological trauma to Unite member
Terry secured a five-figure compensation pay out with the support of Unite Legal Services after an explosion at work caused him to suffer burns and ps… Read news article -
Unite member compensated after suffering knee injury at work
Unite member, Carole Gray, has secured compensation following an accident at work. Carole, who was employed as a ward receptionist at Doncaster Royal… Read news article -
Gangmasters report ‘hits nail on the head’ on construction exploitation
Unite, the construction union, has described a new report by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) as ‘hitting the nail on the head’ in id… Read news article -
London bus company Metroline warned to end religious discrimination of bus driver
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is warning London bus contractor, Metroline Travel, to end the religious discrimination currently being experienced by… Read news article -
Labour workplace reform plans will bring fairness back to working life, says Unite
Plans announced by the shadow chancellor John McDonnell to strengthen the rights of ‘gig economy’ workers and trade unions, show Labour has the determ… Read news article -
Members told by their employer that it “did not want to employ part-time workers”
Unite members, Jess and Billy-Jo, were employed by Ford Road Dental Surgery in Clacton-on-Sea as part-time dental nurses. With childcare costs being s… Read news article -
Member compensated after suffering hernia in work accident
A Unite member from Tadley, Hampshire, has been awarded £12,000 compensation after suffering a hernia as a result of a work accident. Peter Warwick,… Read news article -
Privatisation threat to NHS blood samples in Kent could ‘endanger patient safety’, Unite warns
A New Year campaign has been launched by Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, to stop the pathology services in Kent being outsourced to a ‘pro… Read news article -
Somerset Unite member speaks out after serious crush injury at work
Chris turned to Unite Legal Services for support after a workplace crush injury forced him into early retirement. Multi-skilled engineer Chris was mo… Read news article -
Legal support for members affected by the contaminated blood scandal
Unite Legal Services is offering free legal advice and support to Unite members who have been affected by the contaminated blood scandal. Between 197… Read news article -
Stansted easyJet check-in staff call off strikes after voting to accept pay deal
Check-in staff at Stansted Airport have called off strikes over a pay dispute that could have affected thousands of easyJet passengers, says Unite. U… Read news article -
Airlines must stop buck passing and take immediate action on toxic air
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, which represents thousands of cabin crew, is demanding airlines take immediate action to stop aerotoxic fum… Read news article -
Unite members overwhelmingly back British Airways furlough deal
Members of Unite employed by British Airways have overwhelmingly voted to approve a deal to furlough the airline's workers and preserve employment. F… Read news article -
Unite statement on coronavirus – and its impact on paramedics and other NHS workers and social care staff
Unite national officer for health Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe said: “Pressures on our ambulance members are unprecedented with the profession not currently… Read news article -
“Let our carers keep every penny” – Unite the union call to UK government
In May, the Welsh government announced a special one-off £500 payment for those who provide direct care, in care homes and domiciliary care in the com… Read news article -
Unite reaction to HSBC job loss announcement programme
Unite, the union which represents staff working across HSBC in the UK, has responded this morning to the announcement that the bank will resume the re… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 17 August 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 -
Heathrow catering company snubs furlough extension and plans to sack more than 1,000 workers
A Heathrow Airport catering company, whose biggest customer is British Airways, has snubbed the government’s extension of furlough until December as i… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 11 January 2021
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 -
London bus drivers ‘once again in eye of coronavirus storm’ need vaccine and protection priority
Commenting on Transport for London (TfL) figures that 57 staff, including 42 bus drivers, have died from coronavirus, and that around 10 per cent of T… Read news article -
Unite member secures £1 million settlement after road accident
A Yorkshire member who was involved in a road traffic collision in August 2015 has secured £1 million in compensation. He was employed as a deliverym… Read news article -
Job cuts at UK vaccine licensing agency branded as ‘lunacy’
Unite, the UK’s leading union, has branded the announcement that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the only body able to… Read news article -
Unite warns "callous" Go North West over treatment of 5 ft Tracey Scholes
Unite has warned Go North West in Greater Manchester that it must reinstate bus driver Tracey Scholes on full pay and hours. Britain's leading union h… Read news article