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Unite Legal Services investigates hospital following death of member’s mother
Following an investigation by Unite Legal Services an NHS Trust has paid £9,000 compensation to the family of an 89-year-old woman who died after bein… 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 -
Mesothelioma victim urges Unite members to seek union advice
A retired Unite member, who has developed the fatal asbestos disease, mesothelioma, 20 years after accepting a final settlement for pleural plaques th… Read news article -
Unite secures minimum wage victory for Sports Direct workers
Thousands of workers at Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire are set to receive back pay totalling an estimated £1 million for non-payme… Read news article -
easyJet breastfeeding ruling is human rights victory for working women
A landmark victory for two easyJet cabin crew will have wide implications for working women wishing to continue breastfeeding after their maternity le… Read news article -
Accident at work leaves Lancashire man partially blind
A Unite member has received a six-figure settlement after he was left partially blind in one eye due to an accident at work. The 45-year-old member,… Read news article -
Fork lift driver compensated after suffering shoulder injury at work
Unite member, Raymond Fenn, has been awarded £55,680 in compensation following an accident at work. In November 2012, Raymond, who was employed as a… Read news article -
Co-op’s preferred employment agency faces legal action over ‘bogus self-employment’
Britain’s largest union, Unite, announced today (Thursday 8 June) that it was preparing legal action against an employment agency supplying drivers fo… Read news article -
Government ‘washes its hands’ on blacklisting as Unite intervenes to resolve new case
Unite, the UK’s largest union for construction workers, is disappointed but not surprised that the government is once again washing its hands on black… Read news article -
Unite warns government tax reforms could result in workers being taxed like millionaires
Unite, the UK’s largest union, has warned that government plans to crack down on bogus self-employment could result in tens of thousands of workers be… 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 calls for fundamental reforms after scale of Carillion’s mismanagement revealed
Unite, the UK’s largest union, has called for the urgent reform of company and pension laws, after the true scale of the fundamental flaws that allowe… Read news article -
Yorkshire member awarded £1.7m compensation after medical negligence leads to leg amputation
A 56-year-old Unite member has secured £1.7m in a medical negligence claim after a serious condition went undiagnosed at hospital for nearly a week, w… Read news article -
Employment Tribunal finds Unite member was unfairly dismissed for carrying out trade union activities
An employment tribunal has found that Unite member, Paul Judge, was automatically unfairly dismissed for carrying out trade union activities after he… Read news article -
A guide to claiming for a brain injury
If you or a non-working family member have suffered a brain injury, Unite Legal Services can offer you the best support and care you need to move forw… Read news article -
Threats to UK manufacturing and those not covered for statutory sick pay are key issues arising from the coronavirus outbreak
Emergency legislation is needed to ensure that millions of workers not entitled to statutory sick pay receive it from day one if they can’t work becau… Read news article -
McCluskey: Working people must not pay for this crisis
Unite, the UK's leading union, has today (Thursday) called upon the government to re-classify as many of the UK's five million insecure workers as pos… Read news article -
Ministers are at ‘sixes and sevens’ over London transport advice and funding, says Unite
The government was accused today (Thursday 21 May) of being at ‘sixes and sevens’ over its London transport policy and plans to get commuters back t… 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 -
A Guide to Making an Asbestos Compensation Claim
The diagnosis of an asbestos-related disease has a devastating impact on a family. While an award of compensation cannot turn back the clock and preve… Read news article -
Norman Tebbit’s admission about government involvement in spying on trade unionists must be fully investigated
Revelations that Norman Tebbit was regularly briefed by a special branch on the activities of trade unionists while he was employment secretary unders… Read news article -
Weetabix strikes announced at Northamptonshire sites over company’s disgraceful fire and rehire plans
Engineers employed by Weetabix at its factories in Northamptonshire will begin strike action later this month in a dispute over the company’s plans to… Read news article -
Unite to hold a consultative ballot for industrial action over ‘grossly inadequate’ NHS pay offer
Unite, the UK’s leading union, will recommend members not to support the UK government’s “too little, too late” three per cent pay award. The union… Read news article -
Unite Legal Services: Weekly coronavirus COVID-19 latest news round-up – 16 August 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 -
Six-figure settlement secured for forklift driver after accident at work
Unite Legal Services has helped a 58-year-old woman from Gosport secure a six-figure settlement after an accident at work changed her life. Senga Loc… Read news article